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Scaling up qualitative research to harness the capacity of lay people in invasive plant management. [PDF]
Conserv Biol, 2022 Abstract Successful management of invasive plants (IPs) requires the active participation of diverse communities across land tenures. This can be challenging because communities do not always share the views of scientists and managers. They may directly disagree, have alternative views, or be unwilling to manage IPs.
Gill N +6 more
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How do you solve a problem like Maria? The politics of disaster response in Puerto Rico, Florida and Texas. [PDF]
World Med Health Policy, 2022 Abstract COVID‐19 is not the first, nor the last, public health challenge the US political system has faced. Understanding drivers of governmental responses to public health emergencies is important for policy decision‐making, planning, health and social outcomes, and advocacy.
Willison CE +5 more
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European Policy Analysis, Volume 8, Issue 3, Page 327-344, Summer 2022., 2022 Abstract The Swedish response to the pandemic at the national level has attracted considerable international attention, but little focus has been placed on the way municipalities dealt with the crisis. Using Hay's dimensions of politicization, namely the capacity for human agency, deliberation in the public domain, and social context, we analyze the ...
Jörgen Sparf +4 more
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Perceived inclusivity and trust in protected area management decisions among stakeholders in Alaska
People and Nature, Volume 4, Issue 3, Page 758-772, June 2022., 2022 Abstract The success of conservation initiatives often depends on the inclusion of diverse stakeholder interests in the decision‐making process. Yet, there is a paucity of empirical knowledge concerning the factors that explain why stakeholders do—or do not— believe that they are meaningfully represented by government agencies.
Devin J. Goodson +4 more
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European Policy Analysis, Volume 8, Issue 2, Page 136-159, Spring 2022., 2022 Abstract This paper provides a critical assessment of the Sustainable Governance Indicators (SGI) and compares it with other prominent indices that address specific components of governance: V‐Dem, WGI, and BTI. We offer a comparative assessment of content validity of these governance measures, their data generation processes, and their convergent ...
Aurel Croissant, Lars Pelke
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Participatory scenario planning to facilitate human–wildlife coexistence
Conservation Biology, Volume 35, Issue 6, Page 1957-1965, December 2021., 2021 Abstract Fostering human–wildlife coexistence requires transdisciplinary approaches that integrate multiple sectors, account for complexity and uncertainty, and ensure stakeholder participation. One such approach is participatory scenario planning, but to date, this approach has not been used in human–wildlife contexts.
Tolera Senbeto Jiren +3 more
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Social comfort zones for transformative conservation decisions in a changing climate
Conservation Biology, Volume 35, Issue 6, Page 1932-1943, December 2021., 2021 Abstract Novel management interventions intended to mitigate the impacts of climate change on biodiversity are increasingly being considered by scientists and practitioners. However, resistance to more transformative interventions remains common across both specialist and lay communities and is generally assumed to be strongly entrenched.
Shannon Hagerman +5 more
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Conservation Biology, Volume 35, Issue 3, Page 804-815, June 2021., 2021 Abstract Conservation decisions are typically made in complex, dynamic, and uncertain settings, where multiple actors raise diverse and potentially conflicting claims, champion different and sometimes contradictory values, and enjoy varying degrees of freedom and power to act and influence collective decisions. Therefore, effective conservation actions
Arnaud Buchs +2 more
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Policy &Internet, Volume 13, Issue 1, Page 86-112, March 2021., 2021 One major strand of contemporary research on political participation addresses online deliberation. Over time, online deliberation has become increasingly pluralistic. Our study applies a framework derived from systemic deliberative theory to evaluate different online deliberation processes on German immigration policy.
Katharina Esau +2 more
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Democratic Innovation in Times of Crisis: Exploring Changes in Social and Political Trust
Policy &Internet, Volume 13, Issue 1, Page 113-133, March 2021., 2021 The Estonian Citizens’ Assembly (ECA) was initiated in late 2012 as a direct consequence of a legitimacy crisis of Estonian political parties and representative institutions. The spark igniting this crisis was the unraveling of a scheme of illegal party financing.
Martin Karlsson +2 more
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