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The purpose of this document is the following investigation: Political scientists who study environmental issues face major challenges. One is that much future research needs to be developed -- for example, that we may help to better determine and predict the conditions for developing countries and future generations for living a decent life -- in close collaboration with other natural sciences. The thesis postulates that such cross-faculty interdisciplinary research is challenging and will shift our methodological and epistemological bounds. One consequence of this may be that some of our discipline's more well-rehearsed truths about what constitutes good science -- for example, questions about a scientific problem is, whether to research results that can serve as a guide for policy makers, the explanations of historical processes are preferable to forward-looking issues and that we would be better to work with well-defined cases and data than try to give us the and explore large systems (theories) -- can be questioned. Adapted from the source document.

The fishing industry plays an important economic role in sub-Saharan Africa, both to individuals who rely on small-scale fishing to support themselves and their families and to cash-strapped African states for whom fish exports and foreign licensing agreements constitute a vital source of income. Yet widespread overfishing currently poses a grave threat to the environment. Proposed solutions are discussed. No empirical evidence exists to support the notion that the introduction of private property rights will alleviate the problem. Alternative measures proposed have typically included setting fishing quotas and outlining territorial use rights. Yet the actual results of such arrangements have rarely been evaluated, and the role of enforcement has all too often been overlooked. The authors have proposed to conduct a study that compares the effects of various interventions adopted by Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Namibia, Ghana, and Senegal. Adapted from the source document.