“Other(ed)” Ocean Knowledges: Unlearning Integration in Ocean Governance for Recognitional Justice

Ocean and Society, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 2

Published: Nov. 18, 2024

There is an increasing call for the need to “integrate” Indigenous and local knowledge systems in ocean governance processes, on national global scales. However, systems, epistemes, practices of different coastal communities, whose stewardship planet sustains protects marine ecosystems, pre‐date institutionalised sciences with which they are meant be integrated. The concept integration often perpetuates othering devaluation various knowledges that should not subject these problematic practices. Much current informing underpinned by colonial, military, financial projects, direct juxtaposition epistemes deeply interconnected life. Writing from a social perspective, we explore inherent problems limitations approaches propose reversing how frame “knowledge” its suggesting our scientific are, fact, “other” longstanding ways coexisting ocean. Without attempting represent or categorise as unaware developments, argue researchers scientists actively unlearn what taught prominent sciences. By focusing through International Seabed Authority South Africa, respectively, process unlearning teaches better critically consider is, has been, valued.

Language: Английский

Research-Based Theater

Springer eBooks, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 6

Published: Dec. 8, 2023

Language: Английский