Analysis of power in fisheries co-management: experiences from Malawi
cg.contributor.affiliation | Dept of Fisheries Malawi | |
cg.contributor.affiliation | WorldFish | |
cg.coverage.country | Malawi | |
cg.description.theme | Fisheries | en_US |
cg.identifier.status | Limited access | |
cg.identifier.url | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08941920.2011.627912#.VMJSk9KUcZM | |
cg.identifier.worldfish | 2977 | |
cg.subject.agrovoc | co-management | |
cg.subject.agrovoc | fisheries | |
cg.subject.worldfish | fisheries management | |
dc.creator | Njaya, F. | |
dc.creator | Donda, S. | |
dc.creator | Bene, C. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-06T11:50:11Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-10-06T11:50:11Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
dc.description.abstract | In 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.version | Peer Review | |
dc.format | application/pdf | |
dc.identifier | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08941920.2011.627912#.VMJSk9KUcZM | |
dc.identifier.citation | Society and Natural Resources [online first] | |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2011.627912 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/1114 | |
dc.language | en | |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis | |
dc.source | Society and Natural Resources | |
dc.title | Analysis of power in fisheries co-management: experiences from Malawi | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Njaya, F.; Donda, S.; Béné, C. (2011). Analysis of power in fisheries co-management: experiences from Malawi. Society and Natural Resources [online first] | |
worldfish.location.area | Africa |