Opportunities for, and Obstacles to, Collective Action in Swedish Wild Boar Management
Managing a Moving Resource – Opportunities for, and Obstacles to, Collective Action in Swedish Wild Boar Management
How can an effective and legitimate management of a moving resource be created, and how can the coordination between actors at different levels and with opposing interests increase? Collective action, i.e. cooperation and coordination among stakeholders on all levels and across administrative boundaries, are critical to a well-functioning, effective and legitimate resource management system. In this project, we analyse the opportunities for and obstacles to developing collective action among actors in a management system that is previously unresearched from this perspective: Swedish management of wild boar.
The project's overall objective is to elucidate the prospects for strengthening cooperation and coordination among single stakeholders, local and regional agencies, and the state, thus contributing to further developing Sweden's wild boar management system.
To achieve our objective, we pose three research questions:
- A) To what extent do stakeholders cooperate and coordinate their actions, and why (not)? B) How do they collaborate? C) What structures and resources would be required to enhance cooperation?
- A) To what extent does the current management system facilitate collaboration? B) What (if any) are the institutional obstacles to collaborative behaviour currently in place? C) What is the role of the state in governing these processes?
- Based on the results from research questions 1 and 2, what is needed for cooperation and coordination to increase – and for making the management of a contested and moving resource more effective?
The project combines interviews and surveys with landowners, representatives for interest organisations and civil servants on regional and national levels. The results of this project will generate important input for creating a more effective and legitimate system for Swedish wild-boar management, but also constitute valuable food for thought for future research of cross-regional resource management systems of moving resources, both in Sweden and elsewhere.
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