The Local Turn: an Introductory Essay Revisiting Leadership, Elite Capture and Good Governance in Indonesian Conservation and Development Programs

• DOI: 10.1007/s10745-016-9831-z
• Publication Date: 2016-06-01T09:47:42Z
• Authors: Carol Warren; Leontine Visser
• Keywords: Elite; Natural Resource Management; Environmental Governance

The local turn in good governance theory and practice responded to critiques of the ineffectiveness state management inequity privatization alternatives natural resource management. Confounding expectations greater effectiveness from decentralised governance, including community-based management, however, critics argue that expanded opportunities for elite capture have become widely associated with program failures. This overview theoretical controversies on leadership, patronage is part a themed section this issue challenges assumptions across wide range current policy literature. It introduces set Indonesian case studies examine practices leaders elites seek account structural terms appropriations both by ('elite capture') ('captured elites') these key figures. These explore factors co-governance most likely promote effective participation full spectrum interests pursuit better governance.