Paul J Johnson
Biographic Data
| ID | 161694 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paul J Johnson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paul J |
| FAMILY NAME | Johnson |
| SIGNATURE | JOHNSON P J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oxford |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6160-9045 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Beyond message framing: Participant characteristics predict social acceptability of increased deer culling in Scotland
Wild deer are iconic symbols of Scotland's natural and cultural heritage, but their burgeoning populations are increasingly contributing to ecological and socio‐economic harm. In response, the Scottish Government is considering new policy measures to increase the annual deer cull. However, deer management in Scotland is deeply rooted in cultural, economic, and ecological histories and increased culling could be morally contentious. Deer managemen…
Owning the Libs: The Contemporary Politics of Envy
This essay defines Owning the Libs (OTL), a logic of envy, characterized by a subject's need to both deny another enjoyment and to frustrate the capacity of these political opponents to live. My case studies focus on reactions to progressive protests in the post-Ferguson environment. OTL is not downstream of some cultural war nor an exotic right-wing, illiberal phenomenon. Situating personhood in the tradition of violent dispossession, I illumina…
What is a lion worth to local people – Quantifying of the costs of living alongside a top predator
Soap operas will not wash for wildlife
Natural history documentaries are a globally important source of information about wildlife, conservation and environmental issues, and they are the closest many will get to seeing featured animals and their behaviour in the wild. They are entertainment, certainly, but may also inform people's knowledge of the natural world and influence their ideas on conservation of species and habitats. We locate our perspective in the existing literature anal…
Social referents and normative standards affect perceptions of livestock management behaviors
Social influence impacts individuals’ behavior through norms – the perceived appropriateness of behaviors – and social referents, whose behavior is copied by others. Interventions using social influence may help promote conservation-friendly behaviors. We explored how perceptions are influenced by descriptive norms (what people do) and social referents (who does it) in relation to livestock management in Kenya. By presenting participants with vig…
Shooting pheasants for sport: What does the death of Cecil tell us
People hunt and kill animals for sport in many parts of the world. This raises many issues, some of which were brought to the fore when a lion Panthera leo , nicknamed Cecil, was killed by a trophy hunter in Zimbabwe in 2015. Cecil's death led to an unprecedented public reaction in Europe and the USA, and a debate in which opponents and supporters of sport hunting advanced different types of argument based on, inter alia, conservation, animal wel…
Evaluating the effects of a conservation intervention on rural farmers’ attitudes toward lions
Using an experimental approach, we analyzed the self-reported changes in farmers’ attitudes toward the African lion (Panthera leo) and a community-based lion conservation program (i.e., the Long Shields Community Guardians), before and after implementation. This program protects livestock and mitigates lion depredation through non-lethal means, with the aim of promoting human-lion coexistence. Results indicated a significant positive shift in att…
Biofuels bonanza? Sugarcane production and poverty in villages surrounding Budongo Forest, Uganda
In 2006 the Ugandan government attempted to give a large portion of Mabira Forest Reserve to the Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited. The government argued the rainforest "give away" would contribute to economic development and create the opportunity for biofuel production. The proposal faced massive opposition from Ugandan civil society, which countered that deforestation would increase hunger and poverty. In order to help resolve the debate, th…
Wildlife conservation and reduced emissions from deforestation in a case study of Nantu National Park, Sulawesi
Faunal loss from bushmeat hunting: Empirical evidence and policy implications in Bioko Island
Historical Grammar of the Visual Arts – Aloïs Riegl
The Extravagant: Crossings of Modern Poetry and Modern Philosophy – Robert Baker
The Reformation of the Image – Joseph Leo Koerner
Deduction and Dialectic in Hobbes's Theory of Civility
The rhetoric of Leviathan: Thomas Hobbes and the politics of cultural transformation
Faunal loss from bushmeat hunting: Empirical evidence and policy implications in Bioko Island
Biofuels bonanza? Sugarcane production and poverty in villages surrounding Budongo Forest, Uganda
