Doctoral Dissertation Research: Multi-Scaled Ocean Governance in Micronesia

博士论文研究：密克罗尼西亚多尺度海洋治理

• 批准号: 1130675
• 负责人: Lisa Campbell
• 金额: $ 1.2万
• 依托单位: Duke University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-08-01 至 2013-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1130675&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Multi; Scaled

Growing attention to declining ocean health has propelled marine governance to the top of the international conservation agenda. Conservationists are increasingly promoting the designation of marine protected areas (MPAs), a relatively new variety of marine enclosure, or conservation territory. Most recently, the parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity called for a global network of MPAs to cover 10% of oceans by 2020. This doctoral dissertation research develops new theoretical and empirical understanding of the multi-scaled institutional dynamics that are shaping contemporary efforts to protect the world's oceans. The project will use and build theory on scale, narrative, and conservation territory to achieve three objectives: 1) theorize the process through which new institutions for ocean governance emerge; 2) investigate the discursive strategies used to promote and legitimize new institutions for ocean governance; and 3) contribute understanding of the conditions that affect implementation of multi-scaled institutions for ocean governance. The research approaches these objectives through a case study of interlinked international and national protected area policies in marine biodiversity hotspots. The particular policies of interest are the Micronesia Challenge, a commitment among five nations and territories in Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau's national program for the implementation of its commitment to the Micronesia Challenge. The Micronesia Challenge is serving as a model for marine conservation in other oceanic regions (e.g., the Caribbean and Indian Ocean), making the case more broadly relevant to understanding new institutions for ocean governance. The study will yield fine-grained knowledge on institutional dynamics in context through a multi-site ethnography. Data will be collected through in-depth interviews, document review, and participant observation. Data analysis will be guided by constructivist grounded theory and fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis.This research brings historical, political, and geographic perspectives to an empirical analysis of institutional dynamics. Results will contribute to theory development and debates about new geographies of environmental governance. The broader impacts of this project lie in its commitment, first, to train and employ students to aid in data collection and processing and, second, to refine policy processes. Policy relevant research results will include increased understanding of the mechanisms for institutional emergence; the strategic use of policy language and the implications thereof; and conditions that facilitate and hinder the implementation of multi-scaled institutions. Results will be broadly relevant to policy actors worldwide as they design and implement policies to increase MPA coverage. As a Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement award, this award also will provide support to enable a promising student to establish a strong independent research career.

人们日益关注海洋健康状况的恶化，这将海洋治理推到了国际保护议程的首位。自然资源保护主义者越来越多地提倡指定海洋保护区（MPAs），这是一种相对较新的海洋围栏或保护区。最近，《联合国生物多样性公约》的缔约方呼吁到2020年建立一个覆盖10%海洋的全球海洋保护区网络。 这篇博士论文的研究发展了对多尺度制度动态的新的理论和经验理解，这些动态正在塑造当代保护世界海洋的努力。该项目将使用和建立规模，叙事和保护领域的理论，以实现三个目标：1）理论化的过程中，通过新的海洋治理机构的出现; 2）调查用于促进和合法化的话语策略新的海洋治理机构;和3）有助于影响海洋治理的多尺度机构的实施条件的理解。这项研究通过对海洋生物多样性热点地区相互关联的国际和国家保护区政策进行个案研究来实现这些目标。特别令人感兴趣的政策是密克罗尼西亚挑战，这是密克罗尼西亚五个国家和地区的承诺，以及帕劳共和国为履行其对密克罗尼西亚挑战的承诺而制定的国家方案。密克罗尼西亚挑战是其他海洋区域海洋保护的典范（例如，加勒比海和印度洋），使案件更广泛地与了解海洋治理的新机构有关。这项研究将通过多地点的人种志产生有关背景下的机构动态的细粒度知识。 将通过深入访谈、文件审查和参与者观察收集数据。数据分析将以建构主义扎根理论和模糊集定性比较分析为指导。本研究将历史，政治和地理视角引入制度动态的实证分析。研究结果将有助于理论的发展和关于环境治理新地理的辩论。该项目的更广泛影响在于其承诺，第一，培训和雇用学生协助数据收集和处理，第二，完善政策进程。与政策相关的研究成果将包括：加深对体制形成机制的理解;政策语言的战略使用及其影响;以及促进和阻碍多规模机构实施的条件。研究结果将广泛适用于世界各地的政策行为者，因为他们设计和执行政策，以增加MPA的覆盖面。 作为博士论文研究改进奖，该奖项还将提供支持，使有前途的学生建立一个强大的独立的研究生涯。