The SPA-cube framework: An integrated approach for analysing power dynamics in environmental governance.

ABSTRACT: This article presents the SPA-Cube Framework, an integrated methodological protocol that addresses key limitations in power analysis for environmental governance. Traditional approaches often employ singular or static lenses, failing to capture power's multidimensional, dynamic, and governmental nature. Our framework systematically integrates three complementary pillars: Gaventa's Power Cube (typologizing visible, hidden, and invisible power), governmentality theory (revealing rationalities and technologies of rule), and Sequential Power Analysis (providing temporal sequencing and actor-centric focus). This synthesis enables researchers to simultaneously examine when and how power shifts, what forms it takes, and why it operates as it does across policy interven

SUBMITTER: Sahide MAK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12906020 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature