Questioning calls to consensus in conservation: a Q study of conservation discourses on Galapagos
Questioning calls to consensus in conservation: a Q study of conservation discourses on Galapagos
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DOI：
10.1017/s0376892913000131
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发表时间：
2014-03-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Goodman, Simon
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作者：
Cairns, Rose;Sallu, Susannah M.;Goodman, Simon
以既有利于人类福祉又有利于生物多样性的理想化结果来框定保护干预措施的努力，以及经常伴随这些努力而来的共识的修辞，受到了批评。承认往往无法衡量的利益和前景之间的权衡，被认为是更民主和更透明的。本文批判性地审查了在加拉帕戈斯群岛保护方面达成共识的呼声，敦促那里的人们团结在共同的保护愿景周围，以确保可持续的未来。问：采用方法论来审查有关岛屿保护的论述，并评估加拉帕戈斯的共同愿景是否可以实现或是否可取。33名参与者就加拉帕戈斯的保护问题进行了问卷调查。分析产生了三个论点：作为国际/全球关注的保护加拉帕戈斯；与可持续发展相联系的保护；以及社会福利和公平发展。研究结果突出了不同话语的主观性和政治性，论文的结论是，呼吁达成共识或共同愿景，虽然在承诺为保护而和谐合作方面具有诱惑力，但可以被解读为试图将围绕保护的辩论非政治化，因此应谨慎对待。
Efforts to frame conservation interventions in terms of idealized outcomes that benefit both human well-being and biodiversity, and the rhetoric of consensus that often accompanies these, have been criticized. Acknowledgement of trade-offs between often incommensurable interests and perspectives, has been argued to be more democratic and transparent. This paper critically examines calls to consensus in conservation on the Galapagos Islands, where the population has been urged to unite around a shared vision of conservation in order to secure a sustainable future. Q methodology was used to examine the discourses of conservation on the islands, and to assess whether a shared vision of Galapagos is either achievable or desirable. Thirty-three participants carried out Q sorts about Galapagos conservation. Three discourses emerged from the analysis: conservation of Galapagos as an international/global concern; conservation linked with sustainable development; and social welfare and equitable development. The results highlight the subjective and political nature of the different discourses, and the paper concludes that calls to consensus or shared visions, while seductive in their promise of harmonious cooperation for conservation, can be read as attempts to depoliticize debates around conservation, and as such should be treated with caution.