Svein Jentoft Research Articles

Taking social theory and communities seriously: contributions of Svein Jentoft

In this commentary, I highlight my agreement with Jentoft about the importance of a strong grounding in the social sciences when one is engaged in fisheries social research. Further, I discuss the notion of “community failure” as it directs research toward deeper understanding of the roles of communities in the fates of small-scale fisheries.

Commentary on ‘Life Above Water’—MARE Conference keynote by Svein Jentoft

Commentary on ‘Life Above Water’—MARE Conference keynote by Svein Jentoft

Too big to fail: An essay about Svein Jentoft’s engagement in small-scale fisheries research and development of the interactive governance theory

The Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF Guidelines) adopted in 2014 marked a special moment for small-scale fisheries worldwide. It is the first global instrument that is designed “by” and “for” small-scale fisheries. The emphasis on food security and poverty alleviation may be interpreted to mean that the SSF Guidelines aim only at developing countries. However, as argued by Prof. Svein Jentoft, who has been instrumental in the drafting of the Guidelines’ text as well as in the official adoption process, the SSF Guidelines are relevant for small-scale fisheries in the north in the same way that small-scale fisheries are important to many developed countries. A fundamental question is how to make use of the SSF Guidelines in enabling the sustainability of small-scale fisheries. This essay presents some of the arguments made by Prof. Jentoft’s work on small-scale fisheries and fisheries governance, that the implementation of the SSF Guidelines requires changes in all governing orders. Specifically, multiple case studies research is necessary at the first order to illuminate the diversity and complexity of small-scale fisheries and the multifaceted issues and challenges they face. This is imperative for the new design and re-arrangement of institutions in the second-order to allow for flexibility and adaptation to deal with the dynamics in small-scale fisheries and the changing environment. Finally, at the meta-order, new images for small-scale fisheries governance are required. The essay concludes with some discussion about moving forward, reflecting on the influence of Prof. Jentoft’s work in shaping research and governance for small-scale fisheries sustainability.

Dedicated scholar and research entrepreneur: Svein Jentoft’s contributions to social science research

Dedicated scholar and research entrepreneur: Svein Jentoft’s contributions to social science research

Role of communities in fisheries management: “one would first need to imagine it”

Are coastal communities relevant in fisheries management? Starting from what Svein Jentoft has had to say about the topic, we explore the idea that viable fishing communities require viable fish stocks, and viable fish stocks require viable fishing communities. To elaborate and expand on Jentoft’s arguments, first, we discuss values as a key attribute of communities that confer the ability to manage coastal resources. Turning to power, next we explore why fishing communities need to be empowered by having the opportunity to self-manage or co-manage resources. Third, regarding community viability, we make the argument that (1) rebuilding or maintaining viable fishing communities and fish stocks cannot succeed without first dealing with vulnerabilities, and that (2) the dimensions of vulnerability involve increase/decrease in well-being, better/poorer access to capitals, and building/losing resilience. The idea that healthy fishing communities and healthy fish stocks require one another implies a viable system that contains both, a social-ecological system view. The values embedded in communities enable them to manage resources. Thus, managers and policy makers need to imagine healthy fishing communities who take care of resources, and this positive image of communities is more likely than present policies to lead to viable fishing communities as well as viable fish stocks.

Human Footprint on the Global Environment: Threats to Sustainability

State-of-the-art assessments of current research into the human dimensions of global environmental change and promising directions for future advancements. The colossal human ecological footprint now threatens the sustainability of the entire planet. Scientists, policymakers, and other close observers know that any understanding of the causes of global environmental change is a function of understanding its human dimension-the range of human choices and actions that affect the environment. This book offers a state-of-the-art assessment of research on the human dimensions of global environmental change, describing how global threats to sustainability have come about, providing an interpretive framework for understanding environmental change, reviewing recent work in the social and ecological sciences, and discussing which paths for future advances in our knowledge may prove most promising. The chapters, by prominent North American and European authors, offer perspectives on population, consumption, land cover and use, institutional actions, and culture. They discuss such topics as risk, the new Structural Human Ecology approach to analyzing anthropogenic drivers of global environmental change, recent progress in understanding land use change, international environmental regimes, the concept of the commons, and the comparative vulnerability of societies around the world. Contributors Ulrich Beck, Thomas Dietz, Carlo C. Jaeger, Svein Jentoft, Jeanne X. Kasperson, Roger E. Kasperson, Bonnie J. McCay, Emilio F. Moran, Eugene A. Rosa, B. L. Turner II, Richard York, Oran R. Young

