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标题：Identity Dynamics and Conflict in Collaborative Processes: The Case of Participatory Management of Protected Areas in Benin
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作者：Latifou Idrissou ; Noelle Aarts ; Cees Leeuwis 等
期刊名称：Journal of Environmental Protection
印刷版ISSN：2152-2197
电子版ISSN：2152-2219
出版年度：2016
卷号：07
期号：13
页码：1981-2008
DOI：10.4236/jep.2016.713154
语种：English
出版社：Scientific Research Publishing
摘要：The research reported in this paper investigated the role of identity construction in the emergence and escalation of conflict in the participatory management of protected areas in Benin. The study shows that social identity salience was dynamic and played an important role in the emergence and escalation of conflict in the studied cases. Conflicts emerged when identities became salient as a result of the stake-holders’ framing of contextual factors as a threat to their identity. The conflicts escalated when decisions and actions undertaken in the management process were framed as top-down and as posing a threat to the identities of the stakeholders. We conclude that, although the government in the management of the protected areas introduced participation, unilateral decisions taken about the way the conflicts should be managed caused disappointment and distrust, and thus led to a greater distance between the parties involved and to conflict escalation.
关键词：Participation;Social Identity;Conflict;Protected Areas;Benin