Elinor Ostrom

Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science

Bloomington, IN

United States

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A Polycentric Approach for Coping with Climate Change

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A Polycentric Approach for Coping with Climate Change

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5095
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Elinor Ostrom
Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science
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Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases, Environmental Economics & Policies, Climate Change Economics, Transport Economics Policy & Planning, Environment and Energy Efficiency

A Polycentric Approach for Coping with Climate Change

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 29 Sep 2011
Elinor Ostrom
Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science
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Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases, Environmental Economics & Policies, Climate Change Economics, Transport Economics Policy & Planning, Environment and Energy Efficiency

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Private and Common Property Rights

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Private and Common Property Rights

Number of pages: 116 Posted: 21 Nov 2008
Elinor Ostrom and Charlotte Hess
Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science and Syracuse University Library
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Common Property, Private Property, Common-pool Resources, Governance

Private and Common Property Rights

Indiana University, Bloomington: School of Public & Environmental Affairs Research Paper No. 2008-11-01
Number of pages: 117 Posted: 01 Oct 2011
Elinor Ostrom and Charlotte Hess
Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science and Syracuse University Library
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Common Property, Private Property, Common-pool Resources, Governance

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The Meaning of Social Capital and Its Link to Collective Action

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The Meaning of Social Capital and Its Link to Collective Action

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 23 Nov 2008
Elinor Ostrom
Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science
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social capital, collective action, behavior

The Meaning of Social Capital and its Link to Collective Action

HANDBOOK ON SOCIAL CAPITAL, Gert T. Svendsen and Gunnar L. Svendsen, ed., Edward Elgar, 2008 , Indiana University, Bloomington: School of Public & Environmental Affairs Research Paper No. 2008-11-04
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 01 Oct 2011
Elinor Ostrom and T. K. Ahn
Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science and Seoul National University - Department of Political Science and International Relations
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social capital, collective action, behavior

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The Future of the Commons - Beyond Market Failure and Government Regulation

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, 2012, Indiana University, Bloomington School of Public & Environmental Affairs Research Paper No. 2012-12-02
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 20 May 2013 Last Revised: 22 Aug 2013
Elinor Ostrom, Christina Chang, Mark Pennington and Vlad Tarko
Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science, Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD), King’s College London - Department of Political Economy and University of Arizona - Department of Political Economy and Moral Science
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Polycentric Systems as One Approach for Solving Collective-Action Problems

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Polycentric Systems as One Approach for Solving Collective-Action Problems

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 21 Nov 2008
Elinor Ostrom
Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science
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polycentricity, collective action, common pool resources, markets, institutions

Polycentric Systems as One Approach for Solving Collective-Action Problems

Indiana University, Bloomington: School of Public & Environmental Affairs Research Paper No. 2008-11-02
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 01 Oct 2011
Elinor Ostrom
Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science
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polycentricity, collective action, common pool resources, markets, institutions

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Sustainable Social-Ecological Systems: An Impossibility?

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 07 Jul 2007
Elinor Ostrom
Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science
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sustainability, social-ecological systems

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Beyond the Tragedy of the Commons

Economia delle fonti di energia e dell’ambiente, Vol. 52, No. 1, pp. 35-60
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 24 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 12 Jun 2011
Xavier Basurto and Elinor Ostrom
Duke Marine Lab, Nicholas School of the Environment and Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science
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sustainable development, renewable resources fisheries, renewable resources commons

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Developing a Method for Analyzing Institutional Change

ASSESSING THE EVOLUTION AND IMPACT OF ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES, Sandra Batie and Nicholas Mercuro, eds., London: Routledge Press, 2008
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 03 Jul 2007
Elinor Ostrom
Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science
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institutional change, analysis, social science

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Design Principles of Robust Property-Rights Institutions: What Have We Learned?

PROPERTY RIGHTS AND LAND POLICIES, K. Gregory Ingram, Yu-Hung Hong, eds., Cambridge, MA: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2009
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 21 Nov 2008
Elinor Ostrom
Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science
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property rights, open access

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The Variety of Property Systems and Rights in Natural Resources

Indiana University-Bloomington School of Public & Environmental Affairs Research Paper No. 2010-08-01
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 10 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2011
Daniel H. Cole and Elinor Ostrom
Indiana University Maurer School of Law and Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science
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Property, Rights, Governance, Natural Resources, Conservation, Sustainability

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The Evolution of Institutions: Toward a New Methodology

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The Evolution of Institutions: Toward a New Methodology

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 29 Sep 2011
Elinor Ostrom and Xavier Basurto
Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science and Duke Marine Lab, Nicholas School of the Environment
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The Evolution of Institutions: Toward a New Methodology

Presented at the Robert Schumann Center, European University Institute, Florence, Italy, May 8-9, 2009
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 18 Jul 2009
Elinor Ostrom and Xavier Basurto
Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science and Duke Marine Lab, Nicholas School of the Environment
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institutions

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Building Trust to Solve Commons Dilemmas: Taking Small Steps to Test an Evolving Theory of Collective Action

GAMES, GROUPS, AND THE GLOBAL GOOD, Simon Levin, ed., New York: Springer, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 21 Nov 2008
Elinor Ostrom
Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science
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commons, collective action

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Beyond Markets and States: Polycentric Governance of Complex Economic Systems

Transnational Corporations Review, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2010
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 12 Mar 2012
Elinor Ostrom
Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science
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polycentric, common-pool resources, institutional analysis

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Response: The Institutional Analysis and Development Framework and the Commons

Cornell Law Review, Vol. 95, p. 807, 2010, Indiana University-Bloomington School of Public & Environmental Affairs Research Paper No. 2010-05-01
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 26 May 2010 Last Revised: 24 Jul 2011
Elinor Ostrom
Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science
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Institutional Analysis, IAD Framework, Knowledge, Commons

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The Vital Role of Norms and Rules in Maintaining Open Public and Private Economies

Free Enterprise: Values in Action Conference Series, 2005-2006, MORAL MARKETS: THE CRITICAL ROLE OF VALUES IN THE ECONOMY, Paul J. Zak, ed., Princeton University Press, 2007
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 14 Sep 2006
Elinor Ostrom and David Van Martin Schwab
Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science and Indiana University Bloomington
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Why Do We Need Laboratory Experiments in Political Science?