In 2006 the Ugandan government attempted to give a large portion of Mabira Forest Reserve to the Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited. The government argued the rainforest "give away" would contribute to economic development and create the opportunity for biofuel production. The proposal faced massive opposition from Ugandan civil society, which countered that deforestation would increase hunger and poverty. In order to help resolve the debate, th…
Wildlife conservation and reduced emissions from deforestation in a case study of Nantu National Park, Sulawesi
The rhetoric of Leviathan: Thomas Hobbes and the politics of cultural transformation
Deduction and Dialectic in Hobbes's Theory of Civility
Historical Grammar of the Visual Arts – Aloïs Riegl
The Extravagant: Crossings of Modern Poetry and Modern Philosophy – Robert Baker
The Reformation of the Image – Joseph Leo Koerner
Faunal loss from bushmeat hunting: Empirical evidence and policy implications in Bioko Island
Wildlife conservation and reduced emissions from deforestation in a case study of Nantu National Park, Sulawesi
Biofuels bonanza? Sugarcane production and poverty in villages surrounding Budongo Forest, Uganda
In 2006 the Ugandan government attempted to give a large portion of Mabira Forest Reserve to the Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited. The government argued the rainforest "give away" would contribute to economic development and create the opportunity for biofuel production. The proposal faced massive opposition from Ugandan civil society, which countered that deforestation would increase hunger and poverty. In order to help resolve the debate, th…
Shooting pheasants for sport: What does the death of Cecil tell us
People hunt and kill animals for sport in many parts of the world. This raises many issues, some of which were brought to the fore when a lion Panthera leo , nicknamed Cecil, was killed by a trophy hunter in Zimbabwe in 2015. Cecil's death led to an unprecedented public reaction in Europe and the USA, and a debate in which opponents and supporters of sport hunting advanced different types of argument based on, inter alia, conservation, animal wel…
Evaluating the effects of a conservation intervention on rural farmers’ attitudes toward lions
Using an experimental approach, we analyzed the self-reported changes in farmers’ attitudes toward the African lion (Panthera leo) and a community-based lion conservation program (i.e., the Long Shields Community Guardians), before and after implementation. This program protects livestock and mitigates lion depredation through non-lethal means, with the aim of promoting human-lion coexistence. Results indicated a significant positive shift in att…
Soap operas will not wash for wildlife
Natural history documentaries are a globally important source of information about wildlife, conservation and environmental issues, and they are the closest many will get to seeing featured animals and their behaviour in the wild. They are entertainment, certainly, but may also inform people's knowledge of the natural world and influence their ideas on conservation of species and habitats. We locate our perspective in the existing literature anal…
Social referents and normative standards affect perceptions of livestock management behaviors
Social influence impacts individuals’ behavior through norms – the perceived appropriateness of behaviors – and social referents, whose behavior is copied by others. Interventions using social influence may help promote conservation-friendly behaviors. We explored how perceptions are influenced by descriptive norms (what people do) and social referents (who does it) in relation to livestock management in Kenya. By presenting participants with vig…
What is a lion worth to local people – Quantifying of the costs of living alongside a top predator
Owning the Libs: The Contemporary Politics of Envy
This essay defines Owning the Libs (OTL), a logic of envy, characterized by a subject's need to both deny another enjoyment and to frustrate the capacity of these political opponents to live. My case studies focus on reactions to progressive protests in the post-Ferguson environment. OTL is not downstream of some cultural war nor an exotic right-wing, illiberal phenomenon. Situating personhood in the tradition of violent dispossession, I illumina…
Beyond message framing: Participant characteristics predict social acceptability of increased deer culling in Scotland
Wild deer are iconic symbols of Scotland's natural and cultural heritage, but their burgeoning populations are increasingly contributing to ecological and socio‐economic harm. In response, the Scottish Government is considering new policy measures to increase the annual deer cull. However, deer management in Scotland is deeply rooted in cultural, economic, and ecological histories and increased culling could be morally contentious. Deer managemen…
Geography (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Ecology (6 works) · Wildlife (6 works) · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (6 works) · Biology (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works)