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Public Concerns in Sustainability Research: Observations on a Naturalist Expedition in Papua New Guinea

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The evolution of the concept of nature from the positivist idea of a given entity towards a political problem has contributed to the transformation of scientific infrastructures. Today’s naturalist enquiries into the loss of biodiversity extend beyond a mere research problem to a public concern. In this paper, I will outline an experimental approach for ethnographic research on this transformation through the prism of a classic, albeit still vibrant field of sustainability research, namely taxonomic expeditions in so-called “postcolonial” venues.

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Bogusz, T. (2019). Public Concerns in Sustainability Research: Observations on a Naturalist Expedition in Papua New Guinea. In: Korn, M., Reißmann, W., Röhl, T., Sittler, D. (eds) Infrastructuring Publics. Medien der Kooperation. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-20725-0_11

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