Abstract
The proposed petroleum developments in the Lofoten, Vesterålen, and Senja are a controversial issue in Norway. We ask how insights into legitimacy and risk perception can help to illuminate the disputed policy process for petroleum developments in Lofoten, Vesterålen, and Senja. Our Q-methodology elicits three key narratives that steer the policy process: (i) best practice and knowledge does not permit coexistence, and fishing takes priority; (ii) coexistence is possible with good process where the nation-state manages risk; and (iii) the state and industry cannot facilitate coexistence, science and conservation come first. We argue these narratives reflect divergence in worldview in three key ways: (i) differential perspectives on the priority of local, national, and global scales; (ii) emphasis on the role of knowledge, skill, and rectitude in finding best policy; and (iii) differential concern for fish, the nation-state, and conservation. We argue for a more realistic approach to coexistence in deliberative democracy that does not aim for consensus and win-win outcomes, and assert that disagreement and partial victories and losses is a natural and healthy state of affairs in a democracy.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1393-1403 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | ICES Journal of Marine Science |
Volume | 76 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
A corrigendum exists for this article and can be found in ICES Journal of Marine Science, 76(6), p.1935, doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fsz096Keywords
- agonism
- consensus
- deliberative democracy
- Lofoten
- Vesterålen and Senja
- petroleum discourse
- Q-methodology
- risk perception