1. Dealing With a Wicked Problem? A Dark Tale of Carnivore Management in Sweden 2007-2011
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Annette Löf and Andreas Duit
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0106 biological sciences ,Marketing ,Carnivore (software) ,Wicked problem ,Public Administration ,Sociology and Political Science ,05 social sciences ,Environmental ethics ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Natural (archaeology) ,0506 political science ,Management ,Political science ,050602 political science & public administration ,Natural resource management - 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.
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- 2015
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