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Why Do We Need Laboratory Experiments in Political Science?

Indiana University, Bloomington: School of Public & Environmental Affairs Research Paper No. 2008-11-03
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 23 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 04 May 2012
Elinor Ostrom
Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science
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political science, behavior, common pool resources

Why Do We Need Laboratory Experiments in Political Science?

Indiana University, Bloomington: School of Public & Environmental Affairs Research Paper No. 2008-11-03
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 01 Oct 2011
Elinor Ostrom
Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science
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political science, behavior, common pool resources

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The Challenge of Crafting Rules to Change Open Access Resources into Managed Resources

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The Challenge of Crafting Rules to Change Open Access Resources into Managed Resources

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 23 Nov 2008
Elinor Ostrom
Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science
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rules, open access, common pool resources, resource management, complexity

The Challenge of Crafting Rules to Change Open Access Resources into Managed Resources

Indiana University, Bloomington: School of Public & Environmental Affairs Research Paper No. 2008-11-05
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 01 Oct 2011
Elinor Ostrom
Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science
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rules, open access, common pool resources, resource management, complexity

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The Governance Challenge: Matching Institutions to the Structure of Social-Ecological Systems

PRINCETON GUIDE TO ECOLOGY, Simon Levin, ed., Princeton University Press, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 23 Nov 2008
Elinor Ostrom
Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science
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governance and politics, institutions, common pool resources, polycentricity, social-ecological systems

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Engaging Impossibilities and Possibilities

ARGUMENTS FOR A BETTER WORLD: ESSAYS IN HONOR OF AMARTYA SEN, Kaushik Basu, Ravi Kanbur, eds., New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 522-541, 2009
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 21 Nov 2008
Elinor Ostrom
Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science
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Rules Without Enforcement are but Words on Paper

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Rules Without Enforcement are but Words on Paper

Revista de Economía Institucional, Vol. 11, No. 21, Second Semester 2009
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 13 Jan 2010
Elinor Ostrom
Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science
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rules, social systems, ecological systems

Rules Without Enforcement are But Words on Paper

Revista de Economía Institucional, Vol. 11, No. 21, Second Semester 2009
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 16 Aug 2011
Elinor Ostrom
Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science
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rules, social systems, ecological systems

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Robustness of Social-Ecological Systems to Spatial and Temporal Variability

Society and Natural Resources, Vol. 20, pp. 307-322, 2007
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 11 Jul 2007
Marco A. Janssen, John M. Anderies and Elinor Ostrom
Arizona State University (ASU), Arizona State University (ASU) and Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science
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disturbances, institutions, resilience, robustness, social-ecological system, variability

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The Challenges of Achieving Conservation and Development

The Annual Proceedings of the Wealth and Well-Being of Nations, Volume IV, 2011-2012
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 16 Nov 2012
Elinor Ostrom
Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science
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economics, ecology, conservation, development, economic development

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Grandfathering

NYU Wagner Research Paper No. 2182573, Indiana University, Bloomington School of Public & Environmental Affairs Research Paper No. 2012-11-03
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 29 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 07 Dec 2012
Maria Damon, Daniel H. Cole, Elinor Ostrom and Thomas Sterner
Independent, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science and Göteborg University - Department of Economics
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First in time, prior appropriation, grandfathering, incentives

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A Framework for Analysing the Microbiological Commons

International Social Science Journal, Vol. 188, pp. 335-349, June 2006
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 30 Jul 2007 Last Revised: 18 Aug 2017
Charlotte Hess and Elinor Ostrom
Syracuse University Library and Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science
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microbiological commons, new commons, knowledge, information

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Deliberation, Learning, and Institutional Change: The Use of Judicial Forums in Institutionally Diverse Settings

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 07 Jul 2007
William A. Blomquist and Elinor Ostrom
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science
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deliberation, learning, institutional change

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Empirical Foundations for Agent-Based Modeling: How Do Institutions Affect Agents' Land-Use Decision Processes in Indiana?

Proceedings of the Agent 2002 Conference on Social Agent: Ecology, Exchange, and Evolution
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 08 May 2017
Laura Carlson, Marco A. Janssen, Tun Myint, Elinor Ostrom and Abigail M. York
Indiana University Bloomington, Arizona State University (ASU), Carleton College - Department of Political Science & Environmental Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science and University of Missouri at Kansas City - Department of Public Administration/Cookingham Institute
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agent-based model; institution; Indiana; land-use and land-cover change

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A Long Polycentric Journey

Annual Review of Political Science, Vol. 13, pp. 1-23, 2010
Posted: 14 Oct 2010
Elinor Ostrom
Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science

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Connectivity and the Governance of Multilevel Social-Ecological Systems: The Role of Social Capital

Posted: 04 Jun 2010
Eduardo S. Brondizio, Elinor Ostrom and Oran R. Young
Indiana University, Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)

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Collective Choice in the Commons: Experimental Results on Proposed Allocation Rules and Votes

Posted: 13 Jul 2000
James M. Walker, Roy Gardner, Roy Gardner, Elinor Ostrom and Andrew Herr
Indiana University - Department of Economics and Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, Indiana University Bloomington - Department of EconomicsIndiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) - Department of Economics, Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science and Saint Vincent College

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