Love-iathan, the meat-whale and hidden people: ordering Faroese pilot whaling

摘要: A key question in any environmental dispute is the nature of what under discussion. 'Cosmopolitics' – political battles over form reality are a feature many clashes. This article focuses on one such clash: during summer 2014, grindadrap iconic practice driving pilot whales for meat was big news item Faroe Islands. More accurately, conservation campaign by controversial group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS), Operation Grindstop garnered most attention. Aiming to stop or at least disrupt 'barbaric' and 'sadistic' grindadrap, SSCS were involved several confrontations with Faroese authorities publicly engaged pro-whaling advocates discussions that seemingly fruitless. Based 3 months fieldwork campaign, this describes 'political ontology' 2014. What emerged 'hybrid' born clash between two fundamentally dissonant systems ordering, which structured reinforced various practices, both discursive material. Activists sides cosmopolitical struggle decisively enact their orderings, creating alternative stories whales, whaling, ocean environment modernity. The aim understand happened when these orderings met. argues throughout moved apart, consequently hiding diversity opinion discussion within society around grindadrap. As such, suppressed, notably those voiced activists arguing should cease because high levels toxins whale meat. Key words: Islands, ontology, cosmopolitics