Legitimacy in co-management: The impact of preexisting structures, social networks and governance strategies

Environmental Policy and Governance

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 60-76

  Sandström, Annica ^a   Crona, Beatrice ^b   Bodin, Örjan ^b  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Co management; Collaborative management; Ecosystem based management; Governance; Institutions; Legitimacy; Network governance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894234202     PISSN: 1756932X     EISSN: 17569338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eet.1633     Document Type: Article

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