Thread by @SianSullivanUK

🥂 “#Conservation research & discursive violence: a response to two rejoinders”, co-authored with Stasja Koot & Paul Hebinck, is back online 🥂

It was removed by @tandfonline a day after publication in Dec2021, for reasons unclear to us 😶

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@tandfonline 2/ a thesis-length, without prejudice 🧵 about a stressful 2 years of #legalthreats, #personalattacks & #doublestandards in #conservationresearch

#positionality #CBNRM #trophyhunting #discourse

{{{deep breath}}}

@PolEcoNet @PCLG_IIED @cep_of @BathSpaResearch @SDC_WUR

@tandfonline @PolEcoNet @PCLG_IIED @cep_of @BathSpaResearch @SDC_WUR 3/ Our re-published Response follows 2 Rejoinders to a peer reviewed Review Article published online in Society & Natural Resources @info_iasnr, in May 2020 👇

I am 3rd author on this paper: the 2 lead authors – S. Koot, P. Hebinck – are not on twitter

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@tandfonline @PolEcoNet @PCLG_IIED @cep_of @BathSpaResearch @SDC_WUR @info_iasnr 3a/ Our orig. review article emphasised a need for researcher #reflexivity about #positionality in #conservationresearch – esp. when researchers are studying projects funded by organisations commissioning / funding the research.

This is a lively topic in #conservation research:

@tandfonline @PolEcoNet @PCLG_IIED @cep_of @BathSpaResearch @SDC_WUR @info_iasnr 3b/ e.g. Montana et al. 2020 in #EnvironmentalConservation @EnvConsJournal :

"improving #reflexivity is a powerful means to reconcile #conservation science with the concerns of the diverse #communities that depend upon & care about the natural world"
 
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@tandfonline @PolEcoNet @PCLG_IIED @cep_of @BathSpaResearch @SDC_WUR @info_iasnr @EnvConsJournal 3c/ & Boyce et al. 2021 in #ConservationBiology @ConBiology @Society4ConBio :
 
"a lack of #transparency and #reflexivity regarding normative #values continues to prevent #conservation practitioners from finding resilient conservation solutions"
 
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/co…

@tandfonline @PolEcoNet @PCLG_IIED @cep_of @BathSpaResearch @SDC_WUR @info_iasnr @EnvConsJournal @ConBiology @Society4ConBio [3d/ & FWIW, since I've seen myself framed on this platform as probably unable to survive the rigours of #peerreview, I have previously been corresponding author for published research articles in both @ConBiology & @EnvConsJournal, + have peer reviewed for these journals]

@tandfonline @PolEcoNet @PCLG_IIED @cep_of @BathSpaResearch @SDC_WUR @info_iasnr @EnvConsJournal @ConBiology @Society4ConBio 4/ The two Rejoinders / complaints to our original review article have been online since late 2021.

This one is by @AmyDickman4 (Director @WildCRU_Ox), @MaxiPiaLouis1 (NACSO, Namibia), @rosie__cooney, @PaulJoh93195432 & @dilysroe (Chair of @IUCNSULi).

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@tandfonline @PolEcoNet @PCLG_IIED @cep_of @BathSpaResearch @SDC_WUR @info_iasnr @EnvConsJournal @ConBiology @Society4ConBio @AmyDickman4 @WildCRU_Ox @MaxiPiaLouis1 @rosie__cooney @PaulJoh93195432 @dilysroe @IUCNSULi 4a/ Dickman et al. engage mostly with the 1st para. of our paper (see #3 above), but not with much else in our paper.

In introducing the topic of researcher #positionality in research, our opening para. references a published Addendum in Science, at science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

@tandfonline @PolEcoNet @PCLG_IIED @cep_of @BathSpaResearch @SDC_WUR @info_iasnr @EnvConsJournal @ConBiology @Society4ConBio @AmyDickman4 @WildCRU_Ox @MaxiPiaLouis1 @rosie__cooney @PaulJoh93195432 @dilysroe @IUCNSULi 4b/ Within a week of our 2020 article being published, Dickman et al. submitted a complaint requesting removal & editing of our paper, & asserting we may be defaming them. But our opening paragraph works with published material in Science & does not defame or attack anyone.

