Discursive institutionalist approach to conflict management analysis — The case of old-growth forest conflicts on state-owned land in Finland

Kaisa Raitio

Forest Policy and Economics, 2013, vol. 33, issue C, 97-103

Abstract: The purpose of the paper is to present an analytical framework for studying conflict management processes. The paper draws on discursive approaches to new institutional theory in integrating three inter-related elements of conflict management: collaborative practices; formal and informal institutions; and the ways the policy issues are understood and communicated (framed) by the different actors in contested situations. The Discursive Institutional Conflict Management Analysis framework (DICMA) draws focus to the interaction between these three elements during conflict management efforts. It also helps to identify challenges related to each of the elements when improving conflict management, and contributes to formulating necessary policy reforms.

Keywords: Forest conflicts; Conflict management; Institutional theory; Discursive institutionalism; Frame theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2012.06.004

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