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postgraduate thesis: Beyond ecocentrism and anthropocentrism : a trans-species approach to explore wild boar-human relationship in Hong Kong
Title | Beyond ecocentrism and anthropocentrism : a trans-species approach to explore wild boar-human relationship in Hong Kong |
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Issue Date | 2022 |
Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
Citation | Cheng, H. Y. O. [鄭浩欣]. (2022). Beyond ecocentrism and anthropocentrism : a trans-species approach to explore wild boar-human relationship in Hong Kong. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. |
Abstract | The discussion of the human-animal relationship is heavily influenced by two
environmental ideologies - ecocentrism and anthropocentrism (Purser et al., 1995;
Kortenkamp & Moore, 2001; Kopnina, 2012). A new school of thought,
trans-speciesism, argues that although humans are different from animals in our biology
but share similar nature with them. (Holmberg, 2013). To apply this paradigm in the
study of urban development, policy can be approached from a perspective that
transcends species boundaries. The present study aims to add trans-speciesism to the
academic discussion, with the examination of human-wild boar relationships in Hong
Kong, and the motivation behind such relationships.
Deductive relational content analysis is employed to understand the government
and the NGOs’ perception of the wild boar-human relationships. Diverse sources such as
ten documents and reports from the government and the NGOs receptively , seventy
pieces of news article and one hundred social media posts are collected and analyzed.
Furthermore, twelve semi-structured interviews were conducted. The findings concludes
that the government tends to prioritize human interest over wild boar rights, while, the
NGOs contrast such point of view by highlighting the intrinsic value of wild boars.
Participants from the general public tend take on a more flexible perspective and offer a
more objective evaluation of wild-boar-human dynamics based on observed facts. As
ecocentrism and anthropocentricism play key roles in guiding governmental policy and
NGO campaign, trans-speciesism provides an alternative explanation as to explain the
perceived wild boar-human relationship among the general public, which is descriptive
rather than being normative as ecocentrism and anthropocentricism do.
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Degree | Master of Social Sciences |
Subject | Boars - China - Hong Kong Human-animal relationships - China - Hong Kong |
Dept/Program | Criminology |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/320057 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Cheng, Ho Yan Oscar | - |
dc.contributor.author | 鄭浩欣 | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-10-20T11:54:45Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-10-20T11:54:45Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Cheng, H. Y. O. [鄭浩欣]. (2022). Beyond ecocentrism and anthropocentrism : a trans-species approach to explore wild boar-human relationship in Hong Kong. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/320057 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The discussion of the human-animal relationship is heavily influenced by two environmental ideologies - ecocentrism and anthropocentrism (Purser et al., 1995; Kortenkamp & Moore, 2001; Kopnina, 2012). A new school of thought, trans-speciesism, argues that although humans are different from animals in our biology but share similar nature with them. (Holmberg, 2013). To apply this paradigm in the study of urban development, policy can be approached from a perspective that transcends species boundaries. The present study aims to add trans-speciesism to the academic discussion, with the examination of human-wild boar relationships in Hong Kong, and the motivation behind such relationships. Deductive relational content analysis is employed to understand the government and the NGOs’ perception of the wild boar-human relationships. Diverse sources such as ten documents and reports from the government and the NGOs receptively , seventy pieces of news article and one hundred social media posts are collected and analyzed. Furthermore, twelve semi-structured interviews were conducted. The findings concludes that the government tends to prioritize human interest over wild boar rights, while, the NGOs contrast such point of view by highlighting the intrinsic value of wild boars. Participants from the general public tend take on a more flexible perspective and offer a more objective evaluation of wild-boar-human dynamics based on observed facts. As ecocentrism and anthropocentricism play key roles in guiding governmental policy and NGO campaign, trans-speciesism provides an alternative explanation as to explain the perceived wild boar-human relationship among the general public, which is descriptive rather than being normative as ecocentrism and anthropocentricism do. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | HKU Theses Online (HKUTO) | - |
dc.rights | The author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works. | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Boars - China - Hong Kong | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Human-animal relationships - China - Hong Kong | - |
dc.title | Beyond ecocentrism and anthropocentrism : a trans-species approach to explore wild boar-human relationship in Hong Kong | - |
dc.type | PG_Thesis | - |
dc.description.thesisname | Master of Social Sciences | - |
dc.description.thesislevel | Master | - |
dc.description.thesisdiscipline | Criminology | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.date.hkucongregation | 2022 | - |
dc.identifier.mmsid | 991044598386003414 | - |