Legal Innovation for Social Change: Exploring Change and Resistance to Different Types of Sustainability Laws

Castro, Paula

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9221.2011.00863.x

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“…Legal innovation can also be undercut by equivocation (Castro 2012). For example, because the UN Directive did not clarify "adequate participation," Lisbon government officials were able to use very minimal forms of public engagement (e.g., public hearings), which maintained their decision-making control, and say that they satisfied the directive (Castro and Batel 2008).…”

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Understanding and applying principles of social cognition and decision making in adaptive environmental governance

DeCaro¹,

Arnold²,

Boamah³

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ABSTRACT. Environmental governance systems are under greater pressure to adapt and to cope with increased social and ecological uncertainty from stressors like climate change. We review principles of social cognition and decision making that shape and constrain how environmental governance systems adapt. We focus primarily on the interplay between key decision makers in society and legal systems. We argue that adaptive governance must overcome three cooperative dilemmas to facilitate adaptation: (1) encouraging collaborative problem solving, (2) garnering social acceptance and commitment, and (3) cultivating a culture of trust and tolerance for change and uncertainty. However, to do so governance systems must cope with biases in people's decision making that cloud their judgment and create conflict. These systems must also satisfy people's fundamental needs for self-determination, fairness, and security, ensuring that changes to environmental governance are perceived as legitimate, trustworthy, and acceptable. We discuss the implications of these principles for common governance solutions (e.g., public participation, enforcement) and conclude with methodological recommendations. We outline how scholars can investigate the social cognitive principles involved in cases of adaptive governance.

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“…Legal scholars should be aware of the basic social-psychological barriers to cooperation (e.g., Tyler 2006, Cornforth 2009, Castro 2012, but recognize that legal systems cannot directly overcome all the barriers (Winter 2000, Stern 2011). Law has an important but specific role to play.…”

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Understanding and applying principles of social cognition and decision making in adaptive environmental governance

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Boamah³

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“…The cultural maps of the residents, the press, and the CCL Coordinator have shown how the "battle of ideas" (Moscovici & Markova 2000) among different shared meaning systems (Castro 2012) are battling in the public sphere and have been 'guiding' some urban policies in the neighbourhood. The interviews conducted for this study offered different community identity maps, expressing different representations of Mouraria, and diverging in various dimensions from the 'official' map.…”

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“…This means looking at memories, personal stories, and social representations of place, that is, looking at shared meaning systems (Castro 2012). Also crucial in this regard is an analysis of the correspondence between the 'cultural maps' of different resident groups 1 and those of the authorities, which offer what can be called the 'official' discourse, the one often taken up by the press to be passed on in the public sphere.…”

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Diversity in the Maps of a Lisbon Neighbourhood: Community and ‘Official’ Discourses about the Renewed Mouraria

Bettencourt

Castro

2015

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Abstract:The neighbourhood of Mouraria in the center of Lisbon is today home to three main groups of residents: traditional residents, new gentrifiers, and immigrants. This diversity is simultaneously a strength of and a threat to its social cohesion and its current urban rehabilitation process, undertaken by the City Council of Lisbon (CCL). This study has three main goals: 1) to analyze how the 'community identity' maps of the neighbourhood are constructed by residents' discourse; 2) to analyze how the 'official' cultural map of the neighbourhood is constructed in the discourses of the press and the CCL; and 3) to compare the 'official' and the 'community' maps. In drafting the 'community' maps, 22 interviews were conducted with traditional residents (14), new gentrifiers (6), and immigrants (2). The 'official' cultural map was re-constructed through a press analysis (four articles from two reference newspapers: Público, 2014; Expresso, 2013) and an in-depth interview with the coordinator of the CCL office in Mouraria. Findings show that the rehabilitation program is represented in the 'official' discourse in a more positive way than in residents' discourses. The main divergence concerns the targets of the intervention. However, in both discourses there is agreement regarding the social problems of Mouraria. The stories of the past told by traditional residents, although mentioning the loss of the traditional character of Mouraria, show the importance of public spaces for place attachment and place identity. The discourses of new residents highlight the role of places in building connections between past and present, and in helping maintain a sense of continuity. We discuss the importance of community identity mapping in understanding the 'battle of ideas' around urban rehabilitation and the impact that different perspectives can have. The study can be a source of information for decision-makers, helping strengthen the communication bridge between them and the community.Keywords: community identity maps, official cultural map, place relations, multicultural community, rehabilitated neighbourhood Résumé : Le quartier de Mouraria au coeur de Lisbonne est aujourd'hui habité par des habitants provenant de trois catégories sociales, soit : la population traditionnelle du quartier, les populations gentrifiées et les migrants. Cette diversité est à la fois une opportunité et un défi au 24 Culture and Local Governance / Culture et gouvernance locale, vol 5 (1-2) processus de régénération urbaine développé par le Conseil de la ville de Lisbonne (CVL). Cette étude a trois objectifs : 1) comprendre l'identité communautaire et en faire une cartographie à partir des discours des différents résidents; 2) analyser comment la cartographie culturelle opérée par la presse et le CVL; 3) comparer les deux cartographies, soit la cartographie officielle et celle des résidents. Pour les fins de cette recherche, la cartographie des résidents a été produite à partir de 22 entrevues, dont 14 entrevues réalisées auprès de résidents dits...

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“…But it also signals the importance of analyzing to what extent smart meters are accepted in the larger sociopolitical context where they are deployed and expected to be used. These devices are being implemented in the context of the above mentioned EU directives, namely in the context of the more overarching social change processes towards environmental sustainability (Castro 2012). It is thus also essential to take into account the sociopolitical specificities of different societies -e.g., energy market liberalization, role of government in their implementation -and the distinct contexts and communities that also shape how citizens will accept and use smart meters.…”

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Making energy visible: sociopsychological aspects associated with the use of smart meters

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Abstract:This study aims to improve the understanding of the socio-psychological and technological aspects that influence the use of smart meters -innovative electricity meters that provide real-time data on consumption and are instrumental in increasing energy efficiency. Few studies have examined the socio-psychological factors that influence their use. We argue that the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA), the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and other specific factors from the social psychology literature, such as perceived procedural justice and risk perception, can help understand what determines the use of smart meters. To empirically examine that, first a quantitative survey was conducted with 515 households with smart meters installed. Results indicate that smart meter use is influenced by subjective norms, perceived utility, health-related risk perception, procedural justice and time of usage. In a second study, internet blogs discussing smart meters were analyzed. This study corroborated some of the results of the first study and suggested additional factorssuch as perceived distributive injustice and loss of control and privacy-related risk perception -that may influence the use of smart meters. Results indicate that smart meter use is influenced by subjective norms, perceived utility, health-related risk perception, procedural justice and time of usage. In a second study, internet blogs discussing smart meters were analyzed. This study corroborated some of the results of the first study and suggested additional factors -such as perceived distributive injustice and loss of control and privacy-related risk perception -that may influence the use of smart meters.

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Legal Innovation for Social Change: Exploring Change and Resistance to Different Types of Sustainability Laws

Cited by 69 publications

References 57 publications

Understanding and applying principles of social cognition and decision making in adaptive environmental governance

Understanding and applying principles of social cognition and decision making in adaptive environmental governance

Diversity in the Maps of a Lisbon Neighbourhood: Community and ‘Official’ Discourses about the Renewed Mouraria

Making energy visible: sociopsychological aspects associated with the use of smart meters

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