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The paradox of public participation in fisheries governance. The rising number of actors and the devolution process

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  • Suárez de Vivero, Juan L.
  • Rodríguez Mateos, Juan C.
  • Florido del Corral, D.

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During the process by which the number of actors was increased manifold as a result of the development of civil society, the fisher community has lost prominence and importance, fading into the wide spectrum of interests with which it is competing to make its voice heard in decision-making bodies and in the media. This results in what could be termed the participation paradox--the greater the number of actors, the smaller the role each plays, and the lesser the importance of traditional sectors. Participation and devolution do not bear a linear relationship; greater devolution does not necessarily result in greater participation, a claim that has contributed to the processes of devolution being overvalued. Governance, as interaction between State, civil society and the market, paradoxically might not strengthen the most traditional of the interest groups.

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  • Suárez de Vivero, Juan L. & Rodríguez Mateos, Juan C. & Florido del Corral, D., 2008. "The paradox of public participation in fisheries governance. The rising number of actors and the devolution process," Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 32(3), pages 319-325, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:marpol:v:32:y:2008:i:3:p:319-325
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    1. Pomeroy, Caroline & Hall-Arber, Madeleine & Conway, Flaxen, 2015. "Power and perspective: Fisheries and the ocean commons beset by demands of development," Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 61(C), pages 339-346.
    2. Paola Gazzola & Maggie H Roe & Paul J Cowie, 2015. "Marine spatial planning and terrestrial spatial planning: reflecting on new agendas," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 33(5), pages 1156-1172, October.
    3. Espada, Ana Luiza Violato & Kainer, Karen A., 2024. "Decision making processes and power dynamics in timber production co-management: A comparative analysis of seven Brazilian Amazonian community-based projects," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 159(C).

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