Thinking with Birds
This article looks at three approaches through history of humans to birds.
This article looks at three approaches through history of humans to birds.
This article looks at how scientific theories—in particular those of South African statesman Jan Smuts—sought to reorient the position of Africa in a global, historic hierarchy.
This article looks at how environmental life histories have been used for particular purposes.
McAfee examines the changing roles of scientists and politicians in the decision-making processes that affect the environment.
These essays showcase examples from Canada and Western Europe, offering insights into how different forms of environmental knowledge and environmental politics come to be seen as legitimate or illegitimate.
Clapperton evaluates three existing frameworks for understanding Indigenous and non-Indigenous claims to know the environment. While each framework has its strengths, they reinforce a binary between Indigenous and non-Indigenous knowledge and keep salvage paradigms of Indigenous knowledge alive. Clapperton calls for an enlarged definition of Indigenous knowledge that could account for boundary-crossing and Indigenous people “doing” science.
This volume explores the question of whether science should be centered in climate-change communication.
Brill explores the relationship between “Science” and “the sciences”, and the political potential of the two, in the context of research cooperations involving indigenous groups.
Martinez emphasizes the importance of adapting climate communication strategies to local situations.