Tuesday, June 17, 2025 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Integrative Learning Center ILCN255
Identifying archetypes in small-scale agricultural and livestock systems using CIS framework analysis.
in-person
Irene Pérez Ibarra, Alicia Tenza-Peral, Laura Estévez Moreno, Ismael Lare David, Javier Lacosta García, Rocío De Torre Ceijas, and Diego Arahuetes
University of Zaragoza, Spain
This study characterizes over 30 cases of small-scale agricultural and livestock systems across four continents (Africa, America, Asia, and Europe) using the Coupled Infrastructure Systems (CIS) framework. The analysis identifies system archetypes and explores the socio-ecological variables, both internal and external, that shape these systems. The findings offer insights on the adaptive capacities and transition pathways of these systems in response to global challenges, such as climate change. Internal variables include the type of system (agricultural or livestock-based), resource used (such as irrigation water, pasture, or forest), and the number of users involved in agriculture and livestock. External variables cover factors such as isolation levels, climate conditions, and biome types. Data were gathered through an approximately four-hour online survey, conducted by local researchers familiar with the studied communities. This research is significant as it provides a foundation for developing more effective governance strategies tailored to local realities, with the potential to enhance the sustainability and efficiency of agricultural and livestock systems worldwide.
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 13:30:00 – 15:00:00 Integrative Learning Center ILCN101
Addressing Inter- and Intra-Participant Discrepancies in Rules-in-Use with the IG 2.0
in-person
Irene Pérez Ibarra1, Ismael Lare David1, Daniel W Detzi2, Alicia Tenza Peral1, and Ute Brady3
1University of Zaragoza, Spain; 2The United States Air Force Academy, USA; 3Arizona State University, USA
The Institutional Grammar (IG) is a widely used method for analyzing institutional design, focusing on both the structure and meaning of institutions. While both rules-in-use and rules-in-form are essential for governing common-pool resources and addressing social dilemmas, the IG has primarily been developed to analyze rules-in-form. The complexities of rules-in-use, along with challenges in collecting them, limit the direct application of existing coding protocols designed for rules-in-form. One such challenge is the potential presence of inconsistencies between institutional statements provided by research participants. In this work, we propose a method to address both intra- and inter-participant inconsistencies. We demonstrate how to analyze these discrepancies at both the institutional statement and grammatical element levels, offering strategies for incorporating them into the analysis.
