Result of principal component analysis for Q-methodology of the study of the perceptions of justice regarding the carnivore conflict in Norway

Human-wildlife conflict is increasingly being recognised as containing strong elements of social conflict that can only be solved through understanding the perceptions and beliefs of the stakeholders involved. This dataset is supplementary to the paper that investigates the perceptions of justice regarding the carnivore conflict in Norway among sheep farmers, environmentalists and indigenous reindeer herders. Q methodological factor analysis revealed three distinct viewpoints perspectives on carnivores and the Norwegian carnivore policy.

人与野生动物冲突（Human-wildlife conflict）日益被学界认知为蕴含强烈社会冲突属性的复杂议题，此类冲突唯有通过理解相关利益相关者的认知与信念方可得到妥善解决。本数据集为配套研究论文的补充数据，该论文聚焦挪威境内食肉动物冲突议题，调研了绵羊养殖户、环保主义者与原住民驯鹿牧民群体针对该冲突的正义认知。Q方法因子分析（Q methodological factor analysis）结果显示，针对食肉动物与挪威食肉动物政策，存在三种截然不同的认知视角。