Applying Stone in a Western Landscape: Ranchers, Conservationists, and Causal Stories in the “American Serengeti”

J. Michael Angstadt

Review of Policy Research, 2020, vol. 37, issue 2, 244-259

Abstract: As the emergence of nongovernmental conservation efforts generates conflict among various stakeholders, the causal story that each party articulates regarding conservation and the causes of land degradation reflects their unique interests. This study uses existing literature to evaluate causal stories surrounding a contemporary conservation effort: Montana's American Prairie Reserve. Through qualitative review of web‐based documents and newspaper articles, it generates a preliminary account of key stakeholders' causal stories. The case study suggests that parties who might be disadvantaged by ascribing responsibility for environmental harms in an adversarial fashion may instead elect to articulate causal stories that are more neutral than existing approaches might forecast. The study concludes by suggesting that further development of causal story literature may enable it to better address contemporary conservation efforts. 鉴于非政府形式的自然保护区工作的出现导致了不同利益攸关方之间产生冲突，各方就自然保护区和土地退化的起因而发表的叙事反应了各自的独特利益。本研究使用现有文献，对围绕蒙大拿州的美国大草原自然保护区（Montana’s American Prairie Reserve）这一当代保护区工作的因果叙事进行了评价。通过对基于网页的文件和报纸文章进行定性审视，产生了有关利益攸关方因果叙事的初步记录。案例研究暗示，那些因以一种对立方式对环境危害的责任进行归因而可能处于劣势的党派，有可能反而选择表达比现有方法所预测的更为中立的因果叙事。本文结论建议，对因果叙事进行进一步研究，可能会更好地应对当代自然保护区工作。 A medida que el surgimiento de esfuerzos de conservación no gubernamentales genera conflictos entre varias partes interesadas, la historia causal que cada parte articula sobre la conservación y las causas de la degradación de la tierra refleja sus intereses únicos. Este estudio utiliza literatura existente para evaluar historias causales que rodean un esfuerzo de conservación contemporáneo: la Reserva de Praderas Estadounidense de Montana. A través de la revisión cualitativa de documentos basados ​​en la web y artículos periodísticos, genera una cuenta preliminar de las historias causales de los principales interesados El estudio de caso sugiere que las partes que podrían estar en desventaja al atribuir la responsabilidad de los daños ambientales de una manera adversaria pueden optar por articular historias causales que son más neutrales de lo que podrían predecir los enfoques existentes. El estudio concluye sugiriendo que un mayor desarrollo de la literatura de historias causales puede permitirle abordar mejor los esfuerzos contemporáneos de conservación.

Date: 2020
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