Measures the extent and severity of conflict, links actor attributes to conflict in two-way communication, and examines sectoral differences and activity-level variation across time.
Tests four theory-driven hypotheses about sustained stakeholder participation in an environmental justice council and identifies interpersonal interactions and policy wins as key contributors.
Finds distinct sectoral discussion patterns; retreat meetings increase discussion for all sectors; and meeting-level factors associate differently with representation across sectors.
Builds an original longitudinal dataset from meeting minutes to analyze who participates, who is represented in two-way communications, and how conflict dynamics evolve across councils and time.
Tracks shifts in who participates and how actors coordinate in collaborative governance bodies focused on environmental justice.