The Power of Narrative in Environmental Networks

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Contents Series Foreword Preface and Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction: The Stories Environmental Networks Tell Us Environmental Networks as Solution Speaking New Environmental Truths Emergent Ecologies Integrating Scientific and Other Knowledge Research and Critiques of Environmental Networks The Power of Narrative in Understanding Networks Envisioning New Ecologies Layout of the Book Our Choice of Case Studies Chapter 2. A Theory of “More than Social” Networks The Structuralist Dilemma The Power of Networks The Power of Narrative in Networks How Networks Explain Heterogeneity An Example of the Structural Dilemma Chapter 3. The Turn to Narrative Analysis The Centrality of Narratives Linking Networks and Narratives Narratives and Organization Narratives, Frames, and Discourses Guiding Principles A Framework for Narrative Analysis A Note on Narrative Nomenclature Applying the Narrative-Network Framework Chapter 4. Narrative, Network, and Conservation on the Arizona-Sonora Border Introduction The Setting: A Place of Contrasts Tracing Network Ties Border Environmental Activists ’ Narratives Implications for Democracy and Governance Value Added through Narrative Analysis of a Network Chapter 5. Narrating the Ethical Landscape of the Turtle Islands Tracing the Narratives Emplotment: Making Sense of the Whole Characterization: Nonhuman Actants and Conservationists Alterity and the Other Breach of Convention The Contextuality of Knowledge Value Added through Narrative Analysis Chapter 6. Narratives of Nature and Science in Alternative Farming Networks Elucidating Farmer Narrative-Networks Emplotment in Alternative Farming Networks Characterization — Nature as Partner Alterity Breach — Keeping the Story Interesting Hermeneutics and Gaps Contextuality of Knowledge Insights from Narrative Analysis Chapter 7. Expanding the Ecological Imagination Introduction Themes and Findings The Promise and Challenge of Narrative Analysis Broader Implications for Research and Action Linking Narratives to Practice Notes References Index American and Comparative Environmental Policy