Securing the commons in India: Mapping polycentric governance
Common pool land and water resources in India play vital, but often overlooked, roles in livelihoods and ecosystem services. These resources are subject to the authority of various government departments and are often managed in ways that result in uncertain tenure for the people who depend on these...
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| author | Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. Rao, Jagdeesh Puppala Chaturvedi, Rahul Rao, Kaushalendra Bruns, Bryan Randolph Kandikuppa, Sandeep ElDidi, Hagar |
| author_browse | Bruns, Bryan Randolph Chaturvedi, Rahul ElDidi, Hagar Kandikuppa, Sandeep Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. Rao, Jagdeesh Puppala Rao, Kaushalendra |
| author_facet | Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. Rao, Jagdeesh Puppala Chaturvedi, Rahul Rao, Kaushalendra Bruns, Bryan Randolph Kandikuppa, Sandeep ElDidi, Hagar |
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| description | Common pool land and water resources in India play vital, but often overlooked, roles in livelihoods and ecosystem services. These resources are subject to the authority of various government departments and are often managed in ways that result in uncertain tenure for the people who depend on these resources for fodder, fuel, water, and other products. An Indian NGO, the Foundation for Ecological Security (FES), has developed a process for “commoning”—assisting communities to secure the commons by forming inclusive local institutions to manage the resources, and to work with different government departments to gain stronger rights to the commons. This paper applies polycentricity theory to examine the institutional arrangements that govern the commons in FES sites in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka states and assesses relationships that may affect commons management. It draws on key informant interviews and village-level social network mapping exercises (Net-mapping) to show the complex flows of resources, information, and influence related to the commons among habitation-level organizations, local government, resource agencies, the rural employment guarantee program (MGNREGA), and NGOs. This paper discusses the potential of this methodology as a diagnostic tool to help understand community perceptions of the role of various stakeholders in overall governance of the commons, and can provide guidance for interventions to help communities to strengthen their tenure on the commons and management of those resources. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1435272025-12-02T21:03:03Z Securing the commons in India: Mapping polycentric governance Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. Rao, Jagdeesh Puppala Chaturvedi, Rahul Rao, Kaushalendra Bruns, Bryan Randolph Kandikuppa, Sandeep ElDidi, Hagar resource management natural resources water capacity development commons governance Common pool land and water resources in India play vital, but often overlooked, roles in livelihoods and ecosystem services. These resources are subject to the authority of various government departments and are often managed in ways that result in uncertain tenure for the people who depend on these resources for fodder, fuel, water, and other products. An Indian NGO, the Foundation for Ecological Security (FES), has developed a process for “commoning”—assisting communities to secure the commons by forming inclusive local institutions to manage the resources, and to work with different government departments to gain stronger rights to the commons. This paper applies polycentricity theory to examine the institutional arrangements that govern the commons in FES sites in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka states and assesses relationships that may affect commons management. It draws on key informant interviews and village-level social network mapping exercises (Net-mapping) to show the complex flows of resources, information, and influence related to the commons among habitation-level organizations, local government, resource agencies, the rural employment guarantee program (MGNREGA), and NGOs. This paper discusses the potential of this methodology as a diagnostic tool to help understand community perceptions of the role of various stakeholders in overall governance of the commons, and can provide guidance for interventions to help communities to strengthen their tenure on the commons and management of those resources. 2020-05-01 2024-05-22T12:14:51Z 2024-05-22T12:14:51Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143527 en https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.02.006 https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-08416-210338 http://doi.org/10.5334/ijc.1082 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/34935 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela; Rao, Jagdeesh Puppala; Chaturvedi, Rahul; Rao, Kaushalendra; Bruns, Bryan Randolph; Kandikuppa, Sandeep; and ElDidi, Hagar. 2020. Securing the commons in India: Mapping polycentric governance. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1944. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133794. |
| spellingShingle | resource management natural resources water capacity development commons governance Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. Rao, Jagdeesh Puppala Chaturvedi, Rahul Rao, Kaushalendra Bruns, Bryan Randolph Kandikuppa, Sandeep ElDidi, Hagar Securing the commons in India: Mapping polycentric governance |
| title | Securing the commons in India: Mapping polycentric governance |
| title_full | Securing the commons in India: Mapping polycentric governance |
| title_fullStr | Securing the commons in India: Mapping polycentric governance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Securing the commons in India: Mapping polycentric governance |
| title_short | Securing the commons in India: Mapping polycentric governance |
| title_sort | securing the commons in india mapping polycentric governance |
| topic | resource management natural resources water capacity development commons governance |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143527 |
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