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Suzanne R. Broussard - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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examining private Forest Policy preferences
Forest Policy and Economics, 2008Co-Authors: Jessica J Janota, Suzanne R. BroussardAbstract:Abstract Policy tools are employed to effect changes in the behaviors of citizens. Policy tools, such as incentives and regulation, act as the medium through which the target population may comply with Policy objectives; however, Policymakers must choose carefully which Policy tools to adopt. Given the predominance of privately-owned Forestland in Indiana and the United States, this research explores Forest Policy tool preferences of family Forest owners in southern Indiana. The research is based on data from 309 respondents to a mail survey of landowners in 32 southern Indiana counties. The research objectives were 1) to determine what factors influence Policy preferences among family Forest owners and 2) to make recommendations to Policymakers regarding what Policy approaches are best suited to differing landowner types. Regression analyses identify landowner attitudes as significant predictors of Policy preferences and also identified both absentee and riparian Forest owners as more supportive of private Forest policies. Based upon the results, recommendations to private Forest Policymakers are made.
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private Forest Policy tools a national survey exploring the american public s perceptions and support
Forest Policy and Economics, 2006Co-Authors: Kenli A Schaaf, Suzanne R. BroussardAbstract:This research examines the general public’s perceptions of Policy tools for private Forests and examines the relationships between Policy support and individual demographic characteristics, as well as timber harvesting attitudes. Empirical data were collected through a random digital dial telephone survey of United States residents in 2003 and 2004. Factor and reliability analyses were used to define a private Forest Policy tool scale containing two distinct Policy tools—authority (regulations, sanctions, and incentives) and empowerment (learning, capacity-building, symbolic, and incentive) tools. Overall, the public held neutral attitudes towards authority tools and supported empowerment tools. Of all the demographic characteristics examined in this research, general linear modeling indicated that only education significantly predicted support for authority and empowerment tools. Timber harvesting attitudes were effective predictors of empowerment tools; in general, support for timber harvesting for present benefits was negatively related to support for private Forest Policy tools. Implications for private Forestland Policy are presented. D 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Mouendo Nunes Rosine - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Comparative Study between Colonial Forest Policy and the New Sustainable Forest Policy in the Republic of the Congo
International journal of sciences, 2019Co-Authors: Mikouendanandi Mouendo Rahmat Brice Espoire, Wen Yali, Mouendo Nunes RosineAbstract:The objective of our study on the changes that have marked the evolution of Forest Policy in Congo during the colonial period to the present day, based on surveys conducted in several villages, is to understand the changes in this activity. Beyond the analysis of the dynamics of Forest Policy change, we wanted to demonstrate an evolution of the relationships between the government, the local population and their socio-political and economic environment on the one hand, and to respond to the problem of the articulation between the dynamics of social changes in these multi-ethnic societies and the dynamics of the coastal space they share. Congo derives a significant set of economic, social and environmental benefits from its Forests. Given the vast size and limited accessibility of its Forest territory, the Government of Congo has seriously engaged in a process to improve the monitoring of Forest activities on its territory in order to strengthen its capacity for sustainable Forest planning and management. This commitment has included several initiatives to collect, produce, consolidate, centralize and process data sets from Forest monitoring activities.
Bas Arts - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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historical development of Forest Policy in ethiopia trends of institutionalization and deinstitutionalization
Land Use Policy, 2013Co-Authors: Bas Arts, Alemayehu N Ayana, Freerk K WiersumAbstract:The aim of this paper is to analyse and explain the historical development of Forest Policy in Ethiopia from post-World War II era up to present. The analysis was conducted by tracing competing ideas, interests, institutions, and power configurations over a period of time. A qualitative historical analysis method was employed to collect and interpret data along the analytical dimensions of the so-called Policy Arrangement Approach (discourse coalitions, rules, resources and power). The development of Forest Policy in Ethiopia exhibits a dynamic process of institutionalization and deinstitutionalization. The institutionalization and deinstitutionalization process was co-shaped by a complex interplay of structural factors such as national political orientation and economic priorities, environmental calamities; and the dynamics in the global Forest related discourses. Forestry was, most of the times, marginalized or integrated into the dominant agricultural development paradigm, where the integration also failed to maximize the synergy between the two sectors. The findings indeed confirm the usefulness of Policy Arrangement Approach to understand and explain such nuanced and dynamic process of (Policy) change and continuity.
