Gendered Considerations for Safety in Conservation Fieldwork

Scholars conducting research on either the social or biological dimensions of conservation practice may confront harassment, violence, and sexual assault. While guidelines for researcher safety usually cover the obvious perils encountered while conducting research in nature and with wild animals, le...

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Published in:Society & natural resources Vol. 31; no. 12; pp. 1419 - 1426
Main Authors: Rinkus, Marisa A., Kelly, Jennifer Rebecca, Wright, Wynne, Medina, Laurie, Dobson, Tracy
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia Routledge 02.12.2018
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:
Aggression
Animals
Codes of Practice
Conservation
Conservation practices
Field study
Fieldwork
Gender
guidelines
Harassment
Intellectuals
Power
Power structure
Researcher subject relations
Researchers
responsibility
Review boards
Safety
Sex crimes
Sexual assault
Sexual harassment
Violence
Wild animals
ISSN:0894-1920, 1521-0723, 1521-0723
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Summary:Scholars conducting research on either the social or biological dimensions of conservation practice may confront harassment, violence, and sexual assault. While guidelines for researcher safety usually cover the obvious perils encountered while conducting research in nature and with wild animals, less attention has been focused on the dangers associated with encountering and confronting humans. The aim of review boards for both human and animal subjects is to protect research participants. But who protects the researcher? This paper extends these calls to conservation researchers, initiating an open discussion on fieldwork safety, particularly the role of gender and power dynamics within the conservation field. We offer two themes for discussion: institutional responsibility and professional community responsibility. Our aim is to encourage dialogue regarding codes of practice for fieldwork safety at multiple institutional levels that acknowledge and provide support for the varying forms of harassment researchers face during fieldwork.
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ISSN:0894-1920
1521-0723
1521-0723
DOI:10.1080/08941920.2018.1471177