Political economy and the government attack on sharks: a non-speciesist southern green criminology

There are few species on the planet capable of evoking such human terror as the shark. What is commonly known about these wonders of the ocean is either fictionalised in film or demonised in the media, in both instances either misunderstood or politicised for powerful and economic gain. Moreover, go...

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VerfasserInnen: Walters, Reece (Verfasst von) ; Couper, Amy (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Druck Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2023
In: Green crime in the global south
Jahr: 2023, Seiten: 141-162
Verfügbarkeit prüfen: HBZ Gateway
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Zusammenfassung:There are few species on the planet capable of evoking such human terror as the shark. What is commonly known about these wonders of the ocean is either fictionalised in film or demonised in the media, in both instances either misunderstood or politicised for powerful and economic gain. Moreover, government interests premised on tourist dollars and re-election mandates dictate policies of ‘catch and kill’, rather than educational approaches that emphasise the unique characteristics and ecologically essential contributions of selachimorpha. This chapter utilizes innovative discourses in green and Southern criminology to examine the ways in which sharks are socially and political constructed as a human and economic risk to justify expensive, harmful, and unnecessary marine culling.
Beschreibung:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 157-162
ISBN:9783031277535