Adaptive Governancefinal sum-up

How govern complex SES in an era of rapid

global change?

Adaptation”Bounce back”

InnovationTransformation

Learning goals

* define and describe key concepts related to adaptive governance, such as adaptive co-management, social networks, bridging organization, and polycentric

governance.

* define and describe the role of innovation and transformations in adaptive governance.

* describe how these concepts are related to each other in the context of governance of dynamic social-

ecological systems.

* apply concepts related to adaptive governance at multiple levels, on a real-world case.

institutions

social networks

international institutionsinnovation

adaptation

coping with crises

shadow networks

learning

transitions and transformations

trust

collective action

polycentric order

Adaptive Governance

But how are these concepts related?Time to connect the dots!

“Governance”Polycentric systems

Problem of Fit

International institutionsinternational regimes

Global networksIllegal fisheries

Global networksInformation technology

Innovation, transformation

Bridging organizations

Some things to think about for the home exam...

... and not just because they will help you get your grade up

DefineBe specificExemplify3

Q: How do institutions in the GBR support adaptive governance of coral reef ecosystems?

A: Institutions matter because they can help actors adapt to changing circumstances. They can also help bring actors together, and help them solve urgent

issues and promote resilience of coral reefs. FAIL

Q: How do institutions in the GBR support adaptive governance of coral reef ecosystems?

A: Institutions (here defined as... (REF YEAR) matter because they can help actors such as xxxx adapt to

changing circumstances. These entail ecological changes such as ...., and social changes such as.... (REF YEAR). They can also help bring actors together as they define rules guiding xxxx. They can help them solve urgent issues by facilitating communication,

overcome institutional fragmentation xxx, and promote resilience of coral reefs. For example,

Olsson et al. 200x explore ....

Q: How can collaboration facilitated by information sharing, support more adaptive

forms of governance?

A: Information sharing can help actors in networks coordinate across levels, as a

response to surprise and shocks.

Final exam

1 two-part essay question, estimated 1 full day of work to answer. Word limit, definition, find

relationship between concepts (theories), application and examples.

Deadline: Monday 10/3, 18:00, Cornelia will give instructions

How can I prepare?

Skim through material

Look into the case studies (compare with 2nd group, NOTE mistakes!)

Connect concepts, think about relationships, change, SES

Questions?