Changing trust relations within the Dutch fishing industry: The case of National Study Groups

Birgit I. de Vos and Arthur P.J. Mol

Marine Policy, 2010, vol. 34, issue 5, 887-895

Abstract: This paper focuses on changing trust relationships among fishermen following new governance arrangements. The previous 'thick' trust relationships that characterized the Dutch fisheries industry under a neo-corporatist arrangement had resulted in an isolation of local fishermen groups vis-à-vis outsiders. However, under new governance arrangements, in particular the so-called Study Groups, these trust relationships are changing. The establishment of Study Groups, where fishermen from different localities have to cooperate on sustainability innovations in order to receive subsidies, lead to more diversity within the industry, more collaborations across localities and new forms of 'thin' trust. As such, these Study Groups can be understood as successful experiments in further opening up of the fisheries community.

Keywords: Fisheries; Governance; Neo-corporatism; Sustainability; Trust (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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