Collaborative Event Ethnography: Conservation and development trade-offs at the fourth world conservation congress

"Ideas about conservation have shifted dramatically over the last century. From an early focus on state-run parks and protected areas, to the role of local communities and markets in conservation, to engaging the private sector, what conservation is and how we go about doing it continues to evolve. While there have been many shifts, in this study we are interested in the recent emphasis on the 'global' as the scale at which conservation policies and practices are conceptualised, articulated, and (ideally) implemented."