Finding effective ways of conserving large carnivores is widely recognised as a priority in
conservation. However, there is disagreement about the most effective way to do this, with …

One of the truisms of policy analysis is that policy problems are rarely solved. As an ever-
increasing number of policy issues are identified as an inherently ill-structured and …

Human-wildlife conflict is increasingly being recognised as containing strong elements of
social conflict. The extent to which stakeholders regard a management system as being just …

Rittel and Webber connected their notion of “wicked problems” to three fundamental
planning dilemmas. Many approaches within public administration theory have explicitly …

Across multiple academic disciplines and fields of policy, cities are now ascribed wide‐
ranging task responsibility for addressing a wide range of global issues. This paper …

Based on a review of citizenship and citizen participation in politics and policy studies, this
article reveals diverse concepts of citizens and citizenship and their changing roles within …

Over beleidsvoorbereiding en het ontwerpen van overheidsbeleid is inmiddels veel bekend.
Er bestaat een uitgebreid kennisfonds, een inzichtenrepertoire en een vaardighedenpaneel …

Poland was one of the first countries of Central and Eastern Europe with stable wolf
populations to effectively introduce year-round protection of the species. This paper traces …

The governance of large carnivores is often surrounded by conflicts. Along with the
difficulties of governing large carnivores through centralized, top-down governing and a …

Frontline bureaucrats are positioned at the interface between citizens and the state. They
convert political resolution into action and in effect form the core of many public decisions …