Towards deliberative and pragmatic co-management: a comparison between inshore fisheries authorities in England and Scotland

Pieraccini, M. and Cardwell, E. (2016) Towards deliberative and pragmatic co-management: a comparison between inshore fisheries authorities in England and Scotland. Environmental Politics, 25(4), pp. 729-748. (doi: 10.1080/09644016.2015.1090372)

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Abstract

In seeking to answer the question ‘who should be included in fisheries co-management?’, a constructive critique of the existing co-management literature is provided by filling the gaps of Habermas’s deliberative theory of democracy with Dewey’s pragmatism. Three conditions for ensuring democratic co-management are extrapolated from the theories: actors’ authority over decision making (empowerment), actors’ diversity (membership), and the right to self-nomination (procedures for external inclusion). The theoretical insights developed are supported with two examples of co-management institutions for inshore fisheries in the UK: Scottish Inshore Fisheries Groups (IFGs) and English Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authorities (IFCAs).

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Cardwell, Dr Emma
Authors: Pieraccini, M., and Cardwell, E.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Geographical and Earth Sciences
Journal Name:Environmental Politics
Publisher:Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
ISSN:0964-4016
ISSN (Online):1743-8934
Published Online:30 September 2015

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