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A Thesis Submitted for the Degree of PhD at the University of Warwick Permanent WRAP URL: http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/153079 Copyright and reuse: This thesis is made available online and is protected by original copyright. Please scroll down to view the document itself. Please refer to the repository record for this item for information to help you to cite it. Our policy information is available from the repository home page. For more information, please contact the WRAP Team at: [email protected] warwick.ac.uk/lib-publications COMPLEX GOVERNANCE AND SEAZONES: THE FLOATING ISLAND PROJECT IN FRENCH POLYNESIA 2020 Ph.D. Thesis by Nathalie Mezza-Garcia A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of. Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick Complex Governance and SeaZones: The Floating Island Project Nathalie Mezza-Garcia Supervised by Emma Uprichard & Nathaniel Tkacz A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment for the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies University of Warwick Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies January 2020 Esta tesis está dedicada a mi mamá y a mi papá. Por toda una vida de apoyo incondicional. This thesis is dedicated to my mum and dad, for a lifetime of love and unconditional support. II I think the next century will be the century of complexity Stephen W. Hawking III Table of Contents LIST OF APPENDIXES ......................................................................................... VIII ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ....................................................................................... IX DECLARATION OF USED WORK ......................................................................... XI ABSTRACT .............................................................................................................XII CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................. 2 1.1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 2 1.2. RESEARCH GOAL, OBJECTIVES AND QUESTIONS.................................................... 5 1.3. PROBLEM: UNDERSTANDING THE FLOATING ISLAND PROJECT USING COMPLEX SYSTEMS THEORY ............................................................................................................. 8 1.4. SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS......................................................................................... 21 1.5. OUTLINE OF THE THESIS .......................................................................................... 22 2. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ON COMPLEX GOVERNANCE ...................... 26 2.1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 26 2.2. COMPLEXITY............................................................................................................. 27 2.3. COMPLEXITY IN SOCIAL SCIENCE ........................................................................... 35 2.4. COMPLEX GOVERNANCE ......................................................................................... 38 2.5. SEAZONES ............................................................................................................... 44 2.6. CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................ 60 CHAPTER 3. CASE STUDY: THE FLOATING ISLAND PROJECT IN FRENCH POLYNESIA ............................................................................................................ 61 CHAPTER 4. METHODOLOGY .............................................................................. 72 4.1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 72 4.2. METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................................ 72 4.3 .DATA COLLECTION METHODS ................................................................................. 77 4.3.1. Participant Observation ............................................................................ 77 4.3.2. Document Analysis .................................................................................... 84 4.4. RESEARCH DESIGN .................................................................................................. 88 4.5. ADVANTAGES AND CHALLENGES OF THE METHODOLOGY .................................... 92 4.6. ETHICS .................................................................................................................... 102 4.7. CONCLUSION .......................................................................................................... 104 PART II. EMPIRICAL CHAPTERS ....................................................................... 105 CHAPTER 5. INSTITUTIONAL NESTEDNESS ................................................... 106 5.1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 106 5.2. NESTEDNES ............................................................................................................ 109 5.3. ORIGIN OF NESTEDNESS IN FRENCH POLYNESIA’S HISTORY .............................. 116 5.4. NESTEDNESS IN THE SEASTEADING INSTITUTE’S STRATEGY .............................. 121 5.5. DOMESTIC AND SUPRANATIONAL INSTITUTIONS .................................................. 129 5.6. UNTANGLING REGULATIONS ................................................................................. 135 5.7. ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT STAKEHOLDERS AND LIMITATIONS OF FORMAL STRATEGIES .................................................................................................................. 142 5.8. CONCLUSION .......................................................................................................... 150 CHAPTER 6. LOCAL AND GLOBAL NON-GOVERNMENT STAKEHOLDERS 152 6.1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 152 6.2. COMPLEX GOVERNANCE IN SOCIOECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ................................. 156 6.3. LOCAL “INFORMAL” STAKEHOLDERS .................................................................. 166 6.4. GLOBAL (NON-LOCAL) STAKEHOLDERS .............................................................. 179 6.5. MISSED OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVOLVING LOCALS .............................................. 189 6.6. CONCLUSION .......................................................................................................... 197 IV 7. CROSS-TEMPORAL AND CROSS-SPATIAL WAVES ................................... 200 7.1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 200 7.2.THEORY: WAVES .................................................................................................... 201 7.3. WAVE 1: COLONISATION ....................................................................................... 207 7.4. WAVE 2: FACEBOOK ............................................................................................. 215 7.5. WAVE 3: PROTESTS .............................................................................................. 224 7.6. ACCOMPANYING RIPPLES ..................................................................................... 233 7.7. CONCLUSION .......................................................................................................... 240 PART III. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION ...................................................... 232 8.1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 233 8.2. IMPLICATIONS OF COMPLEX GOVERNANCE ON SETTING UP PROJECTS IDEOLOGICALLY-MOTIVATED ........................................................................................ 240 8.3. ANALYSIS AND BEST PRACTICES ......................................................................... 249 8.4. CONTRIBUTIONS ..................................................................................................... 264 8.5. CONCLUDING REMARKS AND FUTURE WORK ...................................................... 268 9. REFERENCES .................................................................................................. 274 V Tables and Illustrated Materials FIGURE 1. TIMELINE OF THE FLOATING ISLAND PROJECT.................................................................... 71 FIGURE 2. TREE TOPOLOGY IN CONFERENCES ................................................................................ 168 FIGURE 3. NO TO THE FLOATING ISLAND PROJECT FACEBOOK ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN BY THE GOVERNMENT ................................................................................................................................... 230 FIGURE 4. NO TO THE FLOATING ISLAND FLYER BY THE GOVERNMENT ................................................ 231 VII List of Appendixes Appendix 1. Non-Disclosure Agreement VIII Acknowledgements I do not have enough words to thank my PhD supervisor, Emma Uprichard, for believing in me. Without her support, patience and guiding, I could not have done it. I’m also extremely grateful with second supervisor, Nathaniel (Nate) Tkacz, for his insights, comments and for welcoming me at CIM. This thesis would not have been possible without the unconditional support and care of my mum, while I was in the UK. I will be forever grateful.