摘要：Public participation plays a role in the development and long-term maintenance of environmental institutions thatare well-matched to local social–ecological conditions. However, the means by which public participation impacts suchinstitutional fit remains unclear. We argue that one major reason for this lack of clarity is that analysts have not clearly outlinedhow humankind's sense of agency, or self-determination, influences institutional outcomes. Moreover, the concept of institutionalfit is ambiguous as to what constitutes a good fit and how such fit could be diagnosed or improved. This is especially true for"social fit," or how well institutions match human expectations and local behavioral patterns. We develop an interdisciplinaryframework based on principles of human agency and institutional analysis from social psychology to address these problems.Using the concept of "institutional acceptance" as an indicator of social fit, we show how analysts can define, diagnose, andimprove social fit of participatory programs. We also show how such fit emerges and is sustained over time. This interdisciplinaryperspective on fit and participation has important implications for participatory approaches to environmental management andthe scientific study of institutional evolution
关键词：autonomy-support; environmental management; institutional fit; procedural justice; psychology; public;participation; self-determination; social acceptability; social–ecological systems; sustainable development
