When cheap talk is not that cheap – interviewing the super-rich about illegal wildlife consumption
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12595161 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hoai Nam Dang Vu (0000-0001-5721-3814, University of Copenhagen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 697-702 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-20 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Social Research Methodology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1364-5579 • E-ISSN: 1464-5300 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13645579.2021.1904117 |
| OpenAlex | W3138295548 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 19 |
Obtaining insights on the illicit consumption of endangered wildlife products is challenging, especially when the study objects are the super-rich. This research note draws upon my experience interviewing nearly 1,000 rhino horn consumers in Vietnam. Trust is crucial in such interactions. No interviews could have been conducted without good rapport between interviewers and respondents. Nonetheless, soliciting interviews requires skills that one cannot expect to teach enumerators in the short term. This includes a winning sense of humour, colourful life experience, and true grit. Once good rapport is established, the use of specialised questionning techniques or bias-mitigation tools becomes unnecessary. Instead I suggest a practical approach to study consumers of illegal and luxury wildlife products in an Asian context
Advertising · Business · Consumption (sociology · Context (archaeology · Geography · Internet privacy · Interview · Political science · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Wildlife · Computer Science · Psychology · Survey Sampling and Estimation Techniques · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation · Ecology · Marketing
How to ask sensitive questions in conservation
Mainstreaming the social sciences in conservation
Conservation and the Social Sciences
Reference group influences and campaign exposure effects on rhino horn demand
Influencing consumer demand is vital for tackling the illegal wildlife trade
Understanding utilitarian and hedonic values determining the demand for rhino horn in Vietnam
Evidence or delusion
The imaginary ‘Asian Super Consumer
Nonresponse Rates and Nonresponse Bias in Household Surveys
When to Worry about Sensitivity Bias
Social Desirability Bias and the Validity of Indirect Questioning
The marketplace management of illegal elixirs
| Citations per year | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |