Togehter…Yet Apart - Exploring the distribution of roles within colaborative commons
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2020-08-13
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The urgency of regenerating earth’s resources is slowly becoming the consensus. Citizens want
to undertake action and construct collaborative commons. In these collaborative commons, the
community is consciously creating value, and together share the benefits of a local or regional
business. To create a better understanding of commons, Ostrom drew the IAD Framework.
Nevertheless, the interactions included in the framework were not elaborated upon.
Understanding the interactions could contribute to more knowledge regarding the strategic
decision-making process within collaborative commons.
To create this understanding, this research aimed to explore the interactions and roles
within the concept of collaborative commons by examining two frameworks. Firstly, the degree
of participation is determined with the participation ladder of Pröpper. Secondly, the power
relation between actors is described with the Multi-Actor Perspective of Avelino and
Wittmayer.
Analysing four cases, all based in the region Gelderland, it was found that the degree of
influence the participants could practice, differs for each case and even differs per decision and
could therefore not be concluded. This study has also shown that the governing board initiates
the decisions. The board then interacts with its members/municipality for approval. These two
parties need each other, which translates in a synergetic or cooperative relationship between
actors.
Concluding, the collaborative commons who generally claim or are acclaimed to be for
and by civilians operate together, yet apart.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen