Measuring, mapping and quantifying the effects of trust and informal communication on transboundary collaboration in the Great Lakes fisheries policy network

Song, Andrew M.; Temby, Owen; Kim, Dongkyu; Cisneros, Angel Saavedra; Hickey, Gordon M.

doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2018.11.001

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“…Regarding the definition of nodes, a very large majority of the articles carefully define the nodes that are part of the network under analysis. Most studies defined nodes as organizations (Kapucu & Garayev, 2013), although others defined them as individuals operating as members of organizations (e.g., Berardo, 2013; Song et al., 2019), or individuals without organizational affiliation (e.g., Matti & Sandström, 2011; Person et al., 2017). Of the subset of 44 articles that are strictly about collaborative governance, only two did not provide enough information for us to understand what exactly qualified as a node in the examined networks.…”

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Collaborative Governance and the Challenges of Network-Based Research

Berardo

Fischer

Hamilton

2020

The American Review of Public Administration

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We review the literature examining collaborative governance processes from a network perspective and evaluate the extent to which it tackles important conceptual and methodological challenges. In particular, we assess whether scholars clearly identify the boundaries of the network, define nodes and the nature of ties, and examine how they deal with missing data, account for tie strength, take tie multiplexity into account, and study networks over time. We discuss the implications of our findings for the collaborative governance literature and ways to address the shortcomings in existing research.

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Collaborative Governance and the Challenges of Network-Based Research

Berardo

Fischer

Hamilton

2020

The American Review of Public Administration

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“…These findings support Lawrence [83] who argues that new opportunities for collaborative approaches to tackling the international shark crisis urgently need to be explored. To this end, further research into the potential for transboundary network governance approaches (such as those already trialed and adopted in other complex transboundary fishery settings [90]) to enhance the conservation and management of shark resource systems along the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef would be valuable.…”

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Social Factors Affecting Sustainable Shark Conservation and Management in Belize

Sabbagh

Hickey

2019

Sustainability

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Predatory sharks contribute to healthy coral reef ecosystems; however their populations are declining. This paper explores some of the important social factors affecting shark conservation outcomes in Belize through a qualitative analysis of the shark-related activities, attitudes and perceptions among local stakeholders and their perceived relative ability to influence shark conservation policies. Drawing on key informant interviews and focus groups, respondents suggested that considerable demand for shark meat originates from markets in Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras, especially during Lent, driving larger-scale shark fishing operations within Belize waters. Different stakeholders reported a wide range of uses for shark products, and reported diverging perceptions concerning the status and value of shark populations in Belize, with conflicting attitudes towards their conservation. Such conflicting perceptions among stakeholders can pose a serious challenge to sustainable shark conservation and management, and ultimately undermine collaborative governance objectives. Belize shark conservation issues likely need to be addressed at the scale of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, perhaps by taking a transboundary approach that better accounts for the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders from Belize, Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras.

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“…While in principle trust is positively correlated with centrality (Bodin et al 2006), in the turtle conservation network, central stakeholders are not always trusted, whil some peripheral stakeholders were. Lack of trust can compromise coordination, knowledge sharing, and collaboration in a network (Song et al 2019). However, thematic analysis identified that trust in the turtle conservation network had developed from long-term personal relationships, honesty, and transparency with other stakeholders.…”

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“…Here, this study explores three aspects of influence: trust, decision-making, and importance for future program success which are linked to improving decisions and stakeholder collaboration in marine conservation literature (Table 1). For example, stakeholders, such as educators and indigenous groups, can have informal influence if they are trusted by other individuals to share and receive information to support conservation outcomes (Crona and Hubacek 2010;Barnes et al 2017;Escandon-Barbosa et al 2019;Song et al 2019). Stakeholders can have formal influence if they have decision-making power to determine or influence the actions and priorities of other stakeholders supporting a conservation program (Weiss et al 2012;Mbaru and Barnes 2017).…”

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Stakeholder influence and relationships inform engagement strategies in marine conservation

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Pecl

Hobday

et al. 2021

Ecosystems and People

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Many current marine conservation approaches do not adequately consider the diverse social elements and human aspects necessary to achieve conservation outcomes. The results of conservation research are therefore not always useful for conservation managers to apply in practice. To address this gap, this study combines qualitative methods and quantitative social network analysis to help conservation managers gain in-depth insight into social elements of marine conservation and opportunities that can help achieve conservation outcomes. Specifically, using the North West Shelf Flatback Turtle Conservation Program as a case study, our analysis shows that 1) a stakeholder's position in the turtle conservation network is not the sole or best indicator of their leadership potential to achieve conservation outcomes, 2) peripheral stakeholders are also important for trust, decision-making, and future success, 3) mixed-methods can identify additional opportunities to maintain and further build trust and influence between diverse stakeholders 4) building relationships to support conservation outcomes is accomplished by leveraging stakeholders' roles in the conservation program. By identifying who has influence and who needs to be involved in marine conservation to achieve success, this study demonstrates the value of mixed-methods research approaches. Specifically, our findings show how social network approaches can help conservation managers and stakeholders strategically build communication and engagement strategies that can be used to achieve conservation outcomes.

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Measuring, mapping and quantifying the effects of trust and informal communication on transboundary collaboration in the Great Lakes fisheries policy network

Cited by 45 publications

References 71 publications

Collaborative Governance and the Challenges of Network-Based Research

Collaborative Governance and the Challenges of Network-Based Research

Social Factors Affecting Sustainable Shark Conservation and Management in Belize

Stakeholder influence and relationships inform engagement strategies in marine conservation

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