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From Practical Science to a Practice Based Approach: A Short History of Forest Policy Studies
Forest and Nature Governance, 2012Co-Authors: K. Freerk Wiersum, Bas Arts, Jim Van LaarAbstract:This chapter presents a short history of Forest Policy studies, with the aim of situating the practice based approach of this book. Forest Policy studies emerged as a sub-discipline within Forestry science in the mid-20th century. Its early focus was strongly influenced by traditional Forestry science, but since then it has evolved. The chapter first explores the basic characteristics of Forestry science that prevailed when Forest Policy analysis emerged, and identifies the disciplinary matrix underlying conventional Forestry science. The next sections describe how Forest Policy studies’ normative view on professional practice changed into an analytical perspective on governance processes, and how a critical perspective on Policy practices has recently been added to the discipline’s repertoire. During this process, the conceptualisation of the ‘Forestry practitioner’ gradually widened from professional Foresters to include both Forest Policy makers and laymen practitioners. Concomitantly, the role of the Forest Policy scientists has gradually changed, from (1) advising Foresters, to (2) explaining Policy dynamics, to (3) reflecting upon the social practices of scientists, Policy makers and professional Foresters alike.
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Political theory in Forest Policy science
Forest Policy and Economics, 2012Co-Authors: Wil De Jong, Bas Arts, Max KrottAbstract:The use of theory in Forest Policy studies has given a new face to Forest Policy science, as it matured from an applied academic field to a specialized sub-discipline. In addition to doing science to support Policy, Forest Policy academics engage in research to expand Policy sciences. The link to theory enables the Forest Policy researcher to generalize findings. The successful use of theory in analyzing a specific Forest Policy issue is a “test” of the theory and an important contribution to the general academic discussion of each theory. Existing theories can be adjusted and refreshed through Forest Policy studies. Forest Policy studies have a tendency to follow trends, and choose theories that are in vogue to analyze Forest Policy cases. As such, Forest Policy science is well integrated into the broader field of Policy sciences and political sciences in general. Apart from the modest contributions to the dominant Policy theories, Forest Policy science has become internationalized over the last two decades and is thus perhaps more capable of serving as a vehicle for broad theory development and theory cross fertilization than political sciences sub-disciplines with a more narrow geographic focus.
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a short history of dutch Forest Policy the de institutionalisation of a Policy arrangement
Forest Policy and Economics, 2009Co-Authors: Sietske Veenman, Duncan Liefferink, Bas ArtsAbstract:Over the past thirty years, Forest Policy in the Netherlands has almost entirely been integrated into nature Policy. This process of 'de-institutionalisation' is surprising in view of widely accepted theories of institutional stability and 'path dependency'. The process is investigated in this paper along the four dimensions of the Policy arrangement approach: discourse, power, rules and actors. It is argued that a discursive shift, moving the focus from production Forest to 'Forest as part of nature' and fuelled by a number of underlying factors, lies at the heart of the process. In concordance with this shift, advocates of timber autarky lost power in favour of 'nature advocates'. A more diverse set of actors became involved in Forest Policy, also reflecting a more general trend in Dutch politics towards greater openness and the erosion of neo-corporatist rules. Thus, changes in all four dimensions of the Policy arrangement worked into one direction. This may explain the unusually quick and radical 'de-institutionalisation' of Dutch Forest Policy.
