Local to regional polycentric levels of governance of the Guinea Current Large Marine Ecosystem

Abe, Jacques; Brown, Bradford E.; Ajao, E. A.; Donkor, Stephen

doi:10.1016/j.envdev.2015.06.006

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“…This led to publications that, in particular, evaluate the extent to which environmental and social‐ecological system governance are polycentric and how this affects their performance (Thiel, ). For example, the virtues of polycentric governance for the performance of environmental governance have been discussed with regard to climate change and marine governance as particular fields of international policy‐making (Abe, Brown, Ajao, & Donkor, ; Anderies & Janssen, ; Ban et al, ; Cole, ; Galaz, Crona, Österblom, Olsson, & Folke, ; Huitema et al, ; Jordan et al, ; Ostrom, ; Vousden, ). A number of these publications subscribe to a perspective on polycentric governance that analyzes interactions of multiple centers of decision‐making and multi‐ and cross‐scalar governance structures (Anderies, Janssen, & Ostrom, ; Levin, ).…”

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Toward comparative institutional analysis of polycentric social‐ecological systems governance

Thiel

Moser

2018

Env Pol Gov

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In this paper, we develop a conceptual approach that allows better understanding of what determines the performance of polycentric governance. The paper first identifies discrete structural alternatives of polycentric governance types (Public Service Industries). We suggest that efficient performance of Public Service Industries is shaped by variations in social‐problem characteristics (determining potential types of governance) and constitutional and overarching rules (of people's choosing), which jointly determine the credibility with which citizen‐consumers are able to discipline the activities of agents involved in governance. We illustrate this approach through the case of transnational biofuel governance in the European Union. We find that constitutionally granted (lack of) transparency and accountability are, in this case, pivotal for relatively inefficient governance of public goods. However, we also acknowledge the difficulties of assessing performance of polycentric governance based on single case studies. To overcome this problem, we suggest Comparative Institutional Analysis, which selects case studies according to social problem characteristics that are responsible for particular kinds of performance (e.g., efficiency) of polycentric governance types. This would allow scholars associated with the Bloomington School of Political Economy but also scholars analyzing governance from perspectives adopting similar assumptions to learn more about how constitutional rules shape the performance of polycentric governance types to build sound policy recommendations derived from this.

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Toward comparative institutional analysis of polycentric social‐ecological systems governance

Thiel

Moser

2018

Env Pol Gov

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“…This establishes what effective action encompasses and sets milestones for achieving success. Coordination of the roles, functions, and mandates of different governments and organizations, perhaps through a coordinating body or comanagement unit, helps instead to establish systems of rules, ensure the adequacy of management actions, and resolve trade‐offs (Abe, Brown, Ajao, & Donkor, ; Wyborn, ). The presence and active development of capacity , including skills (e.g., leadership, conflict resolution) and resources (e.g., financial, infrastructure), enables the initiation of planning processes and implementation of management actions (Armitage et al., ; Lockwood et al., ; Wyborn, ).…”

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Environmental governance: A practical framework to guide design, evaluation, and analysis

Bennett

Satterfield

2018

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Governance is one of the most important factors for ensuring effective environmental management and conservation actions. Yet, there is still a relative paucity of comprehensive and practicable guidance that can be used to frame the evaluation, design, and analysis of systems of environmental governance. This conceptual review and synthesis article seeks to addresses this problem through resituating the broad body of governance literature into a practical framework for environmental governance. Our framework builds on a rich history of governance scholarship to propose that environmental governance has four general aims or objectives -to be effective, to be equitable, to be responsive, and to be robust. Each of these four objectives need to be considered simultaneously across the institutional, structural, and procedural elements of environmental governance. Through a review of the literature, we developed a set of attributes for each of these objectives and relate these to the overall capacity, functioning, and performance of environmental governance. Our aim is to provide a practical and adaptable framework that can be applied to the design, evaluation, and analysis of environmental governance in different social and political contexts, to diverse environmental problems and modes of governance, and at a range of scales. K E Y W O R D Sconservation, effective governance, environmental governance, environmental management, equitable governance, responsive governance, robust governanceThis is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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“…166 Dependence on coastal and marine resources is complicated by suboptimal ocean health and a large population living in poverty within 100 kilometers of the sea. 167,168,169 Fishing communities serve as an obvious example of the implications of underprioritizing the environment in public policy: increased competition for resources exacerbates tensions and fuels insecurity as coastal communities in West and Central Africa compete for increasingly depleted fish stocks. 170,171 Senegalese fishers have been forced to travel to neighboring Mauritania due to dwindling fish stocks.…”

Section: Human Well-being Dwindling Ocean Health and The Security Nmentioning

confidence: 99%

Stable Seas: Gulf of Guinea

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and Senegal, as well as members of coastal communities in the aforementioned states. Many experts gave their time to discuss their experiences in the region, which was key to providing an unbiased representation of the issues addressed. Specific informants are not named in order to protect their anonymity, but the list of organizations consulted in the creation of the report includes the following, in addition to others who wish not to be named. The authors extend sincere deepest thanks to those who contributed to the report.

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Local to regional polycentric levels of governance of the Guinea Current Large Marine Ecosystem

Cited by 39 publications

References 2 publications

Toward comparative institutional analysis of polycentric social‐ecological systems governance

Toward comparative institutional analysis of polycentric social‐ecological systems governance

Environmental governance: A practical framework to guide design, evaluation, and analysis

Stable Seas: Gulf of Guinea

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