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Sequential power analysis framework in assessing social forestry outcomes
Muhammad Alif K Sahide1, Micah R Fisher1,2, Bart Verheijen1,3
1Forest and Society Research Group, Faculty of Forestry, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia.
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|June 2, 2020
Summary
We introduce Sequential Power Analysis (SPA) to understand how power shifts in natural resource management partnerships over time. This framework helps analyze who benefits and loses in community forestry projects.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Social Science
- Community Forestry Research
- Natural Resource Management
Background:
- Existing power frameworks often overlook temporal dynamics in partnerships.
- Community natural resource management initiatives involve complex power relations.
- Understanding power shifts is crucial for equitable project outcomes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To extend the Actor-Centred Power framework by incorporating temporal phases.
- To introduce a novel Sequential Power Analysis (SPA) framework.
- To provide a guide for analyzing power dynamics in social forestry partnerships.
Main Methods:
- Historicizing actors' power backgrounds.
- Analyzing the 'power delivery phase' of partnership schemes.
- Examining how power relations are adjusted through programmatic outcomes.
Main Results:
- The proposed SPA framework offers a structured approach to analyze power evolution.
- It identifies how power constellations realign across project phases.
- The framework is applicable to various community forest partnership contexts.
Conclusions:
- SPA provides a robust methodology for understanding power dynamics in natural resource management.
- It aids in analyzing equity and justice by revealing beneficiaries and those disadvantaged.
- This framework offers a valuable tool for researchers in community forestry.
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