Science, red in tooth and claw
Whaling, purity, pollution and institutions in marine mammal scientists' boundary work
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4956870 |
|---|---|
| Authors | B E Singleton (0000-0003-1038-2412, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, corresponding author), R Lidskog (0000-0001-6735-0011, Örebro University) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 165-185 |
| Publication date | 2018-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment and Planning E Nature and Space (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2514-8486 • E-ISSN: 2514-8494 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2514848618768213 |
| OpenAlex | W2796186094 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 34 |
The use of lethal research methods on cetaceans has a long and complicated history in cetology (the scientific study of whales, dolphins and porpoises). In the current era, collecting data through the hunting of whales (sometimes referred to as scientific whaling) remains a source of considerable conflict in various fora, including scientific ones. Based on interviews and documents, this article explores how marine mammal scientists articulate the validity of particular practices and research at both the International Whaling Commission and in professional scientific societies. Drawing on cultural theory, the article explores scientists' boundary work, describing the purity and pollution of particular whaling practices in different institutional contexts. Respondents on either side of the debate argued for the pure or polluted nature of various positions, often utilising particular idealised values of science: objectivity, honesty and openness regarding how conclusions were drawn. The nature of boundary work performed is then related to the institutional context within which it takes place. This article thus highlights how science's role in environmental conflicts can be assessed through boundary work that denotes who can legitimately speak for science, on what topics and how science is stage-managed
Archaeology · Biology · Boundary (topology · Boundary-work · Citizen science · Context (archaeology · Engineering ethics · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Geography · Marine mammal · Objectivity (philosophy · Openness to experience · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Whale · Whaling · Work (physics · Engineering · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Marine animal studies overview · Psychology · Social Psychology · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 1,29 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2024 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |