Starting the conversation: land issues and critical conservation studies in post-colonial Africa

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dc.contributor.authorBarrett, George
dc.contributor.authorBrooks, Shirley
dc.contributor.authorJosefsson, Jenny
dc.contributor.authorZulu, Nqobile
dc.date.accessioned26/01/2018 09:44
dc.date.available26/01/2018 09:44
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThis thematic issue brings together the scholarly fields of critical conservation studies and African land issues, a relationship largely unexplored to date. The alienation of land for conservation purposes, introduced to Africa under colonial rule and still taking place today, has fundamental impacts on the politics of land and land use, and is contested in contemporary nation-states - including those that are attempting to implement land restitution and reform. The contributors explore these issues in a range of African contexts. Three key themes are identified: the problematic constructions of �community� by outside agencies; spatial exclusion and the silencing of local voices; and the neoliberalisation of conservation spaces. In contributing to new perspectives on these themes, this thematic issue shows how discourses and practices of conservation, increasingly shaped by neoliberalism, currently impact on land ownership, access and use. It further highlights some important historical continuities. These trends can be observed in transfrontier conservation areas, on state-owned land used for conservation and �green� initiatives, but also on private land where conservation is increasingly turned to commercial purposes.en_US
dc.description.accreditationInternational Bibliography of Social Sciences
dc.identifier.citationBarrett, G. et al. (2013). Starting the conversation: land issues and critical conservation studies in post-colonial Africa. Journal of Contemporary African Studies, 31(3): 336-344en_US
dc.identifier.issn0258-9001
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02589001.2013.802440
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/3421
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.rightsThis is the author-version of the article published online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02589001.2013.802440
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectNature conservationen_US
dc.subjectAfrican land issuesen_US
dc.subjectCommunitiesen_US
dc.subjectNeoliberalisationen_US
dc.subjectSpatialities of exclusionen_US
dc.titleStarting the conversation: land issues and critical conservation studies in post-colonial Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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