An Introduction to IAD and the Language of the Ostrom Workshop: A Simple Guide to a Complex Framework

McGinnis, Michael D.

doi:10.1111/j.1541-0072.2010.00401.x

Cited by 531 publications

(357 citation statements)

References 18 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

321

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…The action situation is a critical feature of the SES framework that structures rule-based reasoning on the basis of social institutions in the form of rules, norms, and shared strategies (Crawford and Ostrom 2005;Ostrom 2005Ostrom , 2011aMcGinnis 2011a). Figure 1 depicts the action situation at the center of the six tier-one components of the SES framework that interact to define the attributes of the situation.…”

Section: Building Knowledge With the Ses Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Missing ecology: integrating ecological perspectives with the social-ecological system framework

Epstein¹,

Vogt²,

Mincey

et al. 2013

Int J Commons

127

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Abstract:The social-ecological systems framework was designed to provide a common research tool for interdisciplinary investigations of social-ecological systems. However, its origin in institutional studies of the commons belies its interdisciplinary ambitions and highlights its relatively limited attention to ecology and natural scientific knowledge. This paper considers the biophysical components of the framework and its epistemological foundations as it relates to the incorporation of knowledge from the natural sciences. It finds that the Missing ecology 433 mixture of inductive and deductive reasoning associated with socially-oriented investigations of these systems is lacking on the ecological side, which relies upon induction alone. As a result the paper proposes the addition of a seventh core sub-system to the social-ecological systems framework, ecological rules, which would allow scholars to explicitly incorporate knowledge from the natural sciences for deductive reasoning. The paper shows, through an instructive case study, how the addition of ecological rules can provide a more nuanced description of the factors that contribute to outcomes in socialecological systems.

show abstract

Section: Building Knowledge With the Ses Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Missing ecology: integrating ecological perspectives with the social-ecological system framework

Epstein¹,

Vogt²,

Mincey

et al. 2013

Int J Commons

127

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Institutionalism on TI is not born of rational choice in the classical sense, where users design institutions to meet a specific need, but rather conforms to some 'logic of social appropriateness' (Hall and Taylor 1996). This is not to say that TI norms are not purposive or goal-oriented, but rather 'rational' actions are socially constituted, with users expressing identities and pursuing goals under the influence of group predispositions and beliefs (Hall and Taylor 1996;McGinnis 2011).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In addition, the case provides an opportunity to investigate how members of a commons based on informal social institutions deal with issues of authority, obligation, and enforcement (Diermeier and Krehbiel 2003;Streeck and Thelen 2005;Schlüter and Theesfeld 2010), and adapt to changing contextual factors over time (McGinnis 2011). As the number of users grows, the relations of interdependence between users and the institutions they respond to will also increase, potentially creating problems of overload and an impetus for institutional change.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It constitutes a grassroots experiment in multicultural commons management and an important research opportunity. Above all, it allows for consideration of how institutions -the strategies, norms, and rules that act as the building blocks of social order and provide the constraints and opportunities within which individual choices take place (Crawford and Ostrom 1995;Young 2002;Streeck and Thelen 2005;McGinnis 2011) -come into being and subsequently develop. The origin of institutions has received scant attention by institutional theorists and commons scholars alike (Pierson 2000;Urpelainen 2011;Ostrom 2014), with the outcomes or effects of norms and rules oft cited as explanation for their presence, and users of long-standing commons struggling to recall how early institutions emerged and why, or how old arrangements were modified and new ones invented.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

A study of institutional origins and change in a Canadian urban commons

Robson¹,

Sinclair²,

Diduck³

2015

Int J Commons

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Kenora is a small city located in northwestern Ontario, Canada. The study presented here focuses on Tunnel Island, 300 acres of forested land adjacent to Kenora's downtown. The island is used and valued by both city residents and members of three nearby Ojibway nations. As a multipleuse, common-pool resource accessed by different groups for a range of nonextractive activities, the site has become an experiment in multicultural commons governance, and presents an excellent opportunity to examine the origins and development of institutions for managing collective environmental resources in an urban setting. Using participant observation, internet-and field-based user surveys, and semi-structured interviews, our research finds that grassroots 'governance' of the site is emerging through subtle processes of individual and social construction, with the strategies and norms (codes of conduct) employed by users providing relative harmony on the trails, which suggests functioning commons institutions. Nevertheless, values-based and epistemic tensions exist among users, pointing to governance challenges for planned joint management of the site, and specifically the need to develop formal, legitimate, and yet flexible and inclusive arrangements that can operate in conjunction with the social practice of existing users.A study of institutional origins and change in a Canadian urban commons 699

show abstract

“…The Institutional Analysis Design (IAD) framework, representative of NIE, is a case in point. With reference to Figure 2, the IAD notes the structural (in external variables and broader social-ecological system as context) and agential factors (actors), but focuses on interactions (in action situations and interactions) in order to produce outcomes (Aligica & Boettke, 2009;McGinnis, 2011). Hence, logically, similar structural and agential factors might still lead to different outcomes due to variations in interactions.…”

Section: Political Economy: New Institution Economicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Value of Public Administration Management to International Relations: Scaffolding an Inter-Disciplinary Research Agenda

Rong¹,

Charles²

2015

IRD

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

the theory and praxis for both disciplines. However, since then, the study of PAM and IR were separated in substance in what was called the "great divide" in IR, the presumption that domestic and international politics are distinct spheres that are defined by distinct organizing principles. Today, this "great divide" is being challenged with globalization. However, the attempt of looking at the domestic aspects of IR and international aspects of PAM stopped short of a deep inter-disciplinary discourse. Apart from labeling its international/global version of PAM and vice versa, the scope and objectives of this inter-discipline has been under-theorized. IR can be conceptually defined as how international affairs work while PAM as how [domestic] public affairs work. As such, both can be seen as applied social and policy sciences aimed at tackling public problems at different levels (international, regional and national/domestic). There are at least two complementary ways to build this inter-disciplinary discourse:(1) what can IR offer PAM; (2) what can PAM offer IR, before a research synthesis (Harris, 2010) effort to consolidate the similarities, differences and interesting aspects in order to lay a coherent foundation of PAM-IR inter-discipline. For reasons of scope and space, this essay attempts to explore the latter research question. PAM

show abstract

An Introduction to IAD and the Language of the Ostrom Workshop: A Simple Guide to a Complex Framework

Cited by 531 publications

References 18 publications

Missing ecology: integrating ecological perspectives with the social-ecological system framework

Missing ecology: integrating ecological perspectives with the social-ecological system framework

A study of institutional origins and change in a Canadian urban commons

Value of Public Administration Management to International Relations: Scaffolding an Inter-Disciplinary Research Agenda

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About