Session Summary

Session Number:198
Session ID:S65
Session Title:The Framing of Intractable Environmental Disputes
Short Title:Framing Intractable Disputes
Session Type:Showcase Symposium
Hotel:Hyatt West
Floor:LL2
Room:Regency Ball D(N)
Time:Wednesday, August 11, 1999 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM

Sponsors

CM  (Laurie Weingart)weingart@cyrus.andrew.cmu.edu (412) 268-7585 
ONE  (John Jermier)jermier@groucho.bsn.usf.edu (813) 974-1752 

General People

Chair Lewicki, Roy J. Ohio State U. lewicki.1@osu.edu (614)-292-0258 
Discussant Bazerman, Max M. Northwestern U. mbazer@nwu.edu (847)-491-8077 

Submissions

The Framing of Identity, Rights and Values in Environmental Disputes 
Presenter Gray, Barbara  Pennsylvania State U. b9g@psu.edu 814-865-3822 
Presenter Corley, Jennifer Jones Pennsylvania State U. jaj14@psu.edu (814)-865-1203 
Presenter Hanke, Ralph  Pennsylvania State U. b9g@psu.edu (814)-865-1203 
Framing the Politics of Water 
Presenter Lewicki, Roy J. Ohio State U. lewicki.1@osu.edu (614)-292-0258 
Presenter Wiethoff, Carolyn Marie Ohio State U., Columbus wiethoff.1@osu.edu (614)-688-9746 
Stakeholder Framing of the Edwards Aquifer Case 
Presenter Putnam, Linda L. Texas A&M U. lputnam@tamu.edu 409-845-5514 
Presenter Samuelson, Charles  Texas A&M U. eds@psych.tamu.edu (409)-845-0376 
Evolving Stakeholder Frames and the Transition Between Intractability and Resolvability in an Environmental Conflict: Lessons From the Quincy Library Group Case 
Presenter Wondolleck, Julia M. U. of Michigan juliaw@umich.edu (734)-764-1570 
Presenter Bryan, Todd  U. of Michigan tbryan@umich.edu (734)-997-0929 

Abstract

The purpose of this symposium is to examine framing dynamics in intractable environmental disputes. Frames are perspectives taken by parties in a dispute, or stakeholders to that dispute, that serve as interpretations of "what is going on" or "what is the issue in dispute." The presenters will argue that several specific frames--values, rights, identity, risk and trust--have shaped the perspectives taken by key stakeholders in several major environmental disputes, and thus have contributed to the dispute's intractabilty (high difficulty of resolution). Presenters will discuss research methods for understanding and discovering these frames, the power of frames in contributing to the ease or resolution of a dispute, and the implications for understanding and resolving similar environmental conflicts (119 words).