Digital technologies and ILK in the Arctic: In search of epistemological pluralism
International audience The digital revolution is profoundly challenging to Indigenous societies in their relationships with non-humans. To guide research that involves Indigenous communities and digital technology, we analysed the impacts of such technologies on Indigenous knowledge systems from the...
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ftunivparis:oai:HAL:hal-03662752v1 2024-02-11T10:00:56+01:00 Digital technologies and ILK in the Arctic: In search of epistemological pluralism Roturier, Samuel Beau, Rémi Ecologie Systématique et Evolution (ESE) AgroParisTech-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Institut d'écologie et des sciences de l'environnement de Paris (iEES Paris ) Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 (UPEC UP12)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE) 2022-07 https://u-paris.hal.science/hal-03662752 https://u-paris.hal.science/hal-03662752/document https://u-paris.hal.science/hal-03662752/file/Roturier_Beau_Environ_Sci_Policy_HAL.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2022.03.025 en eng HAL CCSD Elsevier info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.envsci.2022.03.025 hal-03662752 https://u-paris.hal.science/hal-03662752 https://u-paris.hal.science/hal-03662752/document https://u-paris.hal.science/hal-03662752/file/Roturier_Beau_Environ_Sci_Policy_HAL.pdf doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2022.03.025 WOS: 000793472400007 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 1462-9011 EISSN: 1873-6416 Environmental Science & Policy https://u-paris.hal.science/hal-03662752 Environmental Science & Policy, 2022, 133, pp.164-171. ⟨10.1016/j.envsci.2022.03.025⟩ Cultural diversity Digital revolution Indigenous and Local Knowledge (ILK) Ethics Participatory research Reindeer husbandry Sámi [SDE]Environmental Sciences info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2022 ftunivparis https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2022.03.025 2024-01-24T17:22:48Z International audience The digital revolution is profoundly challenging to Indigenous societies in their relationships with non-humans. To guide research that involves Indigenous communities and digital technology, we analysed the impacts of such technologies on Indigenous knowledge systems from the perspective of environmental ethics and anthropology. Using the example of Sámi reindeer husbandry in Sweden, we found that digital technologies, rather than relying on sensitive ways of understanding and experiencing nature, potentially reinforce a Western worldview of reindeer husbandry, instead of valuing a Sámi ontology. Therefore, they have the potential to compete with Indigenous ways of interacting with humans and non-humans. Our analysis also underlines that research with Indigenous people using digital technology in participatory research projects may contribute to this competition rather than empower the Indigenous knowledge system. Based on these findings, we distinguish two ethical directions – co-construction and strong epistemological pluralism – that can be followed to address concerns about the effects of the development of digital technologies on the diversity of knowledge systems in the Arctic, and elsewhere. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic reindeer husbandry Sámi Université de Paris: Portail HAL Arctic Environmental Science & Policy 133 164 171 |
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International audience The digital revolution is profoundly challenging to Indigenous societies in their relationships with non-humans. To guide research that involves Indigenous communities and digital technology, we analysed the impacts of such technologies on Indigenous knowledge systems from the perspective of environmental ethics and anthropology. Using the example of Sámi reindeer husbandry in Sweden, we found that digital technologies, rather than relying on sensitive ways of understanding and experiencing nature, potentially reinforce a Western worldview of reindeer husbandry, instead of valuing a Sámi ontology. Therefore, they have the potential to compete with Indigenous ways of interacting with humans and non-humans. Our analysis also underlines that research with Indigenous people using digital technology in participatory research projects may contribute to this competition rather than empower the Indigenous knowledge system. Based on these findings, we distinguish two ethical directions – co-construction and strong epistemological pluralism – that can be followed to address concerns about the effects of the development of digital technologies on the diversity of knowledge systems in the Arctic, and elsewhere. |
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Ecologie Systématique et Evolution (ESE) AgroParisTech-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Institut d'écologie et des sciences de l'environnement de Paris (iEES Paris ) Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 (UPEC UP12)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE) |
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Digital technologies and ILK in the Arctic: In search of epistemological pluralism |
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Digital technologies and ILK in the Arctic: In search of epistemological pluralism |
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Digital technologies and ILK in the Arctic: In search of epistemological pluralism |
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Digital technologies and ILK in the Arctic: In search of epistemological pluralism |
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ISSN: 1462-9011 EISSN: 1873-6416 Environmental Science & Policy https://u-paris.hal.science/hal-03662752 Environmental Science & Policy, 2022, 133, pp.164-171. ⟨10.1016/j.envsci.2022.03.025⟩ |
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