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PDFWhat a forest? Whose forest? Struggles over concepts and meanings in the debate about the conservation of the Białowieża Forest in Poland
This paper addresses the long-standing debate over the conservation and management of the Białowieża Forest in North-eastern Poland, frequently referred to as the last, large, close-to-natural, temperate, lowland forest in Europe. With the present research we aim to document how particular conceptualisations of “forest” shaped the debate and the fate of the Białowieża Forest. Based on our reconstruction and analysis of argumentation, three dominant discourses could be distinguished, each offering different concepts of forest and people–forest relationships: 1. ‘managerial’ — with foresters presented as stewards of the forest, actively managing it for sustainable outcomes; 2. ‘livelihood’ — considering the forest as local heritage and underlining its role in fulfilling people's needs; and 3. ‘primaeval’ — highlighting the forest's intrinsic value and natural processes, being an international concern. The three discourses remained remarkably stable over the past two decades, but their status of institutionalisation evolved, which in turn influenced their hegemony and power. Importantly, our study demonstrates the active role of parties involved in the debate as they used particular concepts (their own, those of others or new ones) for strategic purposes. We conclude that both the achieved hegemony of a discourse and the particular ways by which its concepts are mobilised by actors may play a decisive role in shaping debate and its policy outcomes. We suggest that future research should focus more on the role of actors in strategically using particular forest-related concepts in concrete situations and to what effects.		 820.82KB01.06.2015Margarita GrudovaBESAFE acknowledged and related SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS 
PDFWildlife comeback in Flanders: tracing the fault lines and dynamics of public debate
Conflicts and debates on wildlife issues often prove “intractable” or resistant to resolution. This paper develops a three-layered methodological approach to identify the fault lines and dynamics, which perpetuate social division and conflict. This approach was applied to the analysis of six publicly debated events that followed the comeback of the red fox and wild boar in Flanders, Belgium. The integrated findings demonstrate that conflict was not merely a manifestation of incompatible goals and views, but was highly determined by the conduct of the debate itself. The debates evolved along a few main fault lines, most notably “belonging/not belonging”, “opportunity/threat” and “control by intervention/nature controls itself”. A number of dynamics were identified along these fault lines, including the convergence and alignment of arguments (in particular, dichotomisation), the linking and scaling up of issues and the stigmatisation of outgroups. These processes were largely driven by the parties’ strategies to gain credibility and support with audiences. At the same time, however, they tended to magnify the problems, polarised positions along the fault lines, and thus hampered resolution. Furthermore, part of the debate served to confirm institutional roles and identities, which, in turn, contributed to the perpetuation of conflict. Contrasting views on “nature” were hardly a topic of discussion. Rather they were locked into dichotomies and classifications expressed by the contending parties. Together, the findings from this paper provide useful clues for transforming the dynamics perpetuating the conflict to different dynamics that allow for more constructive relations between the parties involved.		 318.72KB01.06.2015Margarita GrudovaBESAFE acknowledged and related SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS 
MS PowerPointWP 4 BOG - 2
This is a presentation of WP4 - BOG (2)		 1.13MB27.04.2012Pavel StoevPresentations_25-4-2012 
MS PowerPointWP 4 progress
This is a presentation of WP4		 456KB27.04.2012Pavel StoevPresentations_23-4-2012 
MS PowerPointWP 6 progress
This is a presentation of WP6		 8.67MB27.04.2012Pavel StoevPresentations_23-4-2012 
MS PowerPointWP1 - illustration of the framework
An outline of the classification and framework including a proposal for attribution of the arguments identified.
Produced by Alterra and CEH
Contact point brwa@ceh.ac.uk		 168.14KB26.03.2012Bruce HowardHeathrow meeting 27-07-12 
MS PowerPointWP1 - progress update
Powerpoint slides to report on progress with WP1 at the Heathrow meeting 27 March 2012. Slides produced by CEH and Alterra.
Contact point brwa@ceh.ac.uk		 167.61KB26.03.2012Bruce HowardHeathrow meeting 27-07-12 
MS PowerPointWP1 argument classification
 401.73KB11.04.2013Marion BogersPROTOCOLS 
MS PowerPointWP1 argument classification
 401.73KB10.05.2013Margarita GrudovaISPRA April 2013 
MS PowerPointWP1 classification
This is a presentation of WP1 - classification.		 309.36KB27.04.2012Pavel StoevPresentations_23-4-2012 
MS PowerPointWP1 Manchester meeting - team overview1_Bruce
 340.32KB21.02.2013Marion BogersManchester meeting Feb 2013 
PDFWP1 progress framework
 260.5KB27.09.2012Marion BogersPresentations 
PDFWP1 progress literature review
 183.25KB27.09.2012Marion BogersPresentations 
MS WordWP1 provisional framework vs4
 479.54KB27.09.2012Marion BogersSeptember meeting 2012 (Sweden) 
MS PowerPointWP1 SteeringGroup
This is a presentation of WP1.		 307.39KB27.04.2012Pavel StoevPresentations_23-4-2012 
PDFWP1_flow chart
This is the flow chart of WP1		 52.95KB22.02.2012Pavel StoevWP1_DOCUMENTATION 
MS PowerPointWP2 - A literature review on methods
This is a presenattion of WP2 - a literature review of methods..		 1.82MB27.04.2012Pavel StoevPresentations_23-4-2012 
PDFWP2 Arguments effectiveness
 129.2KB29.09.2012Marion BogersPresentations 
PDFWP2 Case study selection
 195.05KB27.09.2012Marion BogersPresentations 
PDFWP2 Cseq&Flood PH
 449.55KB27.09.2012Marion BogersPresentations 
PDFWP2 fishing NG
 115.86KB27.09.2012Marion BogersPresentations 
MS PowerPointWP2 Overview for Heathrow meeting
1.77MB21.03.2012Pekka JokinenHeathrow meeting 27-07-12 
PDFWP2 Pest Control WG
 474.09KB27.09.2012Marion BogersPresentations 
PDFWP2 Pollination&erosionJH
 52.05KB27.09.2012Marion BogersPresentations 
MS PowerPointWP2 progress
This is a presentation of WP2		 467KB27.04.2012Pavel StoevPresentations_23-4-2012 

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