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Theory and Applications, MARE Publication Series 7, DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-6107-0_18,
© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013
Abstract Issues, challenges and concerns in fi sheries and aquaculture, and the
problems associated with addressing them, must be examined through a comprehensive governability lens. Drawing from lessons learned in the application of the
interactive governance perspective to assessing governability of various fi sheries
and aquaculture systems, we summarize what we believe should be the key elements
of such an assessment framework. The fi rst two parts focus on how to recognize
and conceptualize the problems facing governance, and examine the main characteristics of the systems-to-be-governed, the governing system and the governing
interactions that improve or inhibit governability, respectively. The next two parts of
the framework outline the additional steps required to investigate: (1) goodness of
fi t, responsiveness and performance of the governing system in addressing the
challenges found in the systems-to-be-governed; and, (2) how the system-to-begoverned and the governing system interact. Such assessment broadens the understanding of the limits and opportunities for improving governance, leading to a higher
level of governability.
Keywords Governability assessment • Wicked problems • Interactive governance •
Governing interactions • Fisheries
R. Chuenpagdee (*)
Department of Geography , Memorial University of Newfoundland ,
St. John’s , NL , Canada
e-mail: ratanac@mun.ca
S. Jentoft
Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics ,
University of Tromsø , Tromsø , Norway
e-mail: svein.jentoft@uit.no
Chapter 18
Assessing Governability – What’s Next
Ratana Chuenpagdee and Svein Jentoft
M. Bavinck et al. (eds.), Governability of Fisheries and Aquaculture:
Theory and Applications, MARE Publication Series 7, DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-6107-0_18,
© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013
Abstract Issues, challenges and concerns in fi sheries and aquaculture, and the
problems associated with addressing them, must be examined through a comprehensive governability lens. Drawing from lessons learned in the application of the
interactive governance perspective to assessing governability of various fi sheries
and aquaculture systems, we summarize what we believe should be the key elements
of such an assessment framework. The fi rst two parts focus on how to recognize
and conceptualize the problems facing governance, and examine the main characteristics of the systems-to-be-governed, the governing system and the governing
interactions that improve or inhibit governability, respectively. The next two parts of
the framework outline the additional steps required to investigate: (1) goodness of
fi t, responsiveness and performance of the governing system in addressing the
challenges found in the systems-to-be-governed; and, (2) how the system-to-begoverned and the governing system interact. Such assessment broadens the understanding of the limits and opportunities for improving governance, leading to a higher
level of governability.
Keywords Governability assessment • Wicked problems • Interactive governance •
Governing interactions • Fisheries
R. Chuenpagdee (*)
Department of Geography , Memorial University of Newfoundland ,
St. John’s , NL , Canada
e-mail: ratanac@mun.ca
S. Jentoft
Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics ,
University of Tromsø , Tromsø , Norway
e-mail: svein.jentoft@uit.no
Chapter 18
Assessing Governability – What’s Next
Ratana Chuenpagdee and Svein Jentoft