Avoiding post-truth environmental conflict in New Zealand: Communicating uncertainties in endangered species science

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dc.citation.issue4
dc.citation.volume18
dc.contributor.authorPalliser A
dc.contributor.authorDodson G
dc.date.available2019-01-29
dc.date.issued2019-01-29
dc.description.abstractKeyes [2004, p. 15] says: "In the post-truth era we don't just have truth or lies but a third category of ambiguous statements that are not exactly the truth but fall short of a lie". In this paper about Hector's and Māui dolphin management in New Zealand, we argue that some scientific knowledge about these species presented and disseminated in ways that equate to this third category and as such may be classed as 'post-truth type communication'. This generates citizen mistrust in science, scientists and government agencies and inflames conflict among informed stakeholders. We argue trust may be rebuilt by a combination of deliberative approaches to environmental governance, transparency about uncertainties, information gaps and divergent scientific opinions, and reformulation of normal scientific approaches and assumptions to those advocated by post-normal science.
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dc.identifierhttps://jcom.sissa.it/archive/18/04/JCOM_1804_2019_A05
dc.identifierA05
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Science Communication, 2019, 2019, 18 (4), pp. ? - ? (24)
dc.identifier.doi10.22323/2.18040205
dc.identifier.elements-id425797
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn1824-2049
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherSISSA Medialab
dc.publisher.urihttps://jcom.sissa.it/archive/18/04/JCOM_1804_2019_A05
dc.relation.isPartOfJournal of Science Communication
dc.rightsLicensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 license
dc.subjectEnvironmental communication
dc.subjectPublic engagement with science and technology
dc.subjectScience and policy-making
dc.subject.anzsrc2001 Communication and Media Studies
dc.subject.anzsrc2099 Other Language, Communication and Culture
dc.titleAvoiding post-truth environmental conflict in New Zealand: Communicating uncertainties in endangered species science
dc.typeJournal article
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pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences
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