A narrative perspective on institutional work in environmental governance – insights from a beach nourishment case study in Sweden

Title

A narrative perspective on institutional work in environmental governance – insights from a beach nourishment case study in Sweden

 Author

Bontje, L.E. (TU Delft Policy Analysis)
Gomes, S.L. (TU Delft Policy Analysis)
Wang, Zilin (Student TU Delft)
Slinger, J (TU Delft Policy Analysis) ORCID 0000-0001-5257-8857

 Date

2018

 Abstract

Institutional work offers a promising lens for understanding institutional change, focusing on the efforts of actors in creating, maintaining or disrupting institutions. In this paper, we explore the capacity of a narrative approach to provide insights on institutional work, using a case study from the coast of Sweden. We identify four narratives that compete in the policy discourse regarding erosion and beach nourishment in the coastal province of Scania. The narratives reveal that actors hold different beliefs concerning the magnitude of the erosion problem, the division of responsibilities and the suitability of sand nourishment as a coastal protection measure. The narrative competition is considered reflective of past institutional discussions and ongoing institutional work in coastal management in Scania, confirming that narratives are used as sense-making and meaning-giving devices in institutional discussions.


 Subject

beach nourishment
case study
coastal management
institutional work
narratives

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 DOI

https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2018.1459512

 ISSN

0964-0568

 Source

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management (online), 1-21

 Part of collection

Institutional Repository

 Document type

journal article

 Rights

© 2018 L.E. Bontje, S.L. Gomes, Zilin Wang, J Slinger
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