Actor analysis as a tool for exploring the decision-making processes in environmental governance
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Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Actor analysis as a tool for exploring the decision-making processes in environmental governance
Original language description
The chapter summarizes the actor analysis method, its theoretical underpinnings and application as a tool for the exploration of decision-making processes in environmental governance. Actor analysis focuses on the social dimension of political debate incases of regional sustainable development, describes the nature of relationships, either competitive or cooperative, between social actors in networks and how this relates to the development of social capital. A step by step description of the application of the method and interpretation of findings is provided and demonstrated using Czech case studies. Options for actor analysis utilisation are described: it can be employed as a research approach to generate findings useful for comparison with the results of international meta-analysis of decision making processes in environmental issues. Thus the analysis can contribute to the currently insufficient empirical evidence and address theoretical assumptions about participation and governa
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
C - Chapter in a specialist book
CEP classification
AM - Pedagogy and education
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/TD020120" target="_blank" >TD020120: Analysis and support for participatory decision-making processes aimed at regional sustainable development strategies through the use of actor analysis methodology</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2014
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Book/collection name
Exploring regional sustainable development issues. Using the case study approach in higher education.
ISBN
978-1-78148-912-3
Number of pages of the result
45
Pages from-to
34-78
Number of pages of the book
352
Publisher name
Grosvenor House Publishing LTD.
Place of publication
Guildford
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