Common Pool Resources Management and the Relevance of Policy-Oriented Learning

Abstract

"The purpose of this paper is to provide insight in the relevance of the perspective of learning for the study of common pool resources. For that purpose in the second paragraph some shortcomings of CPR-theories are described. Consequently, in the third paragraph some theoretical aspects of policy-oriented learning are described. First, some attention is paid to the concept of learning in other scientific fields than policy science. Secondly, three central questions about policy-oriented learning are answered: What is meant by policy-oriented learning? Which types of policy-oriented learning can be distinguished? Which factors stimulate or prohibit policy-oriented learning? In the fourth paragraph some of the characteristics of the Wadden Sea are described. In the fifth paragraph the development of policies for fisheries in the Dutch Wadden Sea is described. An analysis of the policy development from the perspective of policy-oriented learning is made in the sixth paragraph. Finally, in the seventh paragraph some conclusions are drawn."