The Socio-Technical Relationship between Riverside Inhabitants and Big Cats (Panthera onca and Puma concolor) in the Sustainable Development Reserves of Amanã and Mamirauá in the Amazon

Authors

  • Joana Silva Macedo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Meio Ambiente, Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)
  • Fátima Tereza Braga Branquinho Departamento de Ciências Sociais e Educação, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)
  • Helena de Godoy Bergallo Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v35i0.40537

Keywords:

Actor-Network Theory, socio-technical network, jaguar, riverside dwellers, Amazon

Abstract

Studies conducted by natural scientists on the relationship between wildlife and traditional populations often do not indicate the inherent asymmetry and controversies of the subject, especially when dealing with charismatic fauna. The clash between traditional ways of dealing with the problems arising from the coexistence with big cats and the commitment to preserve these animals is taking place in an arena with little room for dialog. The objective of this paper was to present the socio-technical relationship of this conflict. By taking the Actor-Network Theory as a method to analyze this relationship, we hope to take a step towards the composition of a common world that considers the humans and non-humans that make up the network in a symmetric way. The actors, their practices and connections in the network, and the dissonances in discourses were presented according to some basic rules of the theory, such as adopting policy as part of the scientific process, abandoning the modernist division and representations, and accepting the ontological multiplicity.

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Published

2015-12-24

How to Cite

Macedo, J. S., Branquinho, F. T. B., & Bergallo, H. de G. (2015). The Socio-Technical Relationship between Riverside Inhabitants and Big Cats (Panthera onca and Puma concolor) in the Sustainable Development Reserves of Amanã and Mamirauá in the Amazon. Desenvolvimento E Meio Ambiente, 35. https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v35i0.40537

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Vol. 35 (2015): Environmental Thinking in Latin American: social movements and territories of life

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