Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Finished projects at the Division of Environmental Communication

Sustainability trade-offs and the politics of bioeconomy in Finnish forest policy How is the pathway to sustainability defined in the official Finnish forest policy? What are the sustainability tradeoffs emerging from this dominant pathway? How have the political processes, in which the dominant pathway and the trade-offs have been defined, addressed the tensions and conflicts between competing pathways to sustainability, and between the actors promoting them? 19 September 2017
Constructivity and destructivity in NRM conflicts An analytical framework and methodology for understanding the role of communication and institutions in transforming conflicts. 17 March 2017
The Role and Responsibilities of the Municipalities in the Wording and Implementation of the Forest Policy A study of the accountability of Swedish municipalities concering the social value of forests and how this accountability in forest policies can be improved. 14 May 2017
Fish in the City 07 June 2016
Communication Capacity in Management of Swedish Mountain Resources The project examines communication in two types of JC-forums in Sweden: consultations between forestry companies and Sami villages on forestry; and consultations between County Boards and Sami villages on predator management. The aim of the study is to describe the communication in the JC-forums, and the wider implications these forums have for the overall management of reindeer, forests and predators. The empirical material consists of interviews and recordings from 18 JC-meetings. 30 June 2015
Confronting challenges to political legitimacy of the natural resource management regulatory regime in Sweden: The case of illegal hunting This four-year interdisciplinary research project explores the sociopolitical drivers to illegal hunting in Sweden through a multi-method approach comprising an in-depth interview study with Swedish hunters, a quantitative survey, critical discourse analysis and literature studies. 04 December 2012
What Makes Nordic Hunters Tick? Outlining the Challenges Facing the Contemporary Nordic Hunting Ethic In this 2-year postdoctoral research project, Erica von Essen explores the do’s and don’ts and taboos that exist on wildlife harvesting and killing among modern Swedish hunters. The findings will be corroborated by equivalent studies on Danish, Norwegian and Finnish hunters. This to meet the principal aim of the research project, which is to identify a common Nordic hunting ethic. 14 March 2017

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