Publikationen (FIS)
More than spatial coordination
How Dutch agricultural collectives foster social capital for effective governance of agri-environmental measures
- authored by
- Rena Barghusen, Claudia Sattler, Richard Berner, Bettina Matzdorf
- Abstract
Collective approaches for agri-environmental measures are known for aiming at spatial coordination of measures to enhance ecological effectiveness. In the Netherlands, governance networks for agri-environmental measures are centered around agricultural collectives that function as intermediaries between individual farmers and governmental as well as non-governmental actors. Against the background that some agricultural collectives are bottom-up and other top-down initiated, we analyzed in how far they can build up social capital through formal and informal relations. We used the Net-Map method to collect qualitative and quantitative data for a Social Network Analysis to uncover the network characteristics that contribute to a certain level of social capital. The results revealed that the umbrella organization links the collectives to the national governmental level and to other collectives. This is especially important for top-down initiated collectives. The facilitation of internal meetings within the collectives is important for social learning. Furthermore, a formalization of the exchange between collectives and stakeholders of nature conservation could strengthen cooperation where traditionally conflicts dominate. By analyzing interaction in detail, the social reasoning to promote collective agri-environmental measures was highlighted. They enable collaboration of different stakeholders at multiple levels to the end that knowledge and resources are bundled.
- Organisation(s)
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Institute of Environmental Planning
- External Organisation(s)
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Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF)
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU Berlin)
- Type
- Article
- Journal
- Journal of Rural Studies
- Volume
- 96
- Pages
- 246-258
- No. of pages
- 13
- ISSN
- 0743-0167
- Publication date
- 12.2022
- Publication status
- Published
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geography, Planning and Development, Development, Sociology and Political Science
- Electronic version(s)
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2022.10.023 (Access:
Open)