A plea for empowerment through rational scepticism: a brief rejoinder to Brook

Davis Anthony, . and Ruddle Kenneth, . A plea for empowerment through rational scepticism: a brief rejoinder to Brook. pp. 254-257. ISSN 0116-6514

Ryan K. Brook takes issue with our argument that worthwhile social research is obligated to engage rational scepticism essentially expressed through the design and methodological conduct of research and the questions concepts and theories informing data analyses when documenting and representing local ecological knowledge (LEK). Further he represents our critique as part of an ongoing simplistic dichotomy� that situates LEK and science as oppositional. Indeed much of the substance of Brooks commentary is more of a response to analyses we present in several earlier papers particularly Davis and Ruddle (2010) and Ruddle and Davis (2011) than to the priority foci evident in our Asian Fisheries Science essay (Ruddle and Davis 2013). Nonetheless we appreciate this opportunity to provide comment on our concerns respecting much of LEK social research as well as to correct key misrepresentations of these concerns as expressed by Brook.

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Abstract

Ryan K. Brook takes issue with our argument that worthwhile social research is obligated to engage rational scepticism essentially expressed through the design and methodological conduct of research and the questions concepts and theories informing data analyses when documenting and representing local ecological knowledge (LEK). Further he represents our critique as part of an ongoing simplistic dichotomy� that situates LEK and science as oppositional. Indeed much of the substance of Brooks commentary is more of a response to analyses we present in several earlier papers particularly Davis and Ruddle (2010) and Ruddle and Davis (2011) than to the priority foci evident in our Asian Fisheries Science essay (Ruddle and Davis 2013). Nonetheless we appreciate this opportunity to provide comment on our concerns respecting much of LEK social research as well as to correct key misrepresentations of these concerns as expressed by Brook.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Local knowledge
AGROVOC Term:	Fisheries
AGROVOC Term:	Governance
AGROVOC Term:	Resource management
AGROVOC Term:	Community involvement
AGROVOC Term:	Scientific research
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 06:28
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23710

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