Cooperation Drivers and Gaps in Polycentric Governance in the Colorado River Basin

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Brief Overview

Using a social network analysis approach, we analyze five policy processes in the Colorado River Basin from 2000-present to determine who participates and if cooperation is driven by previous cooperative experiences, externalities, or homophily.

Authors

• Elizabeth Ann Koebele, University of Nevada-Reno

• Linda Mendez-Barrientos, University of Denver

• Andrea K. Gerlak, University of Arizona