Nagel, Ben ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8227-2733 and Partelow, Stefan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7751-4005 (2022) A methodological guide for applying the social-ecological system (SES) framework: a review of quantitative approaches. Ecology and Society, 27 (4). p. 39. DOI https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-13493-270439.

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Abstract

We conducted a systematic review of the literature applying Elinor Ostrom’s social-ecological systems framework (SESF), with a focus on studies using quantitative methodologies. We synthesized the step-by-step methodological decisions made across 51 studies into a methodological guide and decision tree for future applications of the framework. A synthesis of trends within each methodological step is provided in detail. Our descriptive summary is followed by a critical discussion of how this heterogeneity can lead to ambiguity in the interpretation of findings and hinder synthesis work. These critical reflections are supported by a survey of 22 scholars, each having been a co-author on at least one of the articles reviewed in this study, on the methodological challenges for applying the framework going forward.

Document Type:	Article
Programme Area:	PA1
Research affiliation:	Social Sciences > Institutional and Behavioural Economics
Refereed:	Yes
Open Access Journal?:	Yes
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-13493-270439
ISSN:	1708-3087
Date Deposited:	06 Jan 2023 15:04
Last Modified:	06 Jan 2023 15:28
URI:	http://cris.leibniz-zmt.de/id/eprint/5096

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