Interests and power as drivers in community forestry

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Acknowledgements\r......Page 9
Table of Contents\r......Page 11
Abbreviations\r......Page 18
The Project Structure\r......Page 20
Research Summary\r......Page 21
1.1. Introduction\r......Page 23
1.2. Research Rationale\r......Page 24
1.3. Research questions and hypothesis\r......Page 26
1.4. Structure of the thesis\r......Page 27
2.1. Introduction\r......Page 29
2.2. Basic assumptions of power\r......Page 30
2.3. Definitions and theoretical roots of power elements\r......Page 31
2.4. Operationalization of power elements\r......Page 35
3.1. Introduction\r......Page 37
3.2. Selection of community forest user groups (CFUGs)\r......Page 38
3.3. Identifying the most powerful group of stakeholders......Page 41
3.4. Assessment of community forest outcomes\r......Page 49
3.6. Literature review\r......Page 50
3.8. Analysis of quantitative and qualitative information\r......Page 51
3.10.Terms and definitions\r......Page 52
4.1. Community forestry: Concepts and definitions\r......Page 55
4.2. Scope and goals of community forestry\r......Page 59
4.3. Stakeholders in community forestry\r......Page 62
4.4. Community forestry in Nepal\r......Page 68
5.1. Quantitative power networks of community forestry stakeholders......Page 93
5.2. Qualitative power assessment in community forestry netwoks\r......Page 105
6.1. Interests as a driving Force in forestry\r......Page 177
6.2. Forest Administration and their interest in community forestry\r......Page 178
6.3. Forest users‟ group committees and their interests in community forestry\r......Page 187
6.4. Donors‟ interests in Nepalese community forestry\r......Page 195
6.5. Political parties and their interest in community forestry\r......Page 203
6.6. Wood contractors and their interests in community forestry\r......Page 207
7.1. Introduction\r......Page 211
7.2. Paradoxes of community forestry outcomes in Nepal\r......Page 213
7.3. Indicators for community forestry outcomes\r......Page 214
8.1. Introduction\r......Page 263
8.2. The most powerful stakeholders and the nature of their influence in community forestry outcomes\r......Page 264
8.3. Interests and power as determinants of community forestry outcomes\r......Page 273
8.5. Community forestry in Nepal validates research hypothesis\r......Page 283
8.7. Final remarks\r......Page 285
References\r......Page 286
Annex-1: Questionnaire for field survey\r......Page 308
Annex -2- The list of interviewed stakeholders during first phase of field work\r......Page 314
Annex-3: Interviews coding\r......Page 317
Annex-4: The quantitative power network of community forests\r......Page 319
Annex-5: Chronology of donors‟ forestry projects in Nepal\r......Page 337
Photo Plates\r......Page 341
Zusammenfassung\r......Page 344
Curriculum Vitae\r......Page 346
Buchrücken\r......Page 348