Actor network analysis to leverage improvements in conservation and development outcomes in Cambodia

Network analysis has emerged as a useful practice for characterizing governance relationships and providing insights to the power relations that affect landscapes. We applied actor network analysis in two rural Cambodian landscapes to examine decision-making structures that affect conservation and d...

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Autores principales:	Rebecca A. Riggs, James D. Langston, Sithan Phann
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Publicado:	Resilience Alliance 2020
Materias:	actor network analysis cambodia landscape transitions natural resource governance social&#8211 ecological systems Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:37998eaead3b4750a65f22c03b7f1e1c2021-12-02T14:21:36ZActor network analysis to leverage improvements in conservation and development outcomes in Cambodia1708-308710.5751/ES-11854-250428https://doaj.org/article/37998eaead3b4750a65f22c03b7f1e1c2020-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol25/iss4/art28/https://doaj.org/toc/1708-3087Network analysis has emerged as a useful practice for characterizing governance relationships and providing insights to the power relations that affect landscapes. We applied actor network analysis in two rural Cambodian landscapes to examine decision-making structures that affect conservation and development systems. Using questionnaire data, we analyze structural features of networks of cooperation and exchange to identify patterns of action and processes of change. We supplement our analysis with qualitative information gathered on power and social-ecological components of landscapes to enrich our understanding of natural resource systems. We find that power in Cambodia is concentrated in a central hierarchy, and external actors aiming to influence decision making would benefit from operating at multiple scales; there is no single leverage point for interventions. Cooperation between conservation and development actors is lacking; we observe that actors tend to cluster within similar groups. Cross-sectoral collaboration may be enhanced by knowledge brokers, but current actors lack resources to fulfil this role and require external support. Our study highlights the importance of nongovernment actors as conveners and facilitators to shape natural resource governance in the context of weak institutions. We advocate more institutionalized use of diagnostics, such as actor network analysis, for enhanced natural resource governance.Rebecca A. RiggsJames D. LangstonSithan PhannResilience Alliancearticleactor network analysiscambodialandscape transitionsnatural resource governancesocial&#8211ecological systemsBiology (General)QH301-705.5EcologyQH540-549.5ENEcology and Society, Vol 25, Iss 4, p 28 (2020)
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topic	actor network analysis cambodia landscape transitions natural resource governance social&#8211 ecological systems Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5
spellingShingle	actor network analysis cambodia landscape transitions natural resource governance social&#8211 ecological systems Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5 Rebecca A. Riggs James D. Langston Sithan Phann Actor network analysis to leverage improvements in conservation and development outcomes in Cambodia
description	Network analysis has emerged as a useful practice for characterizing governance relationships and providing insights to the power relations that affect landscapes. We applied actor network analysis in two rural Cambodian landscapes to examine decision-making structures that affect conservation and development systems. Using questionnaire data, we analyze structural features of networks of cooperation and exchange to identify patterns of action and processes of change. We supplement our analysis with qualitative information gathered on power and social-ecological components of landscapes to enrich our understanding of natural resource systems. We find that power in Cambodia is concentrated in a central hierarchy, and external actors aiming to influence decision making would benefit from operating at multiple scales; there is no single leverage point for interventions. Cooperation between conservation and development actors is lacking; we observe that actors tend to cluster within similar groups. Cross-sectoral collaboration may be enhanced by knowledge brokers, but current actors lack resources to fulfil this role and require external support. Our study highlights the importance of nongovernment actors as conveners and facilitators to shape natural resource governance in the context of weak institutions. We advocate more institutionalized use of diagnostics, such as actor network analysis, for enhanced natural resource governance.
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title	Actor network analysis to leverage improvements in conservation and development outcomes in Cambodia
title_short	Actor network analysis to leverage improvements in conservation and development outcomes in Cambodia
title_full	Actor network analysis to leverage improvements in conservation and development outcomes in Cambodia
title_fullStr	Actor network analysis to leverage improvements in conservation and development outcomes in Cambodia
title_full_unstemmed	Actor network analysis to leverage improvements in conservation and development outcomes in Cambodia
title_sort	actor network analysis to leverage improvements in conservation and development outcomes in cambodia
publisher	Resilience Alliance
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/37998eaead3b4750a65f22c03b7f1e1c
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Actor network analysis to leverage improvements in conservation and development outcomes in Cambodia

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