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these two chapters of Part I serve as an introduction to the theory and concept
underlying the applications that follow in the rest of the book.
Part II consists of fi ve chapters, the fi rst of which (Chap. 3 by Jentoft and
Chuenpagdee) offers an overview of issues and concerns in fi sheries and aquaculture, and the problems they pose to governance. They argue that improving governability requires, fi rst and foremost, recognition of the wickedness of these problems
and the need for an interactive governance approach to examine and address them.
Chapters 4 , 5 , 6 and 7 take these concerns and explore them in greater detail. Jentoft
(Chap. 4 ) focuses on social justice implications. While arguing that justice is an
important value in itself, he also explores the functional aspects of justice in providing
more legitimacy and compliance among affected stakeholders. Livelihood concerns
are addressed in Chap. 5 by Johnson. His chapter links employment, livelihood
strategies and wellbeing as major targets for fi sheries governance, while recognizing
their inherent wickedness. In so doing, references are made to key principles for
improving livelihood governability, including inclusiveness, re fl exivity, adaptive
capacity, precautionarity and social justice. The next concern is related to food
security. Here, Pullin (Chap. 6 ) makes a strong case for fi sh constituting an essential
contribution to food security at all levels; the continuity of its provision, however, is
threatened by inter-sectoral and environmental problems in fi sheries and aquaculture.
The chapter also reviews potential interventions for improving governability along
the fi sh chain. The fi nal chapter in this part (Chap. 7 ), by Pascual-Fernández and
Chuenpagdee, elevates the concern to another level, where the overall health of the
marine and ocean ecosystems is of key importance. The authors employ the governability concept to examine stressors affecting the ability of the governing system to
address ecosystem challenges and disturbance.
In Part III, the book turns to a number of thematic applications of the governability
concept in fi sheries and aquaculture. It starts with a chapter that further explores the
concept and ends with another that illustrates how major social transformation may
enhance governability. In between are chapters that aim to understand, assess,
appraise and improve governability as they deal with various issues and concerns in
different parts of the world. The stage is set in Chap. 8 , by Bavinck and Kooiman, as
they explore the variations in governability that occur in fi sheries systems. Making
use of fi eldwork material from South Asian fi sheries, as well as perspectives from
legal pluralism and institutional studies, the chapter offers a sense of the range of
governability issues that may prevail in any given region. Chapter 9 by Onyango and
Jentoft brings the analysis to Lake Victoria in Tanzania to demonstrate the importance of understanding governability when confronting dif fi cult challenges like
poverty. They illustrate how interactive governance and the governability framework
can be applied in the study of poverty in small-scale fi sheries at various scales. By
addressing the wickedness of poverty, they emphasize the opportunities for local
communities to elevate their livelihoods and wellbeing.
Scholtens and Bavinck follow in Chap. 10 with an assessment of a speci fi c
case of Palk Bay trawl fi sheries in the South Asian region, illustrating that better
adjustment and match between the fi shery’s system-to-be-governed and the
governing system may go a long way in increasing governability. In Chap. 11 ,
Liu, Chuenpagdee and Sumaila shift the focus to aquaculture. Given that it is one
R. Chuenpagdee et al.
these two chapters of Part I serve as an introduction to the theory and concept
underlying the applications that follow in the rest of the book.
Part II consists of fi ve chapters, the fi rst of which (Chap. 3 by Jentoft and
Chuenpagdee) offers an overview of issues and concerns in fi sheries and aquaculture, and the problems they pose to governance. They argue that improving governability requires, fi rst and foremost, recognition of the wickedness of these problems
and the need for an interactive governance approach to examine and address them.
Chapters 4 , 5 , 6 and 7 take these concerns and explore them in greater detail. Jentoft
(Chap. 4 ) focuses on social justice implications. While arguing that justice is an
important value in itself, he also explores the functional aspects of justice in providing
more legitimacy and compliance among affected stakeholders. Livelihood concerns
are addressed in Chap. 5 by Johnson. His chapter links employment, livelihood
strategies and wellbeing as major targets for fi sheries governance, while recognizing
their inherent wickedness. In so doing, references are made to key principles for
improving livelihood governability, including inclusiveness, re fl exivity, adaptive
capacity, precautionarity and social justice. The next concern is related to food
security. Here, Pullin (Chap. 6 ) makes a strong case for fi sh constituting an essential
contribution to food security at all levels; the continuity of its provision, however, is
threatened by inter-sectoral and environmental problems in fi sheries and aquaculture.
The chapter also reviews potential interventions for improving governability along
the fi sh chain. The fi nal chapter in this part (Chap. 7 ), by Pascual-Fernández and
Chuenpagdee, elevates the concern to another level, where the overall health of the
marine and ocean ecosystems is of key importance. The authors employ the governability concept to examine stressors affecting the ability of the governing system to
address ecosystem challenges and disturbance.
In Part III, the book turns to a number of thematic applications of the governability
concept in fi sheries and aquaculture. It starts with a chapter that further explores the
concept and ends with another that illustrates how major social transformation may
enhance governability. In between are chapters that aim to understand, assess,
appraise and improve governability as they deal with various issues and concerns in
different parts of the world. The stage is set in Chap. 8 , by Bavinck and Kooiman, as
they explore the variations in governability that occur in fi sheries systems. Making
use of fi eldwork material from South Asian fi sheries, as well as perspectives from
legal pluralism and institutional studies, the chapter offers a sense of the range of
governability issues that may prevail in any given region. Chapter 9 by Onyango and
Jentoft brings the analysis to Lake Victoria in Tanzania to demonstrate the importance of understanding governability when confronting dif fi cult challenges like
poverty. They illustrate how interactive governance and the governability framework
can be applied in the study of poverty in small-scale fi sheries at various scales. By
addressing the wickedness of poverty, they emphasize the opportunities for local
communities to elevate their livelihoods and wellbeing.
Scholtens and Bavinck follow in Chap. 10 with an assessment of a speci fi c
case of Palk Bay trawl fi sheries in the South Asian region, illustrating that better
adjustment and match between the fi shery’s system-to-be-governed and the
governing system may go a long way in increasing governability. In Chap. 11 ,
Liu, Chuenpagdee and Sumaila shift the focus to aquaculture. Given that it is one