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International Forest Policy
Forestry in a global context, 1Co-Authors: K. F. Wiersum, Bas ArtsAbstract:This chapter focuses on the dynamics of international Forest Policy development and adoption. Specific topics covered include the following: two major changes in thinking about the main norms and principles guiding Forest governance (a change from a governmental approach to a multi-actor and multi-level governance approach, and a related change from hard Forest law to a more soft Forest law approach); main Policy issues in Forest management; and key themes in Forest Policy (one that concerns the notion of the need to change the institutional structure of Forest Policy and to develop new arrangements for Forest governance, and other major themes that concern either environmental issues or socioeconomic issues).
Richard S Mbatu - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Analysis of the Effects of Sectoral and Subsectoral Forces on Forest Policy Related Issues: the Case of Cameroon’s Forest Policy Sector
International Forestry Review, 2017Co-Authors: Richard S MbatuAbstract:SUMMARY The history of Forests regulation and institutional Policy in Cameroon dates back to the erstwhile colonial period (1884–1961) when the German, British, and French administrations setup administrative and managerial entities to regulate the Forest sector. The post-colonial administration continued with the colonial era regulations until 1981 when a new Forest law was adopted. Cameroon's Forest sector went through a reform process in 1994 with the enactment of a comprehensive Forestry law linking the Forest sector with a network of subsectors. This paper employs the case of Cameroon's Forest Policy reform process to respond to three logical research questions on the effects of sectoral and subsectoral forces on Forest Policy related issues: (1) what differentiates a critical subsector from a non-critical one? (2) does a stable sectoral network represent a successful takeover bid by a critical subsectoral one? (3) what are the conditions under which sectors can continue to affect subsectors? A struc...
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Analysis of the effects of sectoral and subsectoral forces on Forest Policy related issues: the case of Cameroon's Forest Policy sector.
International Forestry Review, 2017Co-Authors: Richard S MbatuAbstract:SUMMARY The history of Forests regulation and institutional Policy in Cameroon dates back to the erstwhile colonial period (1884–1961) when the German, British, and French administrations setup administrative and managerial entities to regulate the Forest sector. The post-colonial administration continued with the colonial era regulations until 1981 when a new Forest law was adopted. Cameroon's Forest sector went through a reform process in 1994 with the enactment of a comprehensive Forestry law linking the Forest sector with a network of subsectors. This paper employs the case of Cameroon's Forest Policy reform process to respond to three logical research questions on the effects of sectoral and subsectoral forces on Forest Policy related issues: (1) what differentiates a critical subsector from a non-critical one? (2) does a stable sectoral network represent a successful takeover bid by a critical subsectoral one? (3) what are the conditions under which sectors can continue to affect subsectors? A struc...
Georg Winkel - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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whose integration is this european Forest Policy between the gospel of coordination institutional competition and a new spirit of integration
Environment and Planning C-government and Policy, 2016Co-Authors: Georg Winkel, Metodi SotirovAbstract:Policy integration is a challenging process that involves the renegotiation of interests, beliefs, and sectoral Policy boundaries. In this paper we introduce European Forest Policy as an arena that is characterized by a Policy (dis)integration paradox. On the one hand, the need for better coordination and integration of fragmented policies is frequently expressed. On the other hand, little has been achieved in terms of Policy integration despite several initiatives. Drawing on fifty semistructured interviews with European Forest Policy makers and participatory observation, we assess, firstly, effects of and reasons for the disintegration paradox and, secondly, the strategic importance of distinct Forest Policy initiatives that are legitimized by the need for better Policy integration. Our data demonstrate that the Forest Policy (dis)integration paradox can be explained by different factors, with economic interests and sectoral and institutional competition being most important. Under such circumstances, Policy integration serves as frequently used rhetoric to consolidate sectoral interests; however, substance-wise, it is simply not happening.
