Diversity, conflicts, trust and social learning in Collaborative Governance. A case study in the Regional Coastal Use Commissions

Abstract

The Regional Coastal Use Commissions (CRUBC) are a collaborative governance arrangement at the local sub-national level to manage the Chilean coastline. They are made up of public actors of different levels and non-state actors, with a presence in each of the regions with access to the Chilean sea.

The main objective of this study is to analyze the social interaction of the members of the Regional Commission for the use of the Coastal Edge of the Bío-Bío Region and how this contributes or hinders collaborative governance arrangements in the framework of the socio-territorial conflicts of the coastal edge.

Given the relevance of the coastline as a natural and strategic territory of our country, it is necessary to investigate the collaborative governance processes that have been proposed as necessary and useful management models to solve public problems in territories of latent conflict and where resources are at stake. natural resources of high value to the community.

For the analysis, an innovative collaborative governance approach is proposed that focuses on the interaction of members, overcoming the positive predispositions of the diversity of actors and the inclusion of non-state members in the resolution of public problems.

The results show that in the Regional Commissions for the Use of the Coastal Edge there is no considerable social learning among the members since there are obstacles that prevent the realization of joint missions and an integrated vision of the coastline.