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To begin the #NewYear, I am sharing my new paper (again) and a 🧵discussing the #geopolitics of problematic information in #wildlife #conservation & #volunteering

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www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The Geopolitics of Problematic Information: Epistemic Territorialization and Wildlife Conservation Volunteering in Namibia
This article describes how power—socioeconomic, epistemic, and political—is harnessed and maintained through information exchanged under the aegis of private property. What was “real” in conservati...
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January 1, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Rather than managing natural resources in the #commons #conservation efforts were through private actors, situating these NGOs outside of the political realm in Namibian conservation governance

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January 1, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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In this paper, knowledge that is produced about #wildlifeconservation is constructed under the aegis of private property indicating a shift from conservation as a public good to a private good

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January 1, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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This article argued the #geopolitics underlying the production of problematic information in #wildlife #conservation #volunteer programs resulted in informational, economic, epistemic, and power asymmetries

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January 1, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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The rise of #misinformation #posttruth & #fakenews online highlights the importance of examining political communication in #conservation

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January 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM