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Prof. Dr. Achim Schlüter

Professor of Social Systems and Ecological Economics
School of Business, Social & Decision Sciences
Leibniz-Zentrum für Marine Tropenökologie (ZMT) /
Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology
Raum: 3104
Fahrenheitstr. 6
D-28359 Bremen
Germany
Phone number
49 421 23800-104
Fax number
+49 421 23800-30
Email Address
aschlueter@constructor.university
Office
ZMT Bremen
Website
http://www.zmt-bremen.de/Achim_Schlueter.html
Research Interests
  • Institutional Economics
  • Ecological Economics
  • Experimental Economics
Selected Publications

Determinants of performance of community-based drinking water organizations

R Madrigal, F Alpízar, A Schlüter

World Development 39 (9), 1663-1675

Environmental governance theories: a review and application to coastal systems

S Partelow, A Schlüter, D Armitage, M Bavinck, K Carlisle, RL Gruby, ...

Resilience Alliance

Virtual reality as a tool for environmental conservation and fundraising

KM Nelson, E Anggraini, A Schlüter

Plos one 15 (4), e0223631

Governance and the coastal condition: Towards new modes of observation, adaptation and integration

K Van Assche, AK Hornidge, A Schlüter, N Vaidianu

Marine Policy 112, 103413

Measuring and understanding sustainability-enhancing processes in tropical coastal and marine social–ecological systems

M Glaser, P Christie, K Diele, L Dsikowitzky, S Ferse, I Nordhaus, ...

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 4 (3), 300-308

The grammar of institutions: The challenge of distinguishing between strategies, norms, and rules

A Schlüter, I Theesfeld

Rationality and Society 22 (4), 445-475

A gender lens on women’s harvesting activities and interactions with local marine governance in a South Pacific fishing community

J Rohe, A Schlüter, SCA Ferse

Maritime Studies 17 (2), 155-162

Aquaculture-capture fisheries nexus under Covid-19: impacts, diversity, and social-ecological resilience

AO Manlosa, AK Hornidge, A Schlüter

Maritime Studies 20, 75-85

Land-sea interactions and coastal development: An evolutionary governance perspective

A Schlüter, K Van Assche, AK Hornidge, N Văidianu

Marine Policy 112, 103801

Institutioneller Wandel und Transformation: Restitution, Transformation und Privatisierung in der tschechischen Landwirtschaft

A Schlüter

Shaker

Risk aversion, time preferences, and out-migration. Experimental evidence from Ghana and Indonesia

C Goldbach, A Schlüter

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 150, 132-148

Mangroves, fishers, and the struggle for adaptive comanagement: applying the social-ecological systems framework to a marine extractive reserve (RESEX) in Brazil

S Partelow, M Glaser, SS Arce, RSL Barboza, A Schlüter

Ecology and Society 23 (3), 19

External validity of artefactual field experiments: A study on cooperation, impatience and sustainability in an artisanal fishery in Colombia

LE Torres-Guevara, A Schlüter

Ecological Economics 128, 187-201

Institutional change in the forestry sector—The explanatory potential of New Institutional Economics

A Schlüter

Forest Policy and Economics 9 (8), 1090-1099

Operationalizing the social-ecological systems framework in pond aquaculture

S Partelow, P Senff, N Buhari, A Schlüter

International Journal of the Commons 12 (1), 485-518

A sustainability agenda for tropical marine science

S Partelow, A Schlüter, H von Wehrden, M Jänig, P Senff

Conservation Letters 11 (1), e12351

What makes them follow the rules? Empirical evidence from turtle egg harvesters in Costa Rica

R Madrigal-Ballestero, A Schlüter, MC Lopez

Marine Policy 37, 270-277

Nudging tourists to donate for conservation: Experimental evidence on soliciting voluntary contributions for coastal management

KM Nelson, S Partelow, A Schlüter

Journal of environmental management 237, 30-43

Disciplinary diversity in marine sciences: the urgent case for an integration of research

T Markus, H Hillebrand, AK Hornidge, G Krause, A Schlüter

ICES Journal of Marine Science 75 (2), 502-509

Collective action in a tropical estuarine lagoon: Adapting Ostrom’s SES framework to Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, Colombia

LET Guevara, A Schlüter, MC Lopez

International Journal of the Commons 10 (1), 334-362

 

