Larger Than Life: The Emergent Nature of Conflict in Alaska’s Upper Cook Inlet Salmon Fisheries

摘要: Conflicts over natural resources are often misunderstood as being driven primarily by economic concerns or failings of human nature. However, dimensions research has shown that conflicts more problems and shortcomings in institutions for governance management. In this article, we explore long-standing the salmon fisheries Kenai River Upper Cook Inlet region Southcentral Alaska, embroiled a conflict controversy. We engaged ethnographic with participants from commercial, sport, personal use to understand their perceptions these local “salmon wars.” find disputes nuanced than is captured existing typologies resource conflicts, argue can take on life own wherein people stop responding each other start itself, at least they it. This perspective helpful understanding how escalated point apparent dysfunction via process known schismogenesis. conclude discussion considers an indicator institutional failure social justice perspective, attempts management and/or resolution cases such must focus first protecting rights all participants.