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.

越来越关注海洋健康下降的关注已将海洋治理推向国际保护议程的顶部。保护主义者越来越多地促进海洋保护区（MPA）的指定，即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》的当事方要求到2020年的全球MPA网络覆盖10％的海洋。这项博士学位论文研究对多范围的机构动态进行了新的理论和经验理解，这些动态正在塑造当代努力以保护世界海洋。该项目将在规模，叙事和保护领域使用和建立理论实现三个目标：1）将新的海洋治理机构出现的过程进行了理论； 2）调查用于促进和合法化海洋治理机构的话语策略； 3）有助于理解影响多个海洋治理机构实施的条件。该研究通过对海洋生物多样性热点中的国际和国家保护区政策进行案例研究来实现这些目标。感兴趣的特殊政策是密克罗尼西亚挑战赛，密克罗尼西亚的五个国家和地区的承诺以及帕劳共和国的国家计划，以实施其对密克罗尼西亚挑战的承诺。密克罗尼西亚挑战赛是在其他海洋地区（例如加勒比海和印度洋）的海洋保护模型，这使得与理解新的海洋治理机构更广泛地相关。该研究将通过多站点民族志在上下文中对机构动态产生细粒度的知识。 数据将通过深入的访谈，文档审查和参与者观察来收集。数据分析将由建构主义扎根的理论和模糊定性比较分析来指导。这项研究将历史，政治和地理观点带来了对制度动态的经验分析。结果将有助于理论发展，并辩论有关环境治理的新地理。该项目的更广泛的影响在于其承诺，首先是培训和雇用学生来帮助数据收集和处理，其次，以完善政策流程。政策相关的研究结果将包括对机构出现机制的更多了解；政策语言及其含义的战略使用；以及有助于促进和阻碍实施多机构的条件。结果将与全球政策参与者广泛相关，因为他们设计和实施政策以提高MPA覆盖范围。 作为博士学位论文研究改进奖，该奖项还将提供支持，使有前途的学生能够建立强大的独立研究职业。