Scoping Arctic expertise: The mismatch between traditional theories of expertise and Indigenous expertise
Abstract While much work on expertise has explored the mobilisation and production of knowledge, the development of epistemic communities, and the mechanisms through which expertise operates – little work has been done exploring how expertise is understood across academic literature on particular re...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s003224742400007x 2024-05-19T07:34:09+00:00 Scoping Arctic expertise: The mismatch between traditional theories of expertise and Indigenous expertise Gricius, Gabriella 2024 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s003224742400007x https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S003224742400007X en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Polar Record volume 60 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 journal-article 2024 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s003224742400007x 2024-05-02T06:50:49Z Abstract While much work on expertise has explored the mobilisation and production of knowledge, the development of epistemic communities, and the mechanisms through which expertise operates – little work has been done exploring how expertise is understood across academic literature on particular regional cases such as the Arctic. In this article, I scope a broad literature review of the Arctic, seeking out how expertise has been depicted and framed in academic and theoretical literature. The results are framed around five different themes: (1) expertise serving the interests of great powers, (2) recognition of the overall importance of expertise in Arctic governance, (3) the purpose of experts, (4) science diplomacy and expertise: a murky barrier, and (5) how to study experts, but also find that Indigenous knowledge is often left out of literature that relies upon Western frameworks of expertise. This incongruity suggests that there are two competing conceptualizations of Arctic expertise, one in theory and another in practice – which has consequences for how the region and its expertise are narrated. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Polar Record Cambridge University Press Polar Record 60 |
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Abstract While much work on expertise has explored the mobilisation and production of knowledge, the development of epistemic communities, and the mechanisms through which expertise operates – little work has been done exploring how expertise is understood across academic literature on particular regional cases such as the Arctic. In this article, I scope a broad literature review of the Arctic, seeking out how expertise has been depicted and framed in academic and theoretical literature. The results are framed around five different themes: (1) expertise serving the interests of great powers, (2) recognition of the overall importance of expertise in Arctic governance, (3) the purpose of experts, (4) science diplomacy and expertise: a murky barrier, and (5) how to study experts, but also find that Indigenous knowledge is often left out of literature that relies upon Western frameworks of expertise. This incongruity suggests that there are two competing conceptualizations of Arctic expertise, one in theory and another in practice – which has consequences for how the region and its expertise are narrated. |
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Scoping Arctic expertise: The mismatch between traditional theories of expertise and Indigenous expertise |
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Scoping Arctic expertise: The mismatch between traditional theories of expertise and Indigenous expertise |
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Scoping Arctic expertise: The mismatch between traditional theories of expertise and Indigenous expertise |
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Scoping Arctic expertise: The mismatch between traditional theories of expertise and Indigenous expertise |
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Scoping Arctic expertise: The mismatch between traditional theories of expertise and Indigenous expertise |
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scoping arctic expertise: the mismatch between traditional theories of expertise and indigenous expertise |
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