Rebecca L. Gruby

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors develop a theoretical model of a polycentric governance system with a focus on the features necessary or conducive for achieving the functioning predicted by commons scholars, which is comprised of attributes, which constitute the definitional elements, and enabling conditions, which specify additional institutional features for achieving functionality in the commons.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors track a relatively new term in global environmental governance: "blue economy" and track how the term entered into use and how it was articulated within four competing discourses regarding human-ocean relations: (a) oceans as natural capital, (b), oceans as good business, oceans as integral to Pacific Small Island Developing States, and oceans as small-scale fisheries livelihoods.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors bring together institutional theories of polycentricity and critical human geography theory on scalar politics to advance understanding of the form and function of nested, polycentric regimes for the governance of large-scale common pool resources.

TL;DR: In this article, a cluster analysis identified six modes of co-production: (1) researching solutions; (2) empowering voices; (3) brokering power; (4) reframing power; navigating differences and (6) reframeing agency.

TL;DR: The Think Tank on the Human Dimensions of Large Scale Marine Protected Areas (ThinkTank on Human dimensions of LSMPAs) as discussed by the authors was a global effort to co-produce knowledge and re-orient practice on the human dimensions of large-scale marine conservation.