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Abstract

Citizen and stakeholder participation is held to bolster the democratic legitimacy of. marine governance by building trust in the decision-making system through inclusion.However, a growing body of literature points to increasing disillusionment and.exclusion, and thus decreased legitimacy. In this study we apply a ‘legitimacy lens’ to.examine a dominant conceptualisation of participation in marine governance. We.argue that the social-ecological systems paradigm (SES) exerts a substantial.intellectual influence within marine governance. We identify that an ontological.underpinning of the conceptualisation of participation within this paradigm results in the.absence of a coherent articulation of democratic legitimacy in marine governance.scholarship. We suggest that the development of a more nuanced and overt account of.democratic legitimacy is necessary to strengthening the application of SES-informed.marine governance practices.

Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Fudge, M and Alexander, K and Ogier, E and Leith, P and Haward, M
Keywords:	political participation, marine governance, representation, institutional arrangements
Journal or Publication Title:	Environmental Science and Policy
Publisher:	Elsevier Sci Ltd
ISSN:	1462-9011
DOI / ID Number:	10.1016/j.envsci.2021.09.015
Copyright Information:	© 2021 Elsevier Ltd.
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