Banikoi, Hudu ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4369-7445 (2024) Legal pluralism, ideology, and institutional change: the evolution of institutions for coastal resource governance in Ghana. Journal of Institutional Economics, 20 . DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/S1744137424000225.

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Abstract

Co-management regimes are institutional innovations that hold the promise of achieving sustainable common-pool resource governance. However, the transition to such institutional regimes in coastal resource systems has faced challenges in many countries. This article examines the processes and outcomes of such institutional changes in coastal fisheries in Ghana, where the transition to co-management was unsuccessful. Combining theoretical perspectives from legal pluralism in legal anthropology and ideational theories of institutional change within institutional economics, the paper uses process tracing to examine the role of ideology and historical institutional dynamics of the resource context in the institutionalization and failure of co-management arrangements for governing coastal fisheries. The study finds that ideological conflicts and historical legacies of legal pluralism hindered the practice and outcomes of coastal fisheries co-management in Ghana. The article argues for particular attention to the historical institutional dimensions and underlying worldviews of the resource context in institutional interventions for sustainability in coastal resource systems.

Document Type:	Article
Programme Area:	PA1
Research affiliation:	Social Sciences > Institutional and Behavioural Economics
Refereed:	Yes
Open Access Journal?:	No
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1744137424000225
ISSN:	1744-1374
Date Deposited:	09 Oct 2024 11:02
Last Modified:	09 Oct 2024 11:02
URI:	http://cris.leibniz-zmt.de/id/eprint/5481

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