Research on how people organise shared resources. Compare actual rules, monitoring and conflict resolution rather than assuming a single governance solution.

Amartya Sen

Social choice, capabilities and the evaluation of development. Distinguish resources from the real opportunities people have to use them.

Bina Agarwal

Land rights, gender and participation in environmental governance. Distinguish nominal membership from the ability to influence a decision.

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How can people care for what they share?

Compare evidence about shared resources with accounts of reciprocity, participation and responsibility to place. These approaches ask overlapping but distinct questions.