Analysis of power in fisheries co-management: experiences from Malawi

cg.contributor.affiliationDept of Fisheries Malawi
cg.contributor.affiliationWorldFish
cg.coverage.countryMalawi
cg.description.themeFisheriesen_US
cg.identifier.statusLimited access
cg.identifier.urlhttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08941920.2011.627912#.VMJSk9KUcZM
cg.identifier.worldfish2977
cg.subject.agrovocco-management
cg.subject.agrovocfisheries
cg.subject.worldfishfisheries management
dc.creatorNjaya, F.
dc.creatorDonda, S.
dc.creatorBene, C.
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-06T11:50:11Z
dc.date.available2018-10-06T11:50:11Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractIn this article we analyze co-management arrangements in Malawi through the lenses of the concept of power. We focus the analysis at the local level where most of the more important actors operate. These include the fishing communities and the Department of Fisheries, but also the traditional leaders and the new local management entities created through co-management reforms—the so-called beach village committees. Our analysis, based on decentralization and power frameworks, shows that co-management arrangements are characterized by unequal power distribution among these different actors, often resulting in the marginalization of the fishers themselves. In this new institutional landscape the role of the perceived key partners including the traditional leaders and the Department of Fisheries remains unclear, with a combination of both positive and negative outcomes.
dc.description.versionPeer Review
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.identifierhttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08941920.2011.627912#.VMJSk9KUcZM
dc.identifier.citationSociety and Natural Resources [online first]
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2011.627912en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/1114
dc.languageen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.sourceSociety and Natural Resources
dc.titleAnalysis of power in fisheries co-management: experiences from Malawi
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.bibliographicCitationNjaya, F.; Donda, S.; Béné, C. (2011). Analysis of power in fisheries co-management: experiences from Malawi. Society and Natural Resources [online first]
worldfish.location.areaAfrica

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