Over a period of some 20 years, different aspects of co-management (the sharing of power
and responsibility between the government and local resource users) have come to the …

This article synthesizes and compares environmental governance theories. For each theory
we outline its main tenets, claims, origin, and supporting literature. We then group the …

The unfolding COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the vulnerability of the Pacific food system
to externalities and has had far-reaching impacts, despite the small number of COVID-19 …

Why a Book on Contestation? This book's theory of contestation is motivated by two recent
developments in the field of international relations theories. First, most constructivist and …

Governance is a key concept in politics and public policy that is increasingly utilised in
tourism. Using the notion of “policy as theory”, a typology of governance suitable for tourism …

Inspired by Rittel and Webber [Dilemmas in a general theory of planning. Policy Sciences
1973; 4: 155–69], it is argued that fisheries and coastal governance is confronted with …

How can the governance of environment and resources be devolved in a way that
incorporates effective user participation and feedback learning? Approaches that use the …

The implicit assumption of many scientific and regulatory frameworks that ecosystems
impacted by human pressures may be reverted to their original condition by suppressing the …

This paper introduces two concepts-interactive governance and governability-with a view to
exploring their applicability for assessing the governance of natural resource systems …

The Pacific food system has become progressively more integrated into global food regimes.
This integration has had impacts on availability and consumption of food, population health …