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Type:
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Conference Paper |
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Author:
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Dick, Laura; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth |
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Conference:
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Sustaining Commons: Sustaining Our Future, the Thirteenth Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons |
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Location:
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Hyderabad, India |
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Conf. Date:
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January 10-14 |
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Date:
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2011 |
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URI:
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https://hdl.handle.net/10535/7096
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Sector:
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Social Organization |
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Region:
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North America |
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Subject(s):
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commons
ritual and religion
motivation
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Abstract:
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"Most studies of the commons have focused on economic rationality as
the motivation for contributions. Yet religious organizations (churches, synagogues, temples) are also shared resources that have many of the same characteristics and challenges as other commons. But unlike other commons, they explicitly appeal to non-economic motivations to mobilize resources, and do not follow many of the design principles for long enduring common property institutions. This paper develops an approach for investigating the religious commons, testing the applicability of the Institutional Analysis and Development (IAD) framework, and identifying other factors that influence contributions to the creation and maintenance of the religious commons. This approach is tested in a study of churches and synagogues in the Saint Louis area, based on key informant interviews with clergy and congregation members, using analysis of structures, rules and discourse. Findings from this study can broaden our understanding of the motivations for individuals to contribute to other forms of commons as well."
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