Norrman, Linda, 2015. Opportunities for increased conflict management : a cross-case study at the Department of Policy Implementation at the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency. Second cycle, A2E. Uppsala: SLU, Dept. of Urban and Rural Development
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Abstract
Managing conflicts within natural resource management is important for sustainable development,
and one of the issues within this research area concerns key relationships between
agential and structural factors, desk officer’s space of action, and competence.
Based on Hay’s Strategic Rational Approach, this study analyses the opportunities and
challenges in the management of natural resources at the Swedish Environmental Protection
Agency. The analysis is based in a qualitative and abductive methodology with 13
interviews from purposively sampled cross cases. Key conclusions include that desk officers
perceive expert knowledge as the key competence for successful natural resource conflict
management; how an experienced gap between hierarchical levels and horizontal
functions results in non-optimal communication and inhibited learning; how strategic actors
can influence structure and how structure influence the decisions of strategic actors.
| Main title: | Opportunities for increased conflict management |
|---|---|
| Subtitle: | a cross-case study at the Department of Policy Implementation at the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency |
| Authors: | Norrman, Linda |
| Supervisor: | Raitio, Kaisa |
| Examiner: | Hansen, Hans Peter |
| Series: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Volume/Sequential designation: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Level and depth descriptor: | Second cycle, A2E |
| Student's programme affiliation: | NM026 Environmental communication and management - Master's programme |
| Supervising department: | (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Urban and Rural Development (LTJ, LTV) > Dept. of Urban and Rural Development |
| Keywords: | conflict management, structure, agency, Environmental Protection Agency |
| URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-4876 |
| Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-4876 |
| Subject. Use of subject categories until 2023-04-30.: | Energy resources management Social sciences, humanities and education |
| Language: | English |
| Deposited On: | 29 Sep 2015 13:52 |
| Metadata Last Modified: | 29 Sep 2015 13:52 |
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