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This study evaluates the utility of stakeholder analysis for understanding the relationships among actors involved in creating a marine protected area (MPA) in the Southern Ocean. It relies on the Australian Centre of Excellence on Risk Analysis (ACERA) method of critical stakeholder analysis, a con...

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Main Authors: Kelly E. Sovacool, Marc J. Stern, Ph. D, John Boyer
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2008
Subjects:
Stakeholder Analysis
Marine Protected Areas
Antarctica
Antarctic
Southern Ocean
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.454.1343
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04142009-234442/unrestricted/Sovacool_Kelly_Thesis_30409.pdf
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Summary:This study evaluates the utility of stakeholder analysis for understanding the relationships among actors involved in creating a marine protected area (MPA) in the Southern Ocean. It relies on the Australian Centre of Excellence on Risk Analysis (ACERA) method of critical stakeholder analysis, a concise, step-by-step model to identify stakeholders, assess their perceptions and values, and reveal power relations. The study uses the first two steps of the ACERA method to analyze stakeholders—in this case individuals speaking on behalf of organizations—within the Australian delegation of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) concerning the establishment of an MPA in the Southern Ocean. The study reveals both benefits and weaknesses in the ACERA method. It also

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