Publications on Scopus
Mental models of aquaculture governance in Indonesia
Nagel, B. Anggraini, E. Buhari, N. Gray, S. Partelow, S. Schlüter, A.
Sustainability Science 2024
Fishing logbook as stewardship action within TURF management in Kepulauan Seribu Marine National Park, Indonesia
Furqan, R. Schlüter, A.
Ocean and Coastal Management 2024 252
Five social science intervention areas for ocean sustainability initiatives
Partelow, S. Breckwoldt, A. Cinner, J.E. Glaser, M. Govan, H. Gruby, R. Hatje, V. Hornidge, A.-K. Hovelsrud, G.K. Kittinger, J.N. Kluger, L.C. Schlüter, A. Kochalski, S. Mawyer, A. McKinley, E. Olsen, J. Pittman, J. Riechers, M. Riekhof, M.-C. Manez, K.S. Shellock, R.J. Siriwardane-de Zoysa, R. Ban, N.C. Steins, N.A. Van Assche, K. Villasante, S. Batterbury, S. Bavinck, M. Bennett, N.J. Bleischwitz, R. Blythe, J. Bogusz, T.
NPJ Ocean Sustainability 2023 2 (1)
Can the Indonesian Collective Action Norm of Gotong-Royong Be Strengthened with Economic Incentives? Comparing the Implementation of an Aquaculture Irrigation Policy Program
Paramita, A.O. Partelow, S. Schlüter, A. Buhari, N.
International Journal of the Commons 2023 17 (1) pp. 462-480
Drawing on the project initiators’ perspectives to evaluate TURF implementation in the Kepulauan Seribu Marine National Park: an online Q methodology study
Furqan, R. Schlüter, A.
Frontiers in Marine Science 2023 10
Aquaculture governance: five engagement arenas for sustainability transformation
Partelow, S. Cole, S.M. Cottrell, R.S. Gelcich, S. Gentry, R. Gephart, J.A. Glaser, M. Johnson, T.R. Jonell, M. Krause, G. Kunzmann, A. Asif, F. Kühnhold, H. Little, D.C. Marschke, M.J. Mizuta, D.D. Paramita, A.O. Pin, N. Salayo, N.D. Stentiford, G.D. Stoll, J. Troell, M. Béné, C. Turchini, G.M. Bush, S. Manlosa, A.O. Nagel, B. Schlüter, A. Chadag, V.M. Choudhury, A.
Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 2023 65
Understanding transformations in the marine coastal realm: The explanatory potential of theories of institutional change
Banikoi, H. Schlüter, A. Manlosa, A.O.
Marine Policy 2023 155
Resource grabbing and the blue commons: The evolution of institutions in scallop production in Sechura Bay, Peru
Schlüter, A. Kluger, L.C. Garteizgogeascoa, M. Damonte, G.
Routledge Handbook of Global Land and Resource Grabbing 2023 pp. 300-317
Making the UN Ocean Decade work? The potential for, and challenges of, transdisciplinary research and real-world laboratories for building towards ocean solutions
Franke, A. Hillebrand, H. Peters, K. Hinkel, J. Hornidge, A.-K. Schlüter, A. Zielinski, O. Wiltshire, K.H. Jacob, U. Krause, G.
People and Nature 2023 5 (1) pp. 21-33
Materialities, discourses and governance: scallop culture in Sechura, Peru
Kluger, L.C. Schlüter, A. Garteizgogeascoa, M. Damonte, G.
Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning 2022 24 (3) pp. 309-324
Deliberating coral reef protection – Cultural Theory tested
Halik, A. Verweij, M. Schlüter, A.
Marine Policy 2022 139
Governing aquaculture commons
Partelow, S. Schlüter, A. O. Manlosa, A. Nagel, B. Octa Paramita, A.
Reviews in Aquaculture 2022 14 (2) pp. 729-750
Institutions and institutional changes: aquatic food production in Central Luzon, Philippines
Manlosa, A.O. Hornidge, A.-K. Schlüter, A.
Regional Environmental Change 2021 21 (4)
Linking Fisher Perceptions to Social-Ecological Context: Mixed Method Application of the SES Framework in Costa Rica
Partelow, S. Jäger, A. Schlüter, A.
Human Ecology 2021 49 (2) pp. 187-203
Aquaculture-capture fisheries nexus under Covid-19: impacts, diversity, and social-ecological resilience
Manlosa, A.O. Hornidge, A.-K. Schlüter, A.
Maritime Studies 2021 20 (1) pp. 75-85
Environmental governance theories: A review and application to coastal systems
Partelow, S. Song, A.M. Sousa, L.P. Văidianu, N. Van Assche, K. Schlüter, A. Armitage, D. Bavinck, M. Carlisle, K. Gruby, R.L. Hornidge, A.-K. Le Tissier, M. Pittman, J.B.
Ecology and Society 2020 25 (4) pp. 1-21
Broadening the perspective on ocean privatizations: An interdisciplinary social science enquiry
Schlüter, A. Bavinck, M. Hadjimichael, M. Partelow, S. Said, A. Ertör, I.
Ecology and Society 2020 25 (3) pp. 1-12
Virtual reality as a tool for environmental conservation and fundraising
Nelson, K.M. Anggraini, E. Schlüter, A.
PLoS ONE 2020 15 (4)
Commentary 12 to the Manifesto for the Marine Social Sciences: theory development