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Stakeholders’ perceptions of participation in Forest Policy: A case study from Baden-Württemberg
Land Use Policy, 2014Co-Authors: Carolin Maier, Theresia Lindner, Georg WinkelAbstract:Abstract German Forest Policy has traditionally been known for expert-based decision-making in which Forest management is viewed primarily as a natural science and economics based task. Yet, this approach to Forest Policy has been challenged increasingly by civil society organizations who demand stronger consideration of non-timber production interests, and more participation of actors from beyond the traditional Forest sector. The German federal state of Baden-Wurttemberg is a forerunner in response to such demands. In recent years, several Forest-related Policy processes in this state were designed to increase participation of non-governmental civil society groups. In this paper, we assess how this trend toward (and practice of) more inclusive, participatory decision-making in Baden-Wurttemberg's Forest Policy is viewed by Forest Policy stakeholders, and to what extent it has affected the relationship between actors associated with production and conservation interests. Our data set includes contributions to, first, a stakeholder workshop and, second, an online forum about the Forest Conservation Strategy Baden-Wurttemberg (Waldnaturschutzkonzeption Baden-Wurttemberg). In both processes, stakeholders provided comments on the issue of participation in Forest Policy. Third, we conducted 10 semi-structured interviews with Forest Policy stakeholders. We found a mix of perceptions and attitudes toward participation among different actor groups, with private Forest owners being the most skeptical and nature conservation groups the greatest proponents of increased participation. Among the state Forest service staff, perceptions differed greatly; with high-level bureaucrats being more positive than street level personnel. Yet, regardless of these perceptions, the increasing trend toward civil society participation in Forest Policy is seen as hardly affecting the ideologies and interests of the involved groups. Hence, no substantial mutual Policy learning amongst stakeholders, or improvement of the overall relationship amongst actors representing production and conservation interests, is observed. Yet, we conclude the paper by pointing out that it is too early to assess the long-term effects of increased participation in Forest Policy-making.
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Coupling climate change and Forest Policy: A multiple streams analysis of two German case studies☆
Forest Policy and Economics, 2013Co-Authors: Sabine Storch, Georg WinkelAbstract:Abstract Climate change may affect Forest management not only through predicted ecological impacts on Forests, but also by reframing perspectives on land use issues, and thus changing Forest policies. In this paper, Forest Policy making in the light of climate change is analyzed in two German Laender, Bavaria and North Rhine Westphalia, drawing on the Multiple Streams Framework. Empirically, document analysis and expert interviews substantiate this analysis. The formation of climate change related Forest Policy occurred differently in both Laender. In Bavaria, several factors triggered a successful integration of climate change adaptation measures related to Forests into one program, the “Bavarian Climate Programme 2020”. These factors were, for instance, an early problematization of climate change by Forest science, a ‘condensation’ of the problem into particular areas of high need for action, the possibility to rely on already available (in parts, implemented), well-proven, and applicable Forest Policy measures, and the coordinated and entrepreneurial activities of the Forest sector as a whole. In North Rhine Westphalia, the political framework conditions for a formation of climate change related Forest Policy were less favorable, and, hence, no broader Forest Policy on the issue occurred. Recent political changes, however, may allow for new prospects. We conclude that the extent to which the issue of climate change is integrated into Forest Policy depends on the overall framing of climate Policy and the opportunities for the Forest sector to substantiate the necessity of such a link. The preparedness and activities of the latter are then needed in order to utilize possible Policy windows and to receive resources for Forest climate Policy measures. Forest science plays an important role by influencing the agenda, indicating challenges and providing scientific criteria to determine and rationalize specific measures.
