Transcript by Sverker C. Jagers - Centre for Collective Action Research

CeCAR
CENTRE FOR COLLECTIVE
ACTION RESEARCH
www.cecar.gu.se
“People have to sacrifice
a little bit of their short term
self-interest to help the world
be a better place for the
long term. And how you get
people to do that, I think, is
the most important research
that can be done.”
THE CORE TEAM
Prof. Leif Anderson, Chemistry
Assist. Prof. Carola Betzold, International Relations
Prof. Bengt Brülde, Philosophy
Prof. Anders Biel, Psychology
Prof. Fredrik Carlsson, Economics
Sen. Res. Sam Dupont, Marine Evolutionary Biology (co-applicant)
Ass. Prof. Åsa Löfgren, Economics
Ass. Prof. Martin Sjöstedt, Political Science
Prof. Roger Säljö, Education
WHY?
CAN SOMETHING BE
DONE ABOUT IT?
SOCIAL DILEMMA
THEORY AND LACK OF
COLLECTIVE ACTION
A SOCIAL DILEMMA
TWO SIDES OF THE COIN
Winner?
Sucker?
COORDINATION IS
NEEDED!
PREVIOUS RESEARCH
- Great progress! (Even Nobel Memorial Prize
in Economic Sciences…).
- List of conditions under which collective action
is most likely to take place.
- BUT:
-
Small scale
-
Limited number of actors
-
High levels of trust
- WHAT ABOUT THE LARGER SCALE?
OBJECTIVES
- Inter-disciplinary research
contributing to a general, empirically
founded theory about Large-Scale
Collective Action (LSCA).
- Leave significant imprints on
science
- Impact on society, e.g. through
recommendations on how to
develop adequate policy measures
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1. What factors determine successful
voluntary and (in particular) regulated
LSCA?
2. How do these factors interact?
POINT OF DEPARTURE
NATURE OF THE
COORDINATION PROBLEM
-
Awareness of the
problem
-
Who will be affected
and when
-
The severity of
consequences
ACTOR-SPECIFIC
FACTORS
- Trust
- Values
- Policy-specific
beliefs
EFFECTS CAUSED BY THE
SURROUNDINGS
- Type of political
system
- Quality of the
political system
- Culture (social
and political)
INTERDEPENDENCE
AMONG DIFFERENT TYPES
OF FACTORS
Example:
CO2-emissions ->
Corruption -> trust ->
market-based
instruments?
SELECTION OF
COORDINATION PROBLEM
- Anthropogenic CO2-emissions
- --> climate change and ocean
acidification.
- Just the beginning!
- Everything from over-fishing,
antibiotic resistense, vaccination
and traffic congestion to tax
collection.
INITIAL RESEARCH AREAS
- International agreements as a
potential solution to LSCA problems
- Communication of scientific
knowledge to stakeholders to promote
awareness (and potentially also
LSCA)
- (Fair) distribution and policy support
- Policy compliance as a function of
trust and third party characteristics
KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE
- UGOT and beyond
- Involvement in numerous programs
- Few specialized courses
- Capacity building abroad
- Communication of research
findings
to policy-makers and other
stakeholders
- Policy advise
- Public communication
ORGANIZATION
ACTIVITIES TIMELINE
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION!