This collection gathers together our podcast episodes. Here we will interview authors who have published in the International Journal of the Commons, asking them about their specific published paper, its purpose and future directions. The interviews will not simply summarize the articles, but aim to add additional insight into the author’s intentions and reflections.
This special collection explores common pool resources in Asia, highlighting coupled human and natural systems, and provides insights regarding the robustness, resilience and collective actions. Guest editors: G. Shivakoti, M. Janssen, N. Chhetri
We explore how Feminist Political Ecology helps draw focus to the centrality of the gender dimension of power, difference and divide in climate change and environmental discourses. Guest-edited by F. Clement, W. Harcourt, D. Joshi, and C. Sato
After the demise of the pastoral commons since the 1980s, we now observe a distinct trend towards a re-assertion and re-organization of the commons in rural Southern and Eastern Africa. This special collection explores these new commons. Guest editors: Michael Bollig, Carolyn Lesorogol
The interaction between historical research and commons studies can bring important benefits to both disciplines. The goal of this special collection is to explore the potential that a more historical approach can bring to the study of common-pool institutions. Guest editors: Miguel Laborda-Pemán, Tine de Moor
There is a lack of comparative CPR studies, especially ones involving different types of CPRs, such as irrigation systems, fisheries, and forests. This special collection examines how patterns of Ostrom’s design principles relate to outcomes across diverse CPR settings. Guest editor: Edella Schlager
Developed industrialized countries today appear to have a growing diversity of activities inspired by the idea of a commons as a form of organisation. This special collection discusses the status and prospects of the commons of developed industrialized countries. Guest editors: Erling Berge, Margaret McKean
Critical institutional (CI) approaches have much to offer commons scholarship, particularly through the explanatory power of the concept of bricolage. This special collection furthers the study of natural resource management from a CI perspective. Guest editors: F. Cleaver, J. de Koning
The Social-ecological systems meta-analysis database (SESMAD) is an internationally collaborative meta-analysis project. This special collection contains a set of articles resulting from this project. Guest editor: Michael Cox
There’s little explicit attention that has been paid to date to the spatial dimensions of the commons. This special collection explores the importance of geography to the commons and its governance. Guest editor: Timothy Moss
This special collection has the specific aim to increase the understanding of Eastern European Commons, more particularly the development of Commons in post-communist states. Guest editors: Audun Sandberg, Insa Theesfeld, Achim Schlüter
A major challenge for researchers and practitioners regards recognizing and addressing cross-scale dynamics in space and over time in order to design effective governance arrangements. This special collections provides an overview of the concept of multi-level forest governance. Guest editors: E. Mwangi, A. Wardell
This special collection examines the ways loosely connected online groups and formal science professionals are using digital technology platforms as a means of generating data in the digital information commons. Guest edited by Tom Dedeurwaerdere and Caroline van Schendel.
This special collection has the specific aim to increase the understanding of Eastern European Commons, more particularly the development of Commons in post-communist states. Guest editors: Audun Sandberg, Insa Theesfeld, Achim Schlüter
A major challenge for researchers and practitioners regards recognizing and addressing cross-scale dynamics in space and over time in order to design effective governance arrangements. This special collections provides an overview of the concept of multi-level forest governance. Guest editors: E. Mwangi, A. Wardell
In this special issue a series of papers has been collected to further the frontier of the study of the governance of social-ecological systems. The papers are a selection of presentations from the North American Regional Meeting of the IASC. The theme of the conference was “Capturing the Complexity of the Commons.”
Elinor Ostrom’s book Governing the Commons celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2010. Since its appearance, it has changed the agenda of commons research and practice. In this special feature project we have sought to emphasize the impact of the book. Guest editors: Frank van Laerhoven, Erling Berge
Elinor Ostrom’s book Governing the Commons celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2010. Since its appearance, it has changed the agenda of commons research and practice. In this special feature project we have sought to emphasize the impact of the book. Guest editors: Frank van Laerhoven, Erling Berge
The radio frequency spectrum is a classic example of a technology-dependent commons. In this special collection, we present two articles that trace the evolution of transnational management institutions for the use of radio frequencies in Europe for broadcasting. Guest editors: Erling Berge, Eda Kranakis
Earlier, most Southern African societies developed quite effective indigenous institutions for commons management. Few of these systems are effective today. This special collection explores opportunities and challenges with respect to integrating scale into the local commons. Guest editors: L. Magole, S. Turner, B. Büscher
Many developing countries lack appropriate institutions to promote sustainable forest governance. This special collection explores governance arrangements that are suited to meet these challenges. Guest editors: Tom Dedeurwaerdere and Sabine Weiland
Worldwide, vast amounts of plant and animal genetic material are collected. However, more and more biological materials are enclosed behind national and privatized fences. This special collection focuses on the increasing threats to enclose the global commons in biological materials. Guest editor: Tom Dedeurwaerdere
This special collection commemorates the 2008 international meeting of the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC), held in Cheltenham, England July l4–18, 2008, in the heart of the traditional agrarian “commons.” Guest editors: Bonnie McCay, Alyne Delaney
In this special collection we present a diverse array of scholars and practitioners active with indigenous enterprises, community development, community forestry, ecotourism and conservation-development projects. Guest editors: I. Davidson-Hunt, F. Berkes
In this special collection we explore the potential of payment for environmental services (PES) to reward poor smallholder farmers in the Southeast Asian upland poor for saving the commons. Guest editors: Andreas Neef & David Thomas.
This special collection is dedicated to how and why resource users and policy makers initiate and adapt to technological and institutional changes in post-socialist Central Asia.
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