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Journal article
Understanding conflict among experts working on controversial species: A case study on the Australian dingo
Conservation science and practice, Vol.5(3), e12900
2023
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.
This study entails a social investigation into why experts may disagree about conservation and wildlife management issues, stressing the importance of understanding and emphasizing dissent in current practices. In particular, we outline “conflict over values” and “conflict over evidence” as two aspects shaping experts' disagreement, and discuss the role of distrust in influencing such conflicts.
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- Title
- Understanding conflict among experts working on controversial species: A case study on the Australian dingo
- Authors/Creators
- Valerio Donfrancesco - University of CambridgeBenjamin L. Allen - University of Southern QueenslandRob Appleby - Griffith UniversityLinda Behrendorff - Agriculture and FoodGabriel Conroy - University of the Sunshine CoastMathew S. Crowther - The University of SydneyChristopher R. Dickman - The University of SydneyTim Doherty - The University of SydneyBronwyn A. Fancourt - University of New EnglandChristopher E. Gordon - Aarhus UniversityStephen M. Jackson - Australian MuseumChris N. Johnson - Australian Research CouncilMalcolm S. Kennedy - Queensland Department of Environment and ScienceLoukas Koungoulos - The University of SydneyMike Letnic - UNSW SydneyLuke K.‐P. Leung - Agriculture and FoodKieren J. Mitchell - Australian Research CouncilBradley Nesbitt - University of New EnglandThomas Newsome - The University of SydneyCarlo Pacioni - Murdoch UniversityJustine Phillip - Independent researcher Le Moulin Neuf Pont Melvez FranceBrad V. Purcell - Kangaroo Management Program Office of Environment and Heritage Dubbo New South Wales AustraliaEuan G. Ritchie - Deakin UniversityBradley P. Smith - Central Queensland UniversityDanielle Stephens - Zoological Genetics Inglewood South Australia AustraliaJack Tatler - Narla Environmental Pty Ltd Warriewood New South Wales AustraliaLily M. Eeden - Arthur Rylah InstituteKylie M. Cairns - UNSW Sydney
- Publication Details
- Conservation science and practice, Vol.5(3), e12900
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
- Number of pages
- 14
- Grant note
- Australian Dingo Foundation ARC Discovery (Australian Research Council) (180100747; DE200100157) Australian Government Research Training Program scholarship Economic and Social Research Council (ES/P000738/1)
- Identifiers
- 991005579925507891
- Copyright
- © 2023 The Authors
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Centre for Terrestrial Ecosystem Science and Sustainability
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- 3.35 Zoology & Animal Ecology
- 3.35.274 Wildlife Ecology
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