Abstract
Contemporary governance systems have been characterised as 'multi-actor' and 'multi-level', but the consequences of such greater complexity for core principles of democracy remain uncertain. To investigate the effects of these late-modern governance shifts, we used political decision making on Scottish reintroductions of charismatic animals as a case study. Based on interviews with key actors engaged in the reintroduction of the white-tailed eagle, beaver and (potentially) lynx, we analysed the impact of governance shifts against four selected democratic principles. We found that new modes of governance can make decision-making processes look better than they actually are, and may even harm democratic principles.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 612-628 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Journal of Environmental Planning and Management |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 26 Mar 2013 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- charismatic animals
- decision making
- democracy
- governance
- reintroduction