We present an analysis of regulatory activities in historical commons offering a unique picture of their long-term institutional dynamics. The analysis took into account almost 3,800 regulatory activities in eighteen European commons in two countries across seven centuries. Despite differences in time and space, we found a shared pattern where an initial, highly-dynamic institutional-definition phase was followed by a relatively long period of stability and a final burst of activities, possibly in an attempt to respond to new challenges. In addition, most of the initial regulatory activities focused on resource use, while towards the end other activities prevailed. Our approach allows for a better understanding of institutional dynamics and our findings also provide important insights about how to regulate the use of current natural resources.

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作为集体行动机构的公共场所长期动态中的共享模式

我们对历史公共区域的监管活动进行了分析，提供了其长期制度动态的独特图片。该分析考虑了七个世纪以来在两个国家的十八个欧洲共同体中近3,800项监管活动。尽管在时间和空间上存在差异，但我们发现了一种共同的模式，即最初的，高度动态的机构定义阶段之后是相对较长的稳定期和活动的最后爆发，可能是为了应对新的挑战。此外，大多数最初的监管活动都集中在资源利用上，而到最后，其他活动占了上风。我们的方法可以更好地了解制度动态，我们的发现也为如何规范当前自然资源的使用提供了重要见解。