Social Capital and Conflict Resolution: Lessons from a Community Forestry Programme in Karnataka

33 Pages Posted: 14 May 2010 Last revised: 23 May 2010

See all articles by Ozmond Roshan D'Souza

Ozmond Roshan D'Souza

affiliation not provided to SSRN; Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment

Date Written: October 5, 2010

Abstract

The paper highlights the conflict in benefit sharing among four different communities (hamlets) spread over different geographical areas in a conservation and development programme. All the four hamlets are expected to contribute equally to the conservation and management activities. In return, these hamlets are provided financial assistance to be utilised for development activities. Problem in the community arises when the grants under the development component are released – as to how the grants are to be shared among different hamlets? The paper seeks to understand how individuals/sections within groups use conflict as a tool or strategy to get benefits and how certain actors involved in the process attempt to minimize or resolve community/group conflict? How does the Managing Committee negotiate in the conflict situation with the beneficiaries and how such conflicts can have a negative impact on the conservation activities is also discussed.

Keywords: Community Hall, Conflict resolution, Joint Forest (Planning) and Management, Leadership, Networks, Norms, Social Capital, Trust, Village Forest Committee

Suggested Citation

D'Souza, Ozmond Roshan and D'Souza, Ozmond Roshan, Social Capital and Conflict Resolution: Lessons from a Community Forestry Programme in Karnataka (October 5, 2010). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1607413 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1607413

Ozmond Roshan D'Souza (Contact Author)

Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment ( email )

Royal Enclave
Srirampura, Jakkur post
Bangalore, Karnataka 560064
India
+919243818327 (Phone)
+918023530070 (Fax)

HOME PAGE: http://www.atree.org

affiliation not provided to SSRN ( email )

Do you have negative results from your research you’d like to share?

Paper statistics

Downloads
109
Abstract Views
773
Rank
451,035
PlumX Metrics