Analysis of Multi Stakeholder Processes in Ecosystem Based Marine Management - A Case study
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Examensarbete för masterexamen
Master's Thesis
Master's Thesis
Program
Industrial ecology (MPTSE), MSc
Publicerad
2022
Författare
Raj, James Emmanuel
Hellekant, Josefin
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Increasing public knowledge in environmental matters and decisions combined with a growing
scepticism of science and distrust in management processes has pushed the need for enhanced
decision and management methods. The very use of participation has been filled with intrinsic value
and meaning, such as social, ideological, methodological and political. Stakeholder participatory
processes could help widen perspectives of issues and be put in different contexts, thus increasing the
quality of decision-making in environmental management. The study aimed to identify the gaps and
places of improvement with an eye to explore and understand the obstacles linked to Multi
stakeholder networks. The outcome of the study was aimed to support dialogic dynamics among the
involved stakeholders and to contribute to the understanding of how these types of participatory
processes can be improved. The study’s focus was directed towards the three pilot projects
administered by SwAM that worked towards developing an Ecosystem Based Marine Management
model. The methodology of this study involved conducting semi-structured interviews to elicit
information from the interviewees. The results were based on the themes of Stakeholder
Identification, Perceptions of pilot’s purpose, Expectations, Perceived working climate,
Communication channels and Challenges. An analysis was performed respectively by comparing the
data obtained with the compiled literature on how a good MSP should work. Upon performing the
analysis, common and individual hindrances affecting the process’s effectiveness and productivity
were identified among pilots. The overall pulse of the pilot process was understood to be quite good,
but it could be tweaked even more by improving certain measures. The pilot’s unique administration
and facilitation proved that MSPs could also be performed in such ways where more weightage was
placed on ensuring a bottom-up, democratic and inclusive approach.
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EBMM , Stakeholder , Multi-Stakeholder Process , Bottom-up approach , Challenges , Perspectives , Perceptions , Differences, , Attributes for a good MSP