Coercive and Discursive Compliance Mechanisms in the Management of Natural Resources - A Case Study from the Barents Sea Fisheries

About this book

The debate in the social sciences on the management of common resources crosses interdisciplinary boundaries. Regulation brings little gain if the established rules are not complied with by the users of the resource. The book discusses how public authorities can influence the users' decision making in this regard, using a variety of coercive and discursive measures. It thus addresses a topic that has suffered from neglect in both the theoretical and practical debate on natural resource management.
The Barents Sea fisheries are used as a case study in the book. The Norwegian Coastguard have produced violation statistics and these are used to investigate the level of compliance in these fisheries. Furthermore, a group of Norwegian and Russian fishermen have been consulted, together with representatives of Norwegian fishermen's associations, by means of personal, in-depth interviews aimed at revealing their attitudes to the regulation, management and enforcement systems.

Contents

List of tables. List of figures. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. The Interaction of Research Programmes in Social Science Studies of the Commons. 3. A Model of Compliance in Fisheries -- Theoretical Foundations and Practical Application. 4. The Barents Sea Fisheries -- Resources, Jurisdiction and Management. 5. Compliance in the Barents Sea -- A Preliminary Discussion. 6. How Fishermen Account for Compliance. 7. Co-Management and Communities in the Barents Sea Fisheries. 8. Investigation Revisited. 9. Concluding Remarks. References. Index.

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