Lindahl, Karin Beland, Baker, Susan Catherine  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5616-4157 and Waldenstrom, Cecilia
2013.
Place perceptions and controversies over forest management: Exploring a Swedish example.
Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning
15
(2)
, pp. 201-223.
10.1080/1523908X.2012.753316
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Abstract
This article explores the role of place perceptions in controversies over forest management. A neo-Durkheimian approach to frame analysis is used to explore actors' perceptions of places, forests and policy. This is combined with an examination of actors' varying capacity to influence policy-making using an interpretive policy analysis framework. Empirically, the analysis investigates a controversy over natural resource management in Jokkmokk municipality, northern Sweden. The research draws upon qualitative data collected from a variety of state, economic and social actors. It shows how a systematic analysis of place-related frames can elucidate the policy-making process. It demonstrates how conflicting place meanings divide actors, their frames and interpretive communities. However, social organization and loyalties are also important in shaping actions. The analytical framework offers a sociologically based approach to exploring the role of place perceptions in natural resource politics. It facilitates in-depth understanding of policy-making and may thus contribute to strengthening efforts to manage conflicts and to develop equitable governance systems for natural resource management.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Date Type: | Publication |
| Status: | Published |
| Schools: | Research Institutes & Centres > Sustainable Places Research Institute (PLACES) Schools > Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education) |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) S Agriculture > SD Forestry |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | place perceptions, forest conflicts, frame analysis, interpretive policy analysis |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| ISSN: | 1523-908X |
| Last Modified: | 24 Oct 2022 11:20 |
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/47803 |
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