Exploring the prospects for deliberative practices as a conflict-reducing and legitimacy-enhancing tool: the case of Swedish carnivore management

摘要: A new structure for decision-making in relation to management of large carnivores is presently being implemented Sweden through a system regional Wildlife Management Delegations (WMD). The governing idea that strengthened influence will increase the legitimacy both and its outcomes. We use this institutional change as backdrop analyzing possibilities apply deliberative practices reduce conflict enhance natural resources. argue structures alone do not determine prospects arrangements; political context (i.e. characteristics relationships among participating actors) equally important. An analytical framework proposed merges structural deliberation co-management with stakeholder features, capturing interests beliefs actors involved. illustrate application by analysing original data from three Managem...