Understanding conflict among experts working on controversial species: A case study on the Australian dingo
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Donfrancesco, Valerio, Allen, Benjamin L., Appleby, Rob, Behrendorff, Linda, Conroy, Gabriel, Crowther, Mathew, Dickman, Christopher, Doherty, Tim, Fancourt, Bronwyn A., Gordon, Christopher E., Jackson, Stephen M., Johnson, Chris.N., Kennedy, Malcolm.S., Koungoulos, Loukas., Letnic, Mike., Leung, Luke K.P, Mitchell, Kieren.J., Nesbitt, Bradley., Newsome, Thomas., ..., Cairns, K.M.. 2023. "Understanding conflict among experts working on controversial species: A case study on the Australian dingo." Conservation Science and Practice. 5 (3). https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.12900
Article Title | Understanding conflict among experts working on controversial species: A case study on the Australian dingo |
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ERA Journal ID | 212157 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Donfrancesco, Valerio, Allen, Benjamin L., Appleby, Rob, Behrendorff, Linda, Conroy, Gabriel, Crowther, Mathew, Dickman, Christopher, Doherty, Tim, Fancourt, Bronwyn A., Gordon, Christopher E., Jackson, Stephen M., Johnson, Chris.N., Kennedy, Malcolm.S., Koungoulos, Loukas., Letnic, Mike., Leung, Luke K.P, Mitchell, Kieren.J., Nesbitt, Bradley., Newsome, Thomas., Pacioni, Carlo., Phillip, Justine., Purcell, Brad.V., Ritchie, Euan.G., Smith, Bradley P., Stephens, Danielle., Tatler, Jack., van Eeden, Lily.m. and Cairns, K.M. |
Journal Title | Conservation Science and Practice |
Journal Citation | 5 (3) |
Article Number | e12900 |
Number of Pages | 14 |
Year | 2023 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 2578-4854 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.12900 |
Web Address (URL) | https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/csp2.12900 |
Abstract | Expert elicitation can be valuable for informing decision-makers on conservation and wildlife management issues. To date, studies eliciting expert opinions have primarily focused on identifying and building consensus on key issues. Nonetheless, there are drawbacks of a strict focus on consensus, and it is important to understand and emphasize dissent, too. This study adopts a dissensus-based Delphi to understand conflict among dingo experts. Twenty-eight experts participated in three rounds of investigation. We highlight disagreement on most of the issues explored. In particular, we find that disagreement is underpinned by what we call “conflict over values” and “conflict over evidence.” We also note the broader role played by distrust in influencing such conflicts. Understanding and recognizing the different elements shaping disagreement is critical for informing and improving decision-making and can also enable critique of dominant paradigms in current practices. We encourage greater reflexivity and open deliberation on these aspects and hope our study will inform similar investigations in other contexts. |
Keywords | carnivore; conservation social sciences; dissensus; evidence; human-wildlife conflict; values; wild dog |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 410407. Wildlife and habitat management |
Byline Affiliations | University of Cambridge, United Kingdom |
Nelson Mandela University, South Africa | |
Institute for Life Sciences and the Environment | |
Griffith University | |
University of Queensland | |
University of the Sunshine Coast | |
University of Sydney | |
University of New England |
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