Co-Governance and Resilience Justice

This is the author accepted manuscript. Available from the Digital Library of the Commons, Indiana University Libraries via the link in this recordIn co-governance, governance authority and management responsibility for resources, environments, or infrastructure are shared by the government and communities. Distinct institutions of co-governance emerge and evolve from the grassroots struggles of marginalized and oppressed communities for justice, empowerment, and resilience (capacities to adapt to disturbances and changing conditions). Instead of merely forming commons or merely making government processes/structures more participatory and inclusive, these communities form new institutional structures that integrate governmental power and resources with community power and resources. We show that co-governance institutions arise less out of a concern for efficient and sustainable use of resources and more out of a concern for social equity and community capacities. Building on Ostrom’s work on polycentric collective governance institutions and more recent scholars’ studies of key features of co-governance, we articulate the design principles of co-governance institutions that are specifically aimed at equity (justice) and community resilience in marginalized and oppressed communities. Using examples of co-governance in both Global South and Global North regions, we explore how these design principles address resilience justice problems. Workshop on the Ostrom Workshop – WOW7 Conference Indiana University, Bloomington, IN June 19-21, 202

Exploring molecular variation in Schistosoma japonicum in China

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A Qualitative Exploration of Factors Explaining Non-Uptake of Hormonal Contraceptives Among Adolescent Girls in Rural Ghana: The Adolescent Girls' Perspective.

BACKGROUND: Adolescent pregnancy remains a public health concern globally. The use of hormonal contraceptive methods are proven ways of preventing pregnancies and in turn unsafe abortions. However, research shows that use of hormonal contraceptive methods is rather low among African adolescent girls, of which Ghana is no exception. OBJECTIVE: This manuscript uses the socio-ecological model to guide our understanding of the factors associated with non-use of hormonal contraceptives among adolescent girls in Ghana. METHODS: An explorative study was done using qualitative data collection methods. Two focus group discussions and sixteen in-depth interviews were conducted among adolescent girls aged 15-19 years (N = 38) in the Kintampo area of Ghana to determine factors affecting uptake of hormonal contraceptives. RESULTS: Adolescents showed a lack of in-depth knowledge related to the different hormonal contraceptive types. Negative attitudes towards adolescent hormonal contraceptive use, fear of real and perceived side effects of hormonal contraceptives, lack of self-efficacy to use contraceptives, fear of disclosure of use and fear of societal stigma related to sexual intercourse and its related issues among adolescents may explain why adolescent girls in this context do not use hormonal contraceptive methods. CONCLUSION: To promote hormonal contraceptives among adolescent girls, a combination of multifaceted social-psychological, personal and community level interventions are needed