Research trend: Forest policy and governance–Future analyses in multiple social science disciplines
Around the globe, forests are utilized, managed and conserved in multiple ways. Decisions
about forest policies and management are determined by individual and societal groups' …
about forest policies and management are determined by individual and societal groups' …
Decentralisation policy as recentralisation strategy: forest management units and community forestry in Indonesia
Critical political analyses on decentralisation policies have revealed that such approaches
may not achieve their formal goal, and might even support centralisation efforts. A number of …
may not achieve their formal goal, and might even support centralisation efforts. A number of …
Conflicts in mangrove protected areas through the actor-centred power framework-Insights from China
Mangroves as a critical ecosystem in tropical and subtropical intertidal zones are
undergoing accelerated degradation. Efforts to establish protected areas have been credited …
undergoing accelerated degradation. Efforts to establish protected areas have been credited …
Development narratives, notions of forest crisis, and boom of oil palm plantations in Indonesia
Indonesia experienced massive deforestation in the last decades where rapid oil palm
expansion has been considered as one of the main drivers. This article shows that the …
expansion has been considered as one of the main drivers. This article shows that the …
Conversion of forests into oil palm plantations in West Kalimantan, Indonesia: Insights from actors' power and its dynamics
Oil palm plantations have been touted as one of the main drivers of deforestation in
Indonesia. This paper aims to explain how oil palm companies accumulate power that …
Indonesia. This paper aims to explain how oil palm companies accumulate power that …
Opposing interests in the legalization of non-procedural forest conversion to oil palm in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Demand for forestland for non-forest uses, mostly oil palm, has increased dramatically in the
past few years and has become a chief driver of deforestation in Central Kalimantan. In this …
past few years and has become a chief driver of deforestation in Central Kalimantan. In this …
The empirical visibility of land use conflicts: From latent to manifest conflict through law enforcement in a national park in Indonesia
The rich literatures about land use conflicts make a valuable contribution by empirically
describing the substance of local land use conflicts and through this making those cases …
describing the substance of local land use conflicts and through this making those cases …
Strictest nature conservation: China's national park policy underpinned by power shift and turf dynamic
China initiated the national park policy in 2015 to achieve the strictest nature conservation.
This study pointed out that the core of this policy is to increase central authority. Hence …
This study pointed out that the core of this policy is to increase central authority. Hence …
Camouflaging economic development agendas with forest conservation narratives: A strategy of lower governments for gaining authority in the re-centralising …
The government of Indonesia has recently recentralised the authority over forest resources.
This paper analyses the bureaucratic politics and power struggles between central and local …
This paper analyses the bureaucratic politics and power struggles between central and local …
Research trend: power analyses in polycentric and multi-level forest governance
A Maryudi, MAK Sahide - Forest Policy and Economics, 2017 - Elsevier
Forest policy analyses have increasingly employed political, sociological and jurisprudence
theories to explain the fundamental social and political outcomes of particular forest policies …
theories to explain the fundamental social and political outcomes of particular forest policies …