'Nested' participation in hierarchical societies? Lessons for social- ecological research and management

@article{Glaser2010,
  Title = {'Nested' participation in hierarchical societies? Lessons for social- ecological research and management},
  Author = {Glaser, Marion and Radjawali, Irendra and Ferse, Sebastian and Glaeser, Bernhard},
  Editor = {},
  Journal = {International Journal of Society Systems Science},
  Year = {2010},
  Pages = {390-414},
  Volume = {2},
  Doi = {10.1504/IJSSS.2010.035571},
  Abstract = {In the shift from community-based ecosystem management to co-management by the government and user groups, the participation of local resource users has remained important. In research, participatory approaches aim to enable local communities to contribute to sustainability knowledge. However, the outcomes of participatory practice have been particularly meagre in hierarchical contexts. The article links the difficulties of participatory practice to the hierarchical features of Indonesian society and examines a recently conducted participatory analysis of the social-ecological dynamics surrounding marine resource management in an Indonesian coral archipelago. We discuss the options and limitations encountered in this distinctly hierarchical society and suggest an approach for designing nested participation in this and similarly hierarchical socio-cultural settings. A visual tool is suggested which particularly supports the participation of ecosystem users in the lower ranks of social hierarchies in the search for more sustainable social-ecological futures.},
}

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AU  - Glaser, Marion
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AU  - Ferse, Sebastian
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TI  - 'Nested' participation in hierarchical societies? Lessons for social- ecological research and management
T2  - International Journal of Society Systems Science
PY  - 2010
SP  - 390-414
VL  - 2
DO  - 10.1504/IJSSS.2010.035571
AB  - In the shift from community-based ecosystem management to co-management by the government and user groups, the participation of local resource users has remained important. In research, participatory approaches aim to enable local communities to contribute to sustainability knowledge. However, the outcomes of participatory practice have been particularly meagre in hierarchical contexts. The article links the difficulties of participatory practice to the hierarchical features of Indonesian society and examines a recently conducted participatory analysis of the social-ecological dynamics surrounding marine resource management in an Indonesian coral archipelago. We discuss the options and limitations encountered in this distinctly hierarchical society and suggest an approach for designing nested participation in this and similarly hierarchical socio-cultural settings. A visual tool is suggested which particularly supports the participation of ecosystem users in the lower ranks of social hierarchies in the search for more sustainable social-ecological futures.
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