@tandfonline @PolEcoNet @PCLG_IIED @cep_of @BathSpaResearch @SDC_WUR @info_iasnr @EnvConsJournal @ConBiology @Society4ConBio @AmyDickman4 @WildCRU_Ox @MaxiPiaLouis1 @rosie__cooney @PaulJoh93195432 @dilysroe @IUCNSULi 4c/ Nonetheless, we immediately offered to @info_iasnr that our opening paragraph be edited to remove detail from the Science Addendum. Our paper was not about the Science letters debate on #trophyhunting [#4a] & this edit would not damage our paper.

This offer was not taken up.

@tandfonline @PolEcoNet @PCLG_IIED @cep_of @BathSpaResearch @SDC_WUR @info_iasnr @EnvConsJournal @ConBiology @Society4ConBio @AmyDickman4 @WildCRU_Ox @MaxiPiaLouis1 @rosie__cooney @PaulJoh93195432 @dilysroe @IUCNSULi 5/ The 2nd ‘Rejoinder’ to our article is by Robin Naidoo, @Scharleen1, Richard Diggle, Nuria Störmer, Greg Stuart-Hill & Chris Weaver. They authored published work we reviewed in our paper. Weaver was Managing Director of #WWF #Namibia for 25+years.

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@tandfonline @PolEcoNet @PCLG_IIED @cep_of @BathSpaResearch @SDC_WUR @info_iasnr @EnvConsJournal @ConBiology @Society4ConBio @AmyDickman4 @WildCRU_Ox @MaxiPiaLouis1 @rosie__cooney @PaulJoh93195432 @dilysroe @IUCNSULi @Scharleen1 5a/ Their original complaint to @info_iasnr was shared with us in Aug2020, but we were not informed of their identities until Oct 2021, when we were given two weeks to write our response to both rejoinders.

@tandfonline @PolEcoNet @PCLG_IIED @cep_of @BathSpaResearch @SDC_WUR @info_iasnr @EnvConsJournal @ConBiology @Society4ConBio @AmyDickman4 @WildCRU_Ox @MaxiPiaLouis1 @rosie__cooney @PaulJoh93195432 @dilysroe @IUCNSULi @Scharleen1 5b/ Naidoo et al.'s complaint included personal attacks on Stasja Koot & I. These attacks remain in the published rejoinder.

Both Stasja & I have researched #CBNRM contexts in #Namibia for some years. Currently I am UK lead for this project with @unam_na:
etosha-kunene-histories.net/news

@tandfonline @PolEcoNet @PCLG_IIED @cep_of @BathSpaResearch @SDC_WUR @info_iasnr @EnvConsJournal @ConBiology @Society4ConBio @AmyDickman4 @WildCRU_Ox @MaxiPiaLouis1 @rosie__cooney @PaulJoh93195432 @dilysroe @IUCNSULi @Scharleen1 @unam_na 6/ It's difficult for us to understand the vehemence of these complaints / rejoinders.

It does seem that some perspectives in #conservationresearch need to be silenced.

This is an ongoing issue👇

#disobedientknowledge

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@tandfonline @PolEcoNet @PCLG_IIED @cep_of @BathSpaResearch @SDC_WUR @info_iasnr @EnvConsJournal @ConBiology @Society4ConBio @AmyDickman4 @WildCRU_Ox @MaxiPiaLouis1 @rosie__cooney @PaulJoh93195432 @dilysroe @IUCNSULi @Scharleen1 @unam_na 6a/ ... also observations & experiences shared in 2010 in this special issue of Current #Conservation with @danbrockington @igoe_jim @torbenja @H_Svar & others

