Clumsiness and elegance in environmental management

Applying Cultural Theory to the History of Whaling

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ID4328836
AuthorsB E Singleton (0000-0003-1038-2412, Örebro University, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume25
Issue3
Pages414-433
Publication date2016-05-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEnvironmental Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0964-4016 • E-ISSN: 1743-8934
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09644016.2015.1112492
OpenAlexW2175000534
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited25

The global whaling debate is one of the most well-known environmental disputes; despite the continued moratorium, both whaling and conflict continue. This endless discord has been criticised as deleterious to whale conservation and as imperialistic towards whaling communities. The history of the whaling debate is examined through the lens of cultural theory (CT). CT argues that there is productive potential in respectful interaction between different perspectives on an environmental issue. Using CT, modern whaling past and present is reconstructed, tracking how different actors have come to prominence, altering the nature of the policy landscape through their actions. Since the onset of modern whaling, whales and whaling practice have been conceived in narrow terms, depending on the dominance of particular actors on either side of the debate. Proposed solutions to the impasse are assessed according to the maxims of CT

Archaeology · Biology · Environmental ethics · Fishery · Political science · Sociology · Whale · Whaling · Coastal and Marine Management · Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies · History · Marine animal studies overview · Philosophy

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