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Yakusheva, Natalya
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Yakusheva, N. (2017). Jonathan D. Oldfield & Denis J. B. Shaw: The Development of Russian Environmental Thought. Scientific and Geographical Perspectives on the Natural Environment [Review]. Europe-Asia Studies, 69(5), 850-852
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Jonathan D. Oldfield & Denis J. B. Shaw: The Development of Russian Environmental Thought. Scientific and Geographical Perspectives on the Natural Environment
2017 (English)In: Europe-Asia Studies, ISSN 0966-8136, E-ISSN 1465-3427, Vol. 69, no 5, p. 850-852Article, book review (Other academic) Published
National Category
Environmental Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-33140 (URN)10.1080/09668136.2017.1327738 (DOI)000406382900015 ()
Available from: 2017-08-22 Created: 2017-08-22 Last updated: 2017-08-22Bibliographically approved
Yakusheva, N. (2017). Parks, Policies and People: Nature Conservation Governance in Post-Socialist EU Countries. (Doctoral dissertation). Huddinge: Södertörns högskola
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Parks, Policies and People: Nature Conservation Governance in Post-Socialist EU Countries
2017 (English)Doctoral thesis, monograph (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

The national parks in the Carpathian Mountains along the Polish and Slovak border represent encompassing policy agendas that strive to balance biodiversity conservation and social welfare tasks. These countries have, during the last 25 years, undergone rapid transformation from socialist regimes to liberal democracies, and this transformation has affected the political, social and economic spheres. The accession to the European Union (EU) introduced demands for further changes, such as closer integration of conservation and socioeconomic development and inclusive, transparent and accountable decision-making that are based on participatory mechanisms.

This thesis explores key challenges and opportunities for nature conservation policy and practice at the local level in a context of post-socialist legacies and Europeanization. Multi-level governance, Europeanization, and post-socialist studies are used as theoretical vehicles for the analysis of four transboundary national parks: Pieninsky national parks (NP) in both Poland and Slovakia and Bieszczady NP [Poland] and Poloniny NP [Slovakia].

The results of this study show that the early designation of the studied parks as protected areas prevented their exploitation and enabled preservation of important landscapes, which currently are highly valued at the European level. These nature conservation regimes have created tangible restrictions on the possible economic uses of these areas. However, rural development alternatives depend on a broader set of local, national and global factors such as the structure of the local economy and employment, the prioritization of nature conservation in national policies, investors’ interest, and increasing urbanization. Europeanization provided opportunities for local actors to benefit from additional funding made available for nature conservation and rural development. At the same time, demands for participatory decision-making posed significant procedural and conceptual challenges to achieving transparent, inclusive and accountable governance. The prevalence of informal practices in local policy-making and the lack of trust in state authorities pose further challenges to formal participatory processes. The opportunities of local actors to reach out across levels to express their interests remain scarce and are not institutionalized, whereas the multi-level characteristics of modern governance indirectly shape local processes by defining common legal and policy frameworks. 

Abstract [sv]

Förvaltningen av nationalparkerna in vid gränsen mellan Polen och Slovakien i Karpaterna är framför allt inriktad mot att uppnå balans mellan bevarande av biologisk mångfald och social välfärd. Polen och Slovakien har under de senaste 25 åren genomgått en snabb förändring från socialistiska regimer till liberala demokratier, vilket har inneburit genomgripande politiska, sociala och ekonomiska förändringar. Medlemskapet i EU innebar ytterligare förändringar, som till exempel integrering av naturvårdsarbete och socioekonomisk utveckling, liksom främjande av inkluderande, transparent och deltagarinriktat beslutsfattande. Därmed bygger den moderna beslutsprocessen inte längre på den tidigare hierarkiska strukturen, utan har nu fått en aningen diffus karaktär, innefattande mängd olika aktörer som interagerar i såväl horisontella som vertikala beslutsprocesser.

I denna avhandling utforskas nyckelutmaningar och möjligheter för beslutsfattande och implementering av naturvårdsarbete på lokal nivå, relaterade till de post-socialistiska arven och medlemskapet i EU. Multi-level governance (politiskt beslutsfattande på flera nivåer), Europeanization (europeisering) och post-socialistiska studier används som teoretiska verktyg för analysen av fyra gränsöverskridande nationalparker: Pieninsky, som innefattar såväl polska som slovakiska områden, Bieszczady (Polen) och Poloniny (Slovakien).

Studien visar att det tidiga inrättandet av naturskydd i nationalparkerna hindrade exploatering och möjliggjorde bevarandet av värdefulla naturområden, vilka idag är högt värderade utifrån ett europeiskt perspektiv. Reglerna för detta naturskydd har dock skapat begränsningar för hur områdena kan användas för, till exempel, agrara verksamheter och turism.

De mer övergripande landsbygdsutvecklingsmöjligheterna beror av lokala, nationella och globala faktorer som exempelvis den lokala ekonomins struktur, tillgång på arbetstillfällen, hur naturskydd prioriteras i nationellt beslutsfattande, intresse för investeringar i området och urbaniseringsprocesser. Medlemskapet i EU har medfört utökade möjligheter för finansiering av naturskydd och landsbygdsutveckling. Samtidigt har medlemskapet för dessa länder lett till ökade förväntningar på politiskt deltagande och nya utmaningar vad gäller transparens i beslutsfattande och inkluderande beslutsprocesser. Vidare har informella beslutsvägar i lokalt beslutsfattande och lågt förtroende för statliga myndigheter lett till ytterligare utmaningar i deltagandeprocesser. Möjligheter för lokala aktörer att kunna kommunicera och påverka beslut på högre nivåer har förblivit begränsade och är ännu inte tydligt institutionaliserade, samtidigt som det moderna, interaktiva beslutsfattandet på flera nivåer indirekt formar lokala processer genom att definiera legala och politiska ramverk inom vilka förvaltningsbeslut fattas.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Huddinge: Södertörns högskola, 2017. p. 305
Series
Södertörn Doctoral Dissertations, ISSN 1652-7399 ; 136
Keywords
national parks, Carpathians, Poland, Slovakia, Europeanization, Central Eastern Europe, multi-level governance
National Category
Environmental Sciences
Research subject
Environmental Studies; Baltic and East European studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-32400 (URN)978-91-87843-94-5 (ISBN)978-91-87843-95-2 (ISBN)
Public defence
2017-05-12, MA 624, Alfred Nobels allé 7, Huddinge, 13:00 (English)
Opponent
Supervisors
Funder
The Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies
Available from: 2017-04-20 Created: 2017-04-13 Last updated: 2023-04-04Bibliographically approved
Yakusheva, N. (2017). Wildlife conservation policy and practice in Central Asia. Unasylva, 68(249), 45-52
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Wildlife conservation policy and practice in Central Asia
2017 (English)In: Unasylva, ISSN 0041-6436, Vol. 68, no 249, p. 45-52Article in journal (Other academic) Published
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2017
National Category
Environmental Sciences
Research subject
Environmental Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-32412 (URN)2-s2.0-85016243511 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2017-04-18 Created: 2017-04-18 Last updated: 2020-03-24Bibliographically approved
Yakusheva, N. (2016). Socio-demographic changes in and around protected areas and management responses: Case studies from the Carpathians. In: Thomas Hammer, Ingo Mose, Dominik Siegrist, Norbert Weixlbaumer (Ed.), Parks of the Future:: Protected Areas in Europe Challenging Regional and Global Change (pp. 225-240). Munich: oekom verlag
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Socio-demographic changes in and around protected areas and management responses: Case studies from the Carpathians
2016 (English)In: Parks of the Future:: Protected Areas in Europe Challenging Regional and Global Change / [ed] Thomas Hammer, Ingo Mose, Dominik Siegrist, Norbert Weixlbaumer, Munich: oekom verlag, 2016, p. 225-240Chapter in book (Refereed)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Munich: oekom verlag, 2016
Keywords
National parks, nature conservaiton, socio-demographic changes, land use changes
National Category
Biological Sciences
Research subject
Environmental Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-29518 (URN)978-3-86581-765-5 (ISBN)
Available from: 2016-02-15 Created: 2016-02-15 Last updated: 2017-04-18Bibliographically approved
Yakusheva, N. (2015). Cooperation in Wildlife Management: Regional Aspects and Challenges in Central Asia. In: Rolf Baldus (Ed.), The current situation of wildlife management in Central Asian Countries: (pp. 66-80). Bishkek: FLERMONECA
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Cooperation in Wildlife Management: Regional Aspects and Challenges in Central Asia
2015 (English)In: The current situation of wildlife management in Central Asian Countries / [ed] Rolf Baldus, Bishkek: FLERMONECA , 2015, p. 66-80Chapter in book (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Bishkek: FLERMONECA, 2015
National Category
Political Science Environmental Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-29519 (URN)978-9967-27-744-1 (ISBN)
Available from: 2016-02-15 Created: 2016-02-15 Last updated: 2019-09-25Bibliographically approved
Yakusheva, N. (2015). Gyula Hovráth: Spaces and Places in Central and Eastern Europe. Historical Trends and Perspectives [Review]. Europe-Asia Studies, 67(6), 993-995
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Gyula Hovráth: Spaces and Places in Central and Eastern Europe. Historical Trends and Perspectives
2015 (English)In: Europe-Asia Studies, ISSN 0966-8136, E-ISSN 1465-3427, Vol. 67, no 6, p. 993-995Article, book review (Other academic) Published
National Category
Social and Economic Geography
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-28209 (URN)10.1080/09668136.2015.1051878 (DOI)000359636500010 ()
Available from: 2015-09-17 Created: 2015-09-07 Last updated: 2017-12-04Bibliographically approved
Yakusheva, N. (2014). The implementation deficit in the European Union: insights from Natura 2000 policy in the Carpathian countries. In: Ivan Kruhlov & Bohdan Prots (Ed.), Local Responses to Global Challenges: Proceedings of Forum Carpaticum 2014. Paper presented at 3rd Forum Carpaticum,Lviv, 2014. (pp. 23-30). Lviv: Ukrayinskyy Bestseler
Open this publication in new window or tab >>The implementation deficit in the European Union: insights from Natura 2000 policy in the Carpathian countries
2014 (English)In: Local Responses to Global Challenges: Proceedings of Forum Carpaticum 2014 / [ed] Ivan Kruhlov & Bohdan Prots, Lviv: Ukrayinskyy Bestseler , 2014, p. 23-30Conference paper, Published paper (Other academic)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Lviv: Ukrayinskyy Bestseler, 2014
Keywords
nature conservation policy, Poland, Slovakia
National Category
Environmental Sciences
Research subject
Environmental Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-30430 (URN)978-966-2384-21-5 (ISBN)
Conference
3rd Forum Carpaticum,Lviv, 2014.
Available from: 2016-06-21 Created: 2016-06-21 Last updated: 2016-06-23Bibliographically approved
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