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| Mémoire N° | 325 |
| Auteur | SIERRO Fabienne |
| Titre | From opposition to collaboration - Social network analysis of the stakeholder engagement process for the Lago Bianco pumped storage hydropower project |
| Thématique & formation | Climat |
| Résumé | Collaboration in a world of complex problems, diversity of actors and a variety of scales of action is essential to overcome disagreements and contribute to solutions. Especially at the project level, negotiation to find acceptable solutions presuppose collaborative partnerships and are necessary for successful co-management. This study concentrates on the analysis of social networks generating a basis for positive collaboration and favouring co-management of natural resources. More specifically the collaboration in a pumped storage hydropower project in Lago Bianco, Switzerland, is analysed by the mean of a survey and semi-directed interviews with key stakeholders. The aim of the study is to inform about structural features in the social network which facilitate collaboration processes, leading to a high degree of social acceptance and to a successful project. Results show that brokerage, heterogeneity of actors and resource sharing partly explain the positive evolution of the hydropower project in Lago Bianco. However, such structural features are unable to fully answer the question on why the case was successful. Other factors such as the legal framework, the historical-cultural context, zero-cost-procedure, the project identity creation and two types of scales, such as the exclusive focus un project-related matters and the efficient delegation within every single organisation, are necessary factors to complete the positive picture. For future studies, a process-related approach focusing more specifically on trust, social capital and participation mechanisms, could further enhance the understanding of successful collaboration. |
| Summary | Collaboration in a world of complex problems, diversity of actors and a variety of scales of action is essential to overcome disagreements and contribute to solutions. Especially at the project level, negotiation to find acceptable solutions presuppose collaborative partnerships and are necessary for successful co-management. This study concentrates on the analysis of social networks generating a basis for positive collaboration and favouring co-management of natural resources. More specifically the collaboration in a pumped storage hydropower project in Lago Bianco, Switzerland, is analysed by the mean of a survey and semi-directed interviews with key stakeholders. The aim of the study is to inform about structural features in the social network which facilitate collaboration processes, leading to a high degree of social acceptance and to a successful project. Results show that brokerage, heterogeneity of actors and resource sharing partly explain the positive evolution of the hydropower project in Lago Bianco. However, such structural features are unable to fully answer the question on why the case was successful. Other factors such as the legal framework, the historical-cultural context, zero-cost-procedure, the project identity creation and two types of scales, such as the exclusive focus un project-related matters and the efficient delegation within every single organisation, are necessary factors to complete the positive picture. For future studies, a process-related approach focusing more specifically on trust, social capital and participation mechanisms, could further enhance the understanding of successful collaboration. |
| Volée | 2016 |
| Date et heure soutenance | 21-01-2019 13:15 |
| Salle soutenance | B2a |
| Collation | 89 pages, 5 figures, 4 tableaux |
| Remarque | Master Thesis in collaboration with the ETH Zurich. |
| Mot-clés | social network analysis, actors’ resources, qualitative structural analysis, collaboration, participation, success factors, hydropower |
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| Terrain d'étude ou d'application | Poschiavo, Grisons |
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