July 29th, 2019 | RESEARCH
Keyes [2004, p. 15] says: āIn the post-truth era we don't just have truth or lies but a third category of ambiguous statements that are not exactly the truth but fall short of a lieā. In this paper about Hector's and Maui dolphin management in New Zealand, we argue that some scientific knowledge about these species presented and disseminated in ways that equate to this third category and as such may be classed as āpost-truth type communicationā. This generates citizen mistrust in science, scientists and government agencies and inflames conflict among informed stakeholders. We argue trust may be rebuilt by a combination of deliberative approaches to environmental governance, transparency about uncertainties, information gaps and divergent scientific opinions, and reformulation of normal scientific approaches and assumptions to those advocated by post-normal science.
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Anna Palliser, Author, Southern Institute of TechnologyGiles Dodson, Author, Massey University
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Identifier Type: ISSN
Identifier: 1824-2049
Identifier Type: DOI
Identifier: 10.22323/2.18040205
Publication: Journal of Science Communication
Volume: 18
Number: 4
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Audience: Administration | Leadership | Policymakers | General Public | Scientists
Discipline: Ecology | forestry | agriculture
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research Products
Environment Type: Higher Education Programs | Informal | Formal Connections | Media and Technology | Public Programs