[plus ça change]

currentconservation.org/issues/3-3/

@tandfonline @PolEcoNet @PCLG_IIED @cep_of @BathSpaResearch @SDC_WUR @info_iasnr @EnvConsJournal @ConBiology @Society4ConBio @AmyDickman4 @WildCRU_Ox @MaxiPiaLouis1 @rosie__cooney @PaulJoh93195432 @dilysroe @IUCNSULi @Scharleen1 @unam_na @danbrockington @igoe_jim @torbenja @H_Svar 7. But... as @9brandon has written in this great 🧵 on #careethics & #interspecies care, #conservation needs to be a 'big tent' for civil engagement that includes multiple perspectives.

https://twitter.com/9brandon/status/1466574387608535044

@tandfonline @PolEcoNet @PCLG_IIED @cep_of @BathSpaResearch @SDC_WUR @info_iasnr @EnvConsJournal @ConBiology @Society4ConBio @AmyDickman4 @WildCRU_Ox @MaxiPiaLouis1 @rosie__cooney @PaulJoh93195432 @dilysroe @IUCNSULi @Scharleen1 @unam_na @danbrockington @igoe_jim @torbenja @H_Svar @9brandon 8/ There’s more I could say about the 2-year process we've been in with the publishers & journal editors about the complaints to our article, & about the issues we were trying to open up: which seem too easily diverted into a polarising & simplifying #trophyhunting pseudo-debate.

@tandfonline @PolEcoNet @PCLG_IIED @cep_of @BathSpaResearch @SDC_WUR @info_iasnr @EnvConsJournal @ConBiology @Society4ConBio @AmyDickman4 @WildCRU_Ox @MaxiPiaLouis1 @rosie__cooney @PaulJoh93195432 @dilysroe @IUCNSULi @Scharleen1 @unam_na @danbrockington @igoe_jim @torbenja @H_Svar @9brandon 9/ Overall though, we stand by our original observation:

that researcher positionality in #conservation research begs more self-reflection and transparent disclosure – a proposal in which we of course include ourselves as conservation researchers.

Thank you for reading 🙏

@tandfonline @PolEcoNet @PCLG_IIED @cep_of @BathSpaResearch @SDC_WUR @info_iasnr @EnvConsJournal @ConBiology @Society4ConBio @AmyDickman4 @WildCRU_Ox @MaxiPiaLouis1 @rosie__cooney @PaulJoh93195432 @dilysroe @IUCNSULi @Scharleen1 @unam_na @danbrockington @igoe_jim @torbenja @H_Svar @9brandon 10/ Perhaps this 🧵 & the published exchange will be of interest (apologies if not)...

[Sharing because I think open dialogue & space for multiple perspectives are imp. Am not assuming easy agreement!]:

@convivconserv @ChrisSand20 @Survival @GeorgeMonbiot @KennethHeinric5

@tandfonline @PolEcoNet @PCLG_IIED @cep_of @BathSpaResearch @SDC_WUR @info_iasnr @EnvConsJournal @ConBiology @Society4ConBio @AmyDickman4 @WildCRU_Ox @MaxiPiaLouis1 @rosie__cooney @PaulJoh93195432 @dilysroe @IUCNSULi @Scharleen1 @unam_na @danbrockington @igoe_jim @torbenja @H_Svar @9brandon @convivconserv @ChrisSand20 @Survival @GeorgeMonbiot @KennethHeinric5 10a/ @GeorgeMonbiot@PHellermann@PHellermann @CRC228 @StephenCorrySvl @Survival @KalvelageLinus @jevgeniy_b @FrowinBecker @DrX_ADunlap @reddmonitor@biosec_erc @AngusGMiddleton @NNF_Namibia @ConservationNa1 @ChrisSand20 @SusannaN2 @LeadersSouthern @EstherMarijnen

