Overseeing the continued recovery, dispersal and management of large carnivore populations while simultaneously considering human viability welfare requires delicately balancing local concerns for rural communities' livelihood prospects property vulnerability with international saving threatened species. In this article, we propose an integrated analytical perspective to elucidate how competing interests power relationships influence governance contested wildlife resources. However, simply...

Residing with the exponential growth of gastronomy tourism research, a number review articles have examined relationship and from distinct thematic disciplinary perspectives. What remains absent is comprehensive overview that encapsulates interdisciplinary dimensions this area research. In response, study comprehensively investigates literature utilizing network content analysis, an aim to map main subject areas concerned relations between varying areas. doing so, themes determining focus...

Purpose This paper aims to propose the concept of social terroir help navigate phenomenological and epistemological conditions small-scale food entrepreneurship. Design/methodology/approach study used a qualitative research approach was implemented in peripheral region Jämtland northern Sweden. The interrogated ambitions craft brewers when starting up, their long-term goals visions, including questions about reason for up brewery, how different cooperate why products are designed labelled...

Abstract Although its numbers are steadily increasing, authorities, experts and environmentalists still consider the Scandinavian wolf population to be threatened due poor pedigree unlawful killings. An integrated predator policy stipulates that conflicts regarding carnivores must minimized assure them continued existence. The recovery of has, however, been increasingly contested. While view Sweden should take actions preserve maintain a is widely supported by nature organizations many...

The pandemic spread of COVID-19 grew inexorably to be the main topic global news after it was first identified in 2019 China. This article analyzes how heads state and government Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden framed problems solutions virus during pandemic's initial phase. A Foucauldian-inspired method problematization guides narrative analysis, complemented by governmentality, risk communication, taskscape theories. results analysis show individual is conceptualized as a central actor whose...

Keywords: large carnivore management1, pastoral communities2, decentralization3, knowledge spheres4, conflicts5. Ensuring sustainable populations while simultaneously sustaining active and viable communities creates conflicts that are difficult to resolve. This article examines how different systems meet interact in governance Norway Sweden. Drawing on a broad range of sources, including observations meetings, public documents, reports interviews, addition local national newspaper clippings...

The politics and the underlying reasons behind recovery of Scandinavian wolf population are increasingly contested.According to official policy, wolves should be guaranteed a place in Swedish natural world.However, conflict over whether Sweden host sets views on biodiversity sustainable development against perspective that local traditions livelihoods threatened by return wolves.These diverging environmental visions can seen as competing interests understandings nature wildlife.The desire...

Collaborative governance approaches have been suggested as strategies to handle wicked environmental problems. Evaluations found promising examples of effective natural resource governance, but also highlighted the importance social-ecological context and institutional design. The aim this study was identify factors that contribute achievement social ecological sustainability within Swedish moose (Alces alces) management. In 2012, a multi-level collaborative regime implemented decrease...

The governance of large carnivores is often surrounded by conflicts. Along with the difficulties governing through centralized, top-down and a general shift towards participatory approaches in natural resource governance, this has led many countries to establish various collaborative measures carnivore – presented as catch-all solution problems legitimacy, democratic deficit effectiveness. However, field currently lacks coherent understanding strengths weaknesses different kinds...

The return of the grey wolf Canis lupus lupus, after a temporary absence, to rural and forest‐fringe areas has resulted in more encounters between humans protected wildlife when wolves prey on farmers' hunters' living private property. In locations where are considered problematic, permits can be issued for controlled hunting individual protect livestock companion animals prevent damage. I examine applications targeted removal problematic Sweden through lethal control, authorities' decisions...

Wild ungulates play a key role in the management and governance of Swedish wildlife. They are primarily harvested for meat, but also important non-consumptive uses wildlife such as recreation. However, due to browsing crop raiding, reduce forest's economic value make it difficult farmers maintain agricultural practices. While current policies regulations clearly indicate that is be treated valuable, others may disagree. This setting provided an opportunity study search mutually acceptable...

To get the support of local communities for Majella National Park in Italian Abruzzo region, park administration decided to celebrate relationship between human activity and nature. This was be done through developing a "new rural culture." Using memories reminiscences inhabitants, involving farmers reintroduction fruits, vegetables cereals that had formerly been grown area, were encouraged take an active part landscape management. study addresses how promotion food employed as strategy gain...

The articles comprising this special issue of Wildlife Biology present different theoretical and methodological approaches to the study human individual collective responses large carnivores their management in Sweden. In addition utilizing report on social science perspectives, departure points empirical data, we do also launch an integrated overarching meta-perspective identify recurrent concepts that has be understood consciously applied carnivore governance better handle associated...

The building of a railway tunnel through the Hallandsås ridge in southwest Sweden resulted sinking groundwater levels and toxic spill for local community. As result, this highly technological project expanded from addressing economic issues rail traffic to include environmental harm how assess manage geology ridge. A central concern residents as well developer has been view interpret resource groundwater. This article focuses on boundary object, bordering domains technologists In situation,...

Although participative measures were introduced in 2001 to support dialogue on large carnivore presence and the aims justifications of national predator policy, polarization has remained between pro-wolf groups promoting fauna diversity maintaining that rural Sweden is jeopardized by reappearance carnivores. Through empirically investigating participatory process itself, we address how local environment RPG members situated deliberative setting groups. By taking account community context,...

In Europe, and many places throughout the world, return, preservation of large carnivores is escalating tensions between stakeholder groups, as well local actors authorities. Sweden, despite policies aimed at reducing conflict surrounding wildlife management, seem to have intensified. This research investigates collaborative governance model within Swedish management what dampens capacity reduce ongoing tensions. In-depth interviews were conducted with stakeholders different levels...

According to Swedish environmental policy, harm private property (mainly livestock, farm, and companion animals) caused by attacks from protected large carnivores is compensated the state. In a case of suspected harm, formal investigation process assess damage its cause initiated government. Inspections on living are carried out officials authorized regional County Administrative Board (CAB). By focusing judgment in making compensation decisions, this article demonstrates what occurs...

The collaborative ecosystem-based management of moose (Alces alces) in Sweden puts a strain on the involved stakeholders. Representatives have to cope with environmental uncertainty and social stress associated goal conflicts. This article advanced understanding representatives' coping strategies response perceived challenges how these are trust, focusing upon salient value similarity. A mixed-method approach, combining questionnaire survey (n = 624) interviews 21) among landowners hunter...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the everyday practices and routines undertaken by an authority support internal coordination deal with sector-specific interests conflicting goals, how exclusive objectives in policy work are construed, understood, negotiated practice. Design/methodology/approach An institutional ethnographic approach was adopted investigate policy-formulated bureaucratic aims, rules establish a frame for action procedures alternatives available agency-level...