Hornidge, A.-K. Schlüter, A.
Maritime Studies 2020 19 (2) pp. 151-152
Tropical marine sciences: Knowledge production in a web of path dependencies
Partelow, S. Hornidge, A.-K. Senff, P. Stäbler, M. Schlüter, A.
PLoS ONE 2020 15 (2)
Land-sea interactions and coastal development: An evolutionary governance perspective
Schlüter, A. Van Assche, K. Hornidge, A.-K. Văidianu, N.
Marine Policy 2020 112
Coral reefs and the slow emergence of institutional structures for a glocal land- and sea-based collective dilemma
Schlüter, A. Vance, C. Ferse, S.
Marine Policy 2020 112
Governance and the coastal condition: Towards new modes of observation, adaptation and integration
Van Assche, K. Hornidge, A.-K. Schlüter, A. Vaidianu, N.
Marine Policy 2020 112
Privatizing the commons: New approaches need broader evaluative criteria for sustainability
Partelow, S. Abson, D.J. Schlüter, A. Fernández-Giménez, M. von Wehrden, H. Collier, N.
International Journal of the Commons 2019 13 (1) pp. 747-776
Do responsible fishing areas work? Comparing collective action challenges in three small-scale fisheries in Costa Rica
Carrillo, I.I.C. Partelow, S. Madrigal-Ballestero, R. Schlüter, A. Gutierrez-Montes, I.
International Journal of the Commons 2019 13 (1) pp. 705-746
Transforming the social-ecological systems framework into a knowledge exchange and deliberation tool for comanagement
Partelow, S. Fujitani, M. Soundararajan, V. Schlüter, A.
Ecology and Society 2019 24 (1)
Resource changes: exogenous or endogenous, gradual or abrupt. Experimental evidence
Cerutti, N. Schlüter, A.
International Journal of Environmental Studies 2019 76 (6) pp. 1004-1018
Nudging tourists to donate for conservation: Experimental evidence on soliciting voluntary contributions for coastal management
Nelson, K.M. Partelow, S. Schlüter, A.
Journal of Environmental Management 2019 237 pp. 30-43
A legal pluralism perspective on coastal fisheries governance in two Pacific Island countries
Rohe, J.R. Govan, H. Schlüter, A. Ferse, S.C.A.
Marine Policy 2019 100 pp. 90-97
Sociocultural heterogeneity in a common pool resource dilemma
Gehrig, S. Schlüter, A. Hammerstein, P.
PLoS ONE 2019 14 (1)
Operationalizing the social-ecological systems framework in pond aquaculture
Partelow, S. Senff, P. Buhari, N. Schlüter, A.
International Journal of the Commons 2018 12 (1) pp. 485-518
Mangroves, fishers, and the struggle for adaptive comanagement: Applying the social-ecological systems framework to a marine extractive reserve (Resex) in Brazil
Partelow, S. Glaser, M. Solano Arce, S. Sá Leitão Barboza, R. Schlüter, A.
Ecology and Society 2018 23 (3)
A gender lens on women’s harvesting activities and interactions with local marine governance in a South Pacific fishing community
Rohe, J. Schlüter, A. Ferse, S.C.A.
Maritime Studies 2018 17 (2) pp. 155-162
Overlapping identities: The role of village and occupational group for small-scale fishers’ perceptions on environment and governance
Gehrig, S. Schlüter, A. Jiddawi, N.S.
Marine Policy 2018 96 pp. 100-110
Morals, money or the master: The adoption of eco-friendly reusable bags
Spranz, R. Schlüter, A. Vollan, B.
Marine Policy 2018 96 pp. 270-277
Giving to versus taking from in-and out-group members
Alt, M. Gallier, C. Schlüter, A. Nelson, K. Anggraini, E.
Games 2018 9 (3)
Coastal systems in transition: From a ‘natural’ to an ‘anthropogenically-modified’ state
Schlüter, A. Partelow, S. Fujitani, M.
Ocean and Coastal Management 2018 162 pp. 1-5
Distributional preferences and donation behavior among marine resource users in Wakatobi, Indonesia
Nelson, K.M. Schlüter, A. Vance, C.
Ocean and Coastal Management 2018 162 pp. 34-45
Risk aversion, time preferences, and out-migration. Experimental evidence from Ghana and Indonesia
Goldbach, C. Schlüter, A.
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 2018 150 pp. 132-148
Disciplinary diversity in marine sciences: The urgent case for an integration of research
Markus, T. Hillebrand, H. Hornidge, A.-K. Krause, G. Schlüter, A.
ICES Journal of Marine Science 2018 75 (2) pp. 502-509
Analyzing potential effects of migration on coastal resource conservation in Southeastern Ghana
Goldbach, C. Schlüter, A. Fujitani, M.
Journal of Environmental Management 2018 209 pp. 475-483
Funding Conservation Locally: Insights from Behavioral Experiments in Indonesia
Nelson, K.M. Schlüter, A. Vance, C.
Conservation Letters 2018 11 (2)
How marine protected areas are governed: A cultural theory perspective
Halik, A. Verweij, M. Schlüter, A.
Sustainability (Switzerland) 2018 10 (1)
A Sustainability Agenda for Tropical Marine Science
Partelow, S. Schlüter, A. von Wehrden, H. Jänig, M. Senff, P.
Conservation Letters 2018 11 (1)
When Patience Leads to Destruction: The Curious Case of Individual Time Preferences and the Adoption of Destructive Fishing Gears
Javaid, A. Janssen, M.A. Reuter, H. Schlüter, A.
Ecological Economics 2017 142 pp. 91-103
Multiple drivers of local (non-) compliance in community-based marine resource management: Case studies from the South Pacific
Rohe, J.R. Aswani, S. Schlüter, A. Ferse, S.C.A.
Frontiers in Marine Science 2017 4 (MAY)
Time preferences and natural resource extraction behavior: An experimental study from artisanal fisheries in Zanzibar
Javaid, A. Kulesz, M.M. Schlüter, A. Ghosh, A. Jiddawi, N.S.
PLoS ONE 2016 11 (12)
Collective action in a tropical estuarine lagoon: Adapting Ostrom’s SES framework to Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, Colombia
Guevara, L.E.T. Schlüter, A. Lopez, M.C.
International Journal of the Commons 2016 10 (1) pp. 334-362
External validity of artefactual field experiments: A study on cooperation, impatience and sustainability in an artisanal fishery in Colombia
Torres-Guevara, L.E. Schlüter, A.
Ecological Economics 2016 128 pp. 187-201
Understanding artisanal fishers' behaviors: The case of Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, Colombia
Torres-Guevara, L.E. Lopez, M.C. Schlüter, A.
Sustainability (Switzerland) 2016 8 (6)
Flowers and an honour box: Evidence on framing effects
Schlüter, A. Vollan, B.
Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics 2015 57 pp. 186-199
Can institutional change theories contribute to the understanding of marine protected areas?
Weber de Morais, G. Schlüter, A. Verweij, M.
Global Environmental Change 2015 31 pp. 154-162
Public perceptions of the performance of community-based drinking water organizations in Costa Rica
Madrigal-Ballestero, R. Alpízar, F. Schlüter, A.
Water Resources and Rural Development 2013 1-2 pp. 43-56
Institutional change, sustainability and the sea
Schlüter, A. Wise, S. Mánez, K.S. de Morais, G.W. Glaser, M.
Sustainability (Switzerland) 2013 5 (12) pp. 5373-5390
Commons in a changing Europe
Sandberg, A. Theesfeld, I. Schlüter, A. Penov, I. Dirimanova, V.
International Journal of the Commons 2013 7 (1) pp. 1-6
What makes them follow the rules? Empirical evidence from turtle egg harvesters in Costa Rica
Madrigal-Ballestero, R. Schlüter, A. Claudia Lopez, M.
Marine Policy 2013 37 (1) pp. 270-277
Human Adaptive Behavior in Common Pool Resource Systems
Brandt, G. Merico, A. Vollan, B. Schlüter, A.
PLoS ONE 2012 7 (12)
Measuring and understanding sustainability-enhancing processes in tropical coastal and marine social-ecological systems
Glaser, M. Christie, P. Diele, K. Dsikowitzky, L. Ferse, S. Nordhaus, I. Schlüter, A. Schwerdtner Mañez, K. Wild, C.
Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 2012 4 (3) pp. 300-308
Morals as an incentive? A field study on honour based flower picking
Schlüter, A. Vollan, B.
European Review of Agricultural Economics 2011 38 (1) pp. 79-97
University Education

Dissertation, Humboldt University Berlin (2001)

Diploma of Economics, Philipps-University Marburg (1997)

Work Experience

Working group leader Institutional and Behavioural Economics at the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research, Bremen, Germany

Associate Professor for Social Systems and Ecological Economics, Jacobs University Bremen, Germany 

Department head of the Social Science Department of the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research, Bremen, Germany 

Habilitation, Albert-Ludwigs University, Freiburg, Venia Legendi: Environmental Economic 

Assistant professor at the Institute for Forest Economics of the Faculty for Forest and Environmental Science, Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg 

Research Associate in the Department of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England 

Dissertation, Humboldt University Berlin 

Scientific staff member in the Department of Resource Economics, Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture, Humboldt University of Berlin 

Diploma of Economics, Philipps-University Marburg