@tandfonline @PolEcoNet @PCLG_IIED @cep_of @BathSpaResearch @SDC_WUR @info_iasnr @EnvConsJournal @ConBiology @Society4ConBio @AmyDickman4 @WildCRU_Ox @MaxiPiaLouis1 @rosie__cooney @PaulJoh93195432 @dilysroe @IUCNSULi @Scharleen1 @unam_na @danbrockington @igoe_jim @torbenja @H_Svar @9brandon @convivconserv @ChrisSand20 @Survival @GeorgeMonbiot @KennethHeinric5 @CRC228 @StephenCorrySvl @KalvelageLinus @jevgeniy_b @FrowinBecker 10b/ @mikehannis @anthfletch @EstherMarijnen @judithverweijen @EstherTurnhout @reddmonitor @PaigeWestNYC @Enviro_conflict @journalofpolit1 @tSasRolfes @hedgehoghugh @fergusonbarry @jo_chamb @mr_calvero @AdamHartScience @Nikolaj_Bi ...

@tandfonline @PolEcoNet @PCLG_IIED @cep_of @BathSpaResearch @SDC_WUR @info_iasnr @EnvConsJournal @ConBiology @Society4ConBio @AmyDickman4 @WildCRU_Ox @MaxiPiaLouis1 @rosie__cooney @PaulJoh93195432 @dilysroe @IUCNSULi @Scharleen1 @unam_na @danbrockington @igoe_jim @torbenja @H_Svar @9brandon @convivconserv @ChrisSand20 @Survival @GeorgeMonbiot @KennethHeinric5 @CRC228 @StephenCorrySvl @KalvelageLinus @jevgeniy_b @FrowinBecker @mikehannis @anthfletch @EstherMarijnen @judithverweijen @EstherTurnhout @reddmonitor @PaigeWestNYC @Enviro_conflict @journalofpolit1 @tSasRolfes @hedgehoghugh @fergusonbarry @jo_chamb @mr_calvero @AdamHartScience 11/ I'd also like to thank @katzyna for your earlier supportive thread about this issue – so much appreciated 🙏

https://twitter.com/katzyna/status/1471418140693303301

@tandfonline @PolEcoNet @PCLG_IIED @cep_of @BathSpaResearch @SDC_WUR @info_iasnr @EnvConsJournal @ConBiology @Society4ConBio @AmyDickman4 @WildCRU_Ox @MaxiPiaLouis1 @rosie__cooney @PaulJoh93195432 @dilysroe @IUCNSULi @Scharleen1 @unam_na @danbrockington @igoe_jim @torbenja @H_Svar @9brandon @convivconserv @ChrisSand20 @Survival @GeorgeMonbiot @KennethHeinric5 @CRC228 @StephenCorrySvl @KalvelageLinus @jevgeniy_b @FrowinBecker @mikehannis @anthfletch @EstherMarijnen @judithverweijen @EstherTurnhout @reddmonitor @PaigeWestNYC @Enviro_conflict @journalofpolit1 @tSasRolfes @hedgehoghugh @fergusonbarry @jo_chamb @mr_calvero 11a/ & @brambuscher - thank you for sharing the paper yesterday - I know this situation has been distressing and time-consuming for
@SDC_WUR

https://twitter.com/brambuscher/status/1526178181786611712

@tandfonline @PolEcoNet @PCLG_IIED @cep_of @BathSpaResearch @SDC_WUR @info_iasnr @EnvConsJournal @ConBiology @Society4ConBio @AmyDickman4 @WildCRU_Ox @MaxiPiaLouis1 @rosie__cooney @PaulJoh93195432 @dilysroe @IUCNSULi @Scharleen1 @unam_na @danbrockington @igoe_jim @torbenja @H_Svar @9brandon @convivconserv @ChrisSand20 @Survival @GeorgeMonbiot @KennethHeinric5 @CRC228 @StephenCorrySvl @KalvelageLinus @jevgeniy_b @FrowinBecker @mikehannis @anthfletch @EstherMarijnen @judithverweijen @EstherTurnhout @reddmonitor @PaigeWestNYC @Enviro_conflict @journalofpolit1 @tSasRolfes @hedgehoghugh @fergusonbarry @jo_chamb @mr_calvero @brambuscher 12/ Peace out. 🌱 🌀