Social Thresholds and their Translation into Social-ecological Management Practices
Social Thresholds and their Translation into Social-ecological Management Practices
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DOI：
10.5751/es-04499-170105
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发表时间：
2012-01-01
影响因子：
4.1
通讯作者：
Krogman, Naomi
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作者：
Christensen, Lisa;Krogman, Naomi
本文的目的是通过(1)对社会弹性进行更多的社会学分析，以及(2)与加拿大育空地区的香槟和艾希希克第一民族合作进行的研究结果，对如何改进我们对社会阈值的概念化进行初步讨论。我们对弹性概念的社会学分析始于对文献的回顾，随后将该概念置于社会学理论领域，以深入了解其优势和局限性。本文提出了一个新的社会阈值概念，并讨论了案例研究来支持这一命题。我们的研究结果表明，与其将社会阈值视为两种制度之间的断点（正如弹性文献中通常设想的阈值），不如将其视为代表新体验的集体认可点。在我们的案例研究中确定的阈值的一些例子包括决策的权力，从历史事件中恢复的水平，以及对小型开发而不是大型资本密集型项目的偏好。
The objective of this paper is to provide a preliminary discussion of how to improve our conceptualization of social thresholds using (1) a more sociological analysis of social resilience, and (2) results from research carried out in collaboration with the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations of the Yukon Territory, Canada. Our sociological analysis of the concept of resilience begins with a review of the literature followed by placement of the concept in the domain of sociological theory to gain insight into its strengths and limitations. A new notion of social thresholds is proposed and case study research discussed to support the proposition. Our findings suggest that rather than view social thresholds as breakpoints between two regimes, as thresholds are typically conceived in the resilience literature, that they be viewed in terms of collectively recognized points that signify new experiences. Some examples of thresholds identified in our case study include power in decision making, level of healing from historical events, and a preference for small-scale development over large capital intensive projects.