Institutional jelling in socio-ecological systems: Towards a novel theoretical construct?

Jude Ndzifon Kimengsi, Bishawjit Mallick, Gertrud Buchenrieder, Tobias Haller, Jürgen Pretzsch, Maria Fernanda Gebara ABSTRACT Institutional dynamics trigger resource management decisions and practices around socio-ecological systems (SESs), with (sub-) optimal management outcomes. For instance, studies show that formal institutions are continually prioritized over informal ones in land use decisions – the latter also countervailing the […]