Fisheries science, Parliament and fishers׳ knowledge in South Africa: An attempt at scholarly diplomacy

Lesley Green

Marine Policy, 2015, vol. 60, issue C, 345-352

Abstract: •Traces misunderstandings between South African Parliamentarians and Fisheries scientists.•Explores Parliamentarians' understanding of indigenous knowledge.•Argues that scientific authority may be conflated with racialised authority.•Scientific nature renders as objects both people ("categories") and species ("biomass").•Proposes a role for the humanities in scholarly diplomacy.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2014.08.002

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