Collective identity and collective action in the management of common pool resources : a case study of Doro !Nawas Conservancy in Namibia.
Year: 2012
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Conservation is increasingly understood to require collective action, particularly in the context of community based conservation.This thesis is premised on the proposition that understanding the dynamic nature of the relationship between collective identity and collective action is fundamental to management of common pool resources such as are created through establishment of community conservancies in Namibia.I used collective identity and resilience theories to develop a framework for exploring change in collective action in the Doro !Nawas conservancy in Namibia.The framework is based on the assumption that change in collective action is dependent upon the temporal changes in two attributes of collective identity; identification and affective commitment.It is suggested that the framework also yields insight into how these may be applied in adaptive management.The research is I am indebted to my supervisor
Author: Alfons Mosimane
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Life on land
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1604544234