Ballot initiatives—antithesis of human dimensions approaches or catalyst for change

Bibliographic Data

ID15327257
AuthorsCynthia A Loker (corresponding author), Daniel J Decker (Cornell University), Lisa Chase (0000-0003-4209-217X, New Dimensions Research (United States)), LISA C CHASE
Year1998
Volume3
Issue2
Pages8-20
Publication date1998-06-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHuman Dimensions of Wildlife (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1087-1209 • E-ISSN: 1533-158X
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10871209809359121
OpenAlexW2052307390
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited2

The proliferation of ballot initiatives focused on wildlife issues is a concern in the wildlife management community. Ballot initiatives have the potential to constrain state wildlife agencies’ effective use of scientific human dimensions inquiry and stakeholder‐involvement processes for management decision making With this possibility in mind, we consider the implications of ballot initiatives on human dimensions research and application and on stakeholder‐involvement processes. We describe the qualities of a human dimensions/stakeholder approach to wildlife management, compare the traits of ballot initiatives versus the human dimensions/stakeholder approach, and then consider the roles and contributions of human dimensions inquiry in a ballot initiative‐prone political environment. The contributions discussed are: forecasting the likelihood of ballot initiatives, illuminating issues and special interests, planning educational communication, designing stakeholder input and involvement processes, and predicting consequences of ballot initiatives

Ballot · Business · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Stakeholder · Voting · Wildlife · Forest Management and Policy · Law · Species Distribution and Climate Change · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation · Ecology

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