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foucault in the Forests a review of the use of foucauldian concepts in Forest Policy analysis
Forest Policy and Economics, 2012Co-Authors: Georg WinkelAbstract:Abstract In this paper, a review is conducted on the use of the concepts of Michel Foucault in Forest Policy analysis. In doing so, three major questions are posed: (1) how Foucauldian thinking has influenced the analysis of Forest Policy, (2) what has been excluded from the analysis, and (3) how a Foucauldian perspective contributes to an enhancement of the theoretical knowledge on Forest Policy as well as how it may be used in future analyses. Accordingly, in the first section, the Foucauldian concepts that have been the most influential to Forest Policy analysis, discourse, knowledge, and power as well as governmentality are introduced and summarized in a table aiming to outline a ‘Foucauldian perspective’. Subsequently, thirty-nine papers on Forest Policy that draw on Foucauldian concepts are analyzed with regard to the following dimensions: author, academic background, research motivation, regional focuses, topics and time span covered by the analysis, disciplinary approach, frameworks, theoretical approach and Foucauldian concepts used, methods, main findings, and the conclusions drawn by the scholars about the value of using Foucault for their research. Additionally, the development of the studies over time is analyzed. It can be shown that Foucauldian thoughts have inspired the analysis of Forest Policy in two major ways: first, via post-structural political ecology studies and, second, via post-positivist discourse analysis. While nearly all of the papers were written by geographers, anthropologists, and Policy analysts affiliated with European or North American universities, most of the studies analyzed Forest policies in developing countries. Less frequently, conflicts about boreal Forests were addressed. Consequently, two commonly found patterns were: an extension of the suppressive effects of colonial Forest governmentalities into modern Forest policies and discursive struggles about the use of Forests. All of the papers shared some common elements, such as: a skeptical attitude towards claims of a single rationality and an objective truth and, in particular, toward central state and capitalist discourses; an interest in the suppressive effects of dominant types of language and knowledge; an understanding that language and knowledge need to be addressed as aspects of power; and an emancipatory motive and interest in broadening the available knowledge base and democratizing Policy making. Finally, the results are discussed, and the initially posed questions are again addressed. It is recommended that the Foucauldian analysis of Forest Policy should literally escape from its own main discourse and address topics that were largely neglected until now.
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Foucault in the Forests—A review of the use of ‘Foucauldian’ concepts in Forest Policy analysis
Forest Policy and Economics, 2012Co-Authors: Georg WinkelAbstract:Abstract In this paper, a review is conducted on the use of the concepts of Michel Foucault in Forest Policy analysis. In doing so, three major questions are posed: (1) how Foucauldian thinking has influenced the analysis of Forest Policy, (2) what has been excluded from the analysis, and (3) how a Foucauldian perspective contributes to an enhancement of the theoretical knowledge on Forest Policy as well as how it may be used in future analyses. Accordingly, in the first section, the Foucauldian concepts that have been the most influential to Forest Policy analysis, discourse, knowledge, and power as well as governmentality are introduced and summarized in a table aiming to outline a ‘Foucauldian perspective’. Subsequently, thirty-nine papers on Forest Policy that draw on Foucauldian concepts are analyzed with regard to the following dimensions: author, academic background, research motivation, regional focuses, topics and time span covered by the analysis, disciplinary approach, frameworks, theoretical approach and Foucauldian concepts used, methods, main findings, and the conclusions drawn by the scholars about the value of using Foucault for their research. Additionally, the development of the studies over time is analyzed. It can be shown that Foucauldian thoughts have inspired the analysis of Forest Policy in two major ways: first, via post-structural political ecology studies and, second, via post-positivist discourse analysis. While nearly all of the papers were written by geographers, anthropologists, and Policy analysts affiliated with European or North American universities, most of the studies analyzed Forest policies in developing countries. Less frequently, conflicts about boreal Forests were addressed. Consequently, two commonly found patterns were: an extension of the suppressive effects of colonial Forest governmentalities into modern Forest policies and discursive struggles about the use of Forests. All of the papers shared some common elements, such as: a skeptical attitude towards claims of a single rationality and an objective truth and, in particular, toward central state and capitalist discourses; an interest in the suppressive effects of dominant types of language and knowledge; an understanding that language and knowledge need to be addressed as aspects of power; and an emancipatory motive and interest in broadening the available knowledge base and democratizing Policy making. Finally, the results are discussed, and the initially posed questions are again addressed. It is recommended that the Foucauldian analysis of Forest Policy should literally escape from its own main discourse and address topics that were largely neglected until now.