The blue economy as a boundary object for hegemony across scales

Schutter, Marleen S.; Hicks, Christina C.; Phelps, Jacob; Waterton, Claire

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104673

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“…It suggests that the Blue Charter, or other regional agreements, could and should be playing a more active role in encouraging member states to engage with a broad suite of SDGs in their Blue Economy planning and institutionalization. Despite this, there are signs that the Blue Economy may be facilitating a greater degree of integration across sectoral management arrangements, with the emergence of a range of boundary-crossing arrangements within a number of countries in response to Blue Economy ambitions [6]. The extent to which this is contributing to effective integrated ocean management is worthy of future research.…”

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“…For example, Fabinyi et al [4] found that China is employing the Blue Economy as a form of state led modernization and economic growth, while an analysis by Satizábal et al [5] found that the Filipino Blue Economy agenda has focused heavily on payment for ecosystems services and natural capital accounting, with particular emphasis on Blue Carbon initiatives. These inconsistencies have been highlighted to be both a challenge and an opportunity for actors wishing to engage with the Blue Economy, as these differences create the potential for both conflict and flexibility [6][7][8][9].…”

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Institutionalizing the Blue Economy: an examination of variations and consistencies among Commonwealth countries

Voyer

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Rambourg

2022

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

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The Blue Economy is a catch all term that is used to describe a wide variety of development approaches and priorities in the ocean and coastal areas. A number of distinct, and sometimes conflicting discourses have emerged in relation to the Blue Economy, which are distinguished by the degree to which they prioritize different development objectives. This paper explores the range of Blue Economy interpretations, governance strategies and implementation approaches that exist across Commonwealth countries. Key Blue Economy policy statements and governance instruments are analysed in order to ascertain the way the Blue Economy is being institutionalized at a national level, with reference to the Sustainable Development Goals and the Commonwealth Blue Charter. High-level Blue Economy objectives appear to prioritize economic and environmental objectives, with limited engagement with equity objectives including food security and gender equality. Blue Economy objectives are primarily being institutionalized through a diverse array of strategies, plans and policies with limited information on mechanisms for implementation. Finally, there are signs that the Blue Economy may be facilitating a greater degree of integration across sectoral management, with the emergence of range of boundary-crossing arrangements in a number of the countries examined. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Nurturing resilient marine ecosystems’.

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Institutionalizing the Blue Economy: an examination of variations and consistencies among Commonwealth countries

Voyer

Benzaken

Rambourg

2022

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

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“…This lack of a shared and broadly agreed-upon definition is problematic because it means that blue economy language can be used by actors to mean whatever is most useful to promote their interests [18]. Christiansen and Schutter [19] (see also [20]) refer to the blue economy as a "boundary object," something that can be applied and interpreted in concrete situations but is still versatile and appealing to many different actors [21]. However, this versatility may mask incompatible interpretations and inevitable trade-offs that are attached to a boundary object when brought into practice [21][22][23], as well as the role of power in enacting specific interpretations [8]).…”

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Oil, Transitions, and the Blue Economy in Canada

2022

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Decisions about whether to include oil in blue economy plans can be controversial but also fundamental to the ability of these plans to transform (or not) business-as-usual in the oceans. This paper examines (a) how oil is sometimes included and justified in blue economy planning when its development is at odds with climate commitments and the need for just transitions away from fossil fuels, and (b) how oil could be included in blue economy planning, or transitions to blue economies and just energy transitions away from oil. We examine how tensions between sustainability/climate commitments and oil development impacts are resolved in practice, specifically by analyzing a particular approach to the blue economy that focuses on technology and innovation. The overlap of oil with renewable energy, specifically through technology, has become an important part of the recent ocean and blue economy narratives in oil-producing nations and illustrates the contradictions inherent in ocean development discourse. We draw specifically on the case of Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), the only province in Canada with a mature offshore oil industry and thus the region most potentially impacted by decisions about whether to include oil in Canada’s blue economy. We argue that the blue economy approach to ocean governance being enacted in NL is currently being used as a form of legitimation for continuing the development of oil with no real transition plan away from it. Furthermore, we argue that blue economy plans must not only envision transitions to renewables but also explicitly and actively transitions away from oil to minimize environmental and social justice and equity issues at multiple scales. We end by highlighting some necessary conditions for how ocean economies that include oil, can transition to sustainable and equitable blue economies.

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“…Embora o termo "economia azul" venha sendo usado de maneiras diferentes, entende-se aqui que é constituído de uma variada gama de setores econômicos e políticas relacionadas ao oceano, que juntos determinam como deve ser realizado o uso dos recursos oceânicos. A economia azul deve implicar, no entanto, o gerenciamento da variável não apenas econômica, mas também social e ambiental (SCHUTTER et al, 2021;ANDRADE et al, 2020;BEIRÃO et al, 2020). Sendo assim, o conceito de economia azul deve promover o crescimento econômico, a inclusão social e a melhoria dos meios de subsistência e, ao mesmo tempo, garantir a proteção da vida marinha.…”

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A Década da Ciência Oceânica como Oportunidade de Justiça Azul no Sul Global

2021

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As atividades das mulheres são geralmente subestimadas em áreas tradicionalmente dominadas por homens, e no oceano não é diferente. O oceano tem sido visto como um ambiente masculino, principalmente na navegação, na pesca e nas ciências exatas. Como a aceleração da economia azul engendra riscos socioeconômicos para a humanidade, notadamente para as pessoas no Sul Global, e mais especificamente para as mulheres, defendemos as mudanças transformadoras debatidas no âmbito multilateral. Neste cenário, como a Década da ONU para a Ciência Oceânica pode contribuir para transformar barreiras à igualdade de gênero em oportunidades para a justiça azul? Nosso principal objetivo é destacar que a Década é baseada na ciência e no conhecimento, e pode ter papel central na promoção de uma economia azul mais sustentável, nos moldes da Agenda 2030. Por focar na “ciência que precisamos para o oceano que queremos”, ela incentiva a pesquisa participativa e interdisciplinar. Neste artigo de perspectiva, a abordagem é interdisciplinar para fomentar reflexão sobre o caminho para a justiça azul.

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The blue economy as a boundary object for hegemony across scales

Cited by 45 publications

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Institutionalizing the Blue Economy: an examination of variations and consistencies among Commonwealth countries

Institutionalizing the Blue Economy: an examination of variations and consistencies among Commonwealth countries

Oil, Transitions, and the Blue Economy in Canada

A Década da Ciência Oceânica como Oportunidade de Justiça Azul no Sul Global

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