Marginal ecologies: a framework for studying the social–ecological margins
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Both anthropologists and ecologists have increasingly recognized the need to reach beyond their own disciplinary frameworks when handling processes of marginalization that involve intersecting social–ecological dimensions, particularly as global environmental challenges force humans and wildlife into new and challenging conditions. In this letter, we suggest a cross-disciplinary framework for studying the social–ecological margins. We highlight two definitions of marginality, one from the social sciences and one from the natural sciences, and discuss the relations that render a research subject marginal through four case studies on wildlife and agriculture. This discussion illuminates the importance of studying the behavioral and cultural repertoires with which marginal populations respond to social–ecological constraints.
Source: Environmental Research Letters
Institutions: Yale University, University of California, Berkeley
Language: English
Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Life on land
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,045
Funders: National Science Foundation, Social Science Research Council, Primate Conservation, Yale University, Rufford Foundation, Institute for Biospheric Studies, Yale University, Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies, Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies, Yale School of the Environment, Yale University
OpenAlex ID: W4410023372