Indigenous Peoples: Self‐determination, Knowledge, Indigeneity – By Henry Minde, Harald Gaski, Svein Jentoft and Georges Midré

Indigenous Peoples: Self‐determination, Knowledge, Indigeneity – By Henry Minde, Harald Gaski, Svein Jentoft and Georges Midré

Indigenous Peoples: Resource Management and Global Rights ‐ Edited by Svein Jentoft et al.

Indigenous Peoples: Resource Management and Global Rights ‐ Edited by Svein Jentoft et al.

Fish for Life: Interactive Governance for Fisheries edited by Jan Kooiman, Maarten Bavinck, Svein Jentoft and Roger Pullin

Fish for Life: Interactive Governance for Fisheries edited by Jan Kooiman, Maarten Bavinck, Svein Jentoft and Roger Pullin

Indigenous Peoples: Resource Management and Global Rights, edited with contributions by Svein Jentoft, Henry Minde, and Ragnar Nilsen

Indigenous Peoples: Resource Management and Global Rights, edited with contributions by Svein Jentoft, Henry Minde, and Ragnar Nilsen

Community, State, and Market on the North Atlantic Rim: Challenges to Modernity in the Fisheries:Community, State, and Market on the North Atlantic Rim: Challenges to Modernity in the Fisheries.

Community, State, and Market on the North Atlantic Rim: Challenges to Modernity in the Fisheries. Richard Apostle. Gene Barrett. Petter Holm. Svein Jentoft. Leigh Mazany. Bonnie McCay. and Knut Mikalsen. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1998.

Aquaculture Development: Social Dimensions of an Emerging Industry. Connor Bailey , Svein Jentoft , Peter Sinclair

Previous articleNext article No AccessBooks ReviewedAquaculture Development: Social Dimensions of an Emerging Industry. Connor Bailey , Svein Jentoft , Peter Sinclair P. Geoffrey AllenP. Geoffrey Allen Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Marine Resource Economics Volume 13, Number 1Spring 1998 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/mre.13.1.42629221 Views: 7Total views on this site Copyright © 1998 Marine Resource FoundationPDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.

The Dynamics of Institutionalization: Transformation Processes in Norwegian Fisheries

The article was written with support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Grant No. 91-16567A and Norwegian Research Council Grant No. 1301-500.136. For helpful comments and suggestions, I wish to thank Richard Apostle, Hans Kristian Hernes, Svein Jentoft, Eva Munk-Madsen, Leigh Mazany, Knut H. Mikalsen, Arthur L. Stinchcombe, and two anonymous ASQ reviewers. This article considers the fundamental paradox of new institutional theories of organizations: How can actors change institutions if their actions, intentions, and, rationality are all conditioned by the very institution they wish to change? I argue that the problem of institutional change can be solved if institutions are seen as nested systems, that is, interconnected, multilevel systems in which each action-level or arena simultaneously is a framework for action and a product of action. This is demonstrated in an analysis of institutional change processes affecting the rise and fall of a specific institutional form, the mandated sales organization (MSO), in Norwegian fisheries. After a brief discussion of the problem of institutional change, I describe how the MSO form was shaped in processes that themselves were structured by institutions. I then show how the interconnection between the practical and political levels of action through feedback loops can shed light on the cumulative character of the MSO reform. Lastly, I discuss the interaction between practices, interests, and ideas in the process that led to the downfall of the MSO form.-