Addressing conflict through collective action in natural resource management

The food security crisis and international “land grabs” have drawn renewed attention to the role of natural resource competition in the livelihoods of the rural poor. While significant empirical research has focused on diagnosing the links between natural resource competition and (violent) conflict,...

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Autores principales: Ratner, Blake D., Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Hellin, Jon, Mapedza, Everisto D., Unruh, Jon D., Veening, Wouter, Haglund, Eric, May, Candace, Bruch, Carl
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Ubiquity Press, Ltd. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146242
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author Ratner, Blake D.
Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.
Hellin, Jon
Mapedza, Everisto D.
Unruh, Jon D.
Veening, Wouter
Haglund, Eric
May, Candace
Bruch, Carl
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Haglund, Eric
Hellin, Jon
Mapedza, Everisto D.
May, Candace
Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.
Ratner, Blake D.
Unruh, Jon D.
Veening, Wouter
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Hellin, Jon
Mapedza, Everisto D.
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Haglund, Eric
May, Candace
Bruch, Carl
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description The food security crisis and international “land grabs” have drawn renewed attention to the role of natural resource competition in the livelihoods of the rural poor. While significant empirical research has focused on diagnosing the links between natural resource competition and (violent) conflict, much less has focused on the dynamics of whether and how resource competition can be transformed to strengthen social-ecological resilience and mitigate conflict. Focusing on this latter theme, this review synthesizes evidence from cases in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Building on an analytical framework designed to enable such comparative analysis, we present several propositions about the dynamics of conflict and collective action in natural resource management, and a series of recommendations for action. These propositions are: that collective action in natural resource management is influenced by the social-ecological and governance context, that natural resource management institutions affect the incentives for conflict or cooperation, and that the outcomes of these interactions influence future conflict risk, livelihoods, and resource sustainability. Action recommendations concern policies addressing resource tenure, conflict resolution mechanisms, and social inequalities, as well as strategies to strengthen collective action institutions in the natural resource sectors and to enable more equitable engagement by marginalized groups in dialogue and negotiation over resource access and use.
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spelling CGSpace1462422025-10-14T15:09:09Z Addressing conflict through collective action in natural resource management Ratner, Blake D. Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. Hellin, Jon Mapedza, Everisto D. Unruh, Jon D. Veening, Wouter Haglund, Eric May, Candace Bruch, Carl natural resources collective action natural resources management institutions conflicts resilience cooperation governance The food security crisis and international “land grabs” have drawn renewed attention to the role of natural resource competition in the livelihoods of the rural poor. While significant empirical research has focused on diagnosing the links between natural resource competition and (violent) conflict, much less has focused on the dynamics of whether and how resource competition can be transformed to strengthen social-ecological resilience and mitigate conflict. Focusing on this latter theme, this review synthesizes evidence from cases in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Building on an analytical framework designed to enable such comparative analysis, we present several propositions about the dynamics of conflict and collective action in natural resource management, and a series of recommendations for action. These propositions are: that collective action in natural resource management is influenced by the social-ecological and governance context, that natural resource management institutions affect the incentives for conflict or cooperation, and that the outcomes of these interactions influence future conflict risk, livelihoods, and resource sustainability. Action recommendations concern policies addressing resource tenure, conflict resolution mechanisms, and social inequalities, as well as strategies to strengthen collective action institutions in the natural resource sectors and to enable more equitable engagement by marginalized groups in dialogue and negotiation over resource access and use. 2017 2024-06-21T09:06:19Z 2024-06-21T09:06:19Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146242 en Open Access Ubiquity Press, Ltd. Ratner, Blake D; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela; Hellin, Jon; Mapedza, Everisto; Unruh, Jon D.; Veening, Wouter; Haglund, Eric; May, Candace; and Bruch, Carl. 2017. Addressing conflict through collective action in natural resource management. International Journal of the Commons 11(2): 877-906. https://doi.org/10.18352/ijc.768
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natural resources management
institutions
conflicts
resilience
cooperation
governance
Ratner, Blake D.
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Hellin, Jon
Mapedza, Everisto D.
Unruh, Jon D.
Veening, Wouter
Haglund, Eric
May, Candace
Bruch, Carl
Addressing conflict through collective action in natural resource management
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collective action
natural resources management
institutions
conflicts
resilience
cooperation
governance
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