Networks of action situations in social-ecological systems : current approaches and potential futures
Kimmich, Christian (Institut für Höhere Studien-Institute for Advanced Studies (Viena, Àustria))
Ehlers, Melf Hinrich (ETH Zürich. Agricultural Economics and Policy Group)
Kellner, Elke (Arizona State University. School of Sustainability)
Oberlack, Christoph (University of Bern. Institute of Geography)
Thiel, Andreas (University of Kassel. International Agricultural Policy and Environmental Governance)
Villamayor Tomás, Sergio (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)

Date:	2023
Abstract:	"Action situations"-instances of decision-making and agency-have become central to studying social-ecological systems. This special feature collects research using the network of action situations (NAS) approach to structure the way these action situations are embedded into broader interdependent instances of decision-making in different policy or discursive realms, spatial and jurisdictional context, or at different institutional levels. In this editorial, we summarize the key themes that emerged throughout the collection of the 17 articles included in this special feature. The editorial emphasizes the value of NAS in appropriately and sensitively reconstructing relations while pursuing consistency in modes of analysis. It highlights as key themes the complementarity of and disconnects between situations, temporality of NAS, and how NAS can structure the analysis of power in SES. Going further, we suggest expanding on the relational turn, developing NAS archetypes, and studying polycentric governance theories and hypotheses using the NAS approach.
Grants:	European Commission 949852 European Commission 859937 European Commission 101027966 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad RYC-2017-22782 Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación CEX2019-000940-M
Note:	Unidad de excelencia María de Maeztu CEX2019-000940-M
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Subject:	Ecology of games ; Networks of action situations ; Polycentricity ; Situation-relational networks ; Situational analysis ; Social-ecological systems ; Ecology of games; Networks of action situations; Polycentricity; Situation-relational networks; Situational analysis; Social-ecological systems
Published in:	Sustainability science, Vol. 18, issue 1 (Jan. 2023) , p. 1-10, ISSN 1862-4057

DOI: 10.1007/s11625-022-01278-w

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