Research article2018Peer reviewed
Dealing With a Wicked Problem? A Dark Tale of Carnivore Management in Sweden 2007-2011
Duit, Andreas; Lof, Annette
Abstract
In this article, we investigate whether increased participation offers a way of addressing wicked policy problems. We utilize a natural policy experiment in the form of a 2010 reform of Swedish wildlife management policy aiming to solve longstanding conflicts over predators through increased stakeholder participation in regional Wildlife Management Boards. Using a panel study design containing quantitative and qualitative data, we estimate pre- and post-reform levels of three wickedness-reducing mechanisms: legitimacy, deliberation, and conflict intensity. Despite a substantial increase in participation, we find no evidence of reduced wickedness after the reform.
Keywords
wicked problems; participation; natural resource management
Published in
Administration and Society
2018, Volume: 50, number: 8, pages: 1072-1096
UKÄ Subject classification
Fish and Wildlife Management
Public Administration Studies
Publication identifier
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0095399715595668
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/84427