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.