TY - JOUR
T1 - Capitalizing on nature
T2 - A Critical Discourse Study of Nature Policy concerning the Murchison Falls Conservation Area of Uganda
AU - Olanya, David Ross
AU - Pedersen, Anne Grethe Julius
AU - Lassen, Inger
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - This article explores discursive struggles between ideologies of nature development and nature conservation discourses in the context of the Murchison Falls Conservation Area (MFCA) in Uganda. Based on the concepts of critical discourse moments and discourse coalitions, the article offers a nuanced perspective on nature policy in a specific, though not unique, context. The purpose of studying tensions between different positions in nature policy from a critical discourse perspective is to increase the awareness of the role of discourse coalitions in the struggles. Thus, the study aims at enhancing the understanding of different interests by creating awareness about the conflict potential regarding the MFCA.
AB - This article explores discursive struggles between ideologies of nature development and nature conservation discourses in the context of the Murchison Falls Conservation Area (MFCA) in Uganda. Based on the concepts of critical discourse moments and discourse coalitions, the article offers a nuanced perspective on nature policy in a specific, though not unique, context. The purpose of studying tensions between different positions in nature policy from a critical discourse perspective is to increase the awareness of the role of discourse coalitions in the struggles. Thus, the study aims at enhancing the understanding of different interests by creating awareness about the conflict potential regarding the MFCA.
KW - Nature policy
KW - critical discourse moments
KW - discourse coalitions
KW - discursive power struggles
KW - nature conservation
KW - nature development
U2 - 10.1080/19460171.2021.1999838
DO - 10.1080/19460171.2021.1999838
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1946-0171
VL - 16
SP - 405
EP - 423
JO - Critical Policy Studies
JF - Critical Policy Studies
IS - 4
ER -