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Abstract
We explore the nexus between enclosure and its lodging in layers of political pasts and how preceding forms of governance continue to influence the organization of land tenure across time frames. For this purpose, we present three case studies of land fencing and (de)fencing
from the Rift Valley region of Kenya. We build on ethnographic fieldwork in the region undertaken between 2014-2016 with more than 80 interviews, combined with archival resources from The National Archives in Kew and new geospatial mappings of the fencing expansions.
The cases provide insight into the ways in which enclosure co-produces plural and ambiguous land tenure relations, elsewhere referred to as new commons. Moreover, we focus on what drives pastoralists to (de-)fence in contradiction to interests in sustaining common pastures, and how the binding of land becomes its own political deliberation.
Original language | English |
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Publication date | 2020 |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Event | International Association for the Study of the Commons: African Commons - Web conference Duration: 13 Jul 2020 → 27 Jul 2020 https://africa.iasc-commons.org/african-commons-2020-web-conference/ |
Conference
Conference | International Association for the Study of the Commons |
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Location | Web conference |
Period | 13/07/2020 → 27/07/2020 |
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Projects
- 1 Active
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ANTHEA: Anthropogenic Heathlands: The Social Organization of Super-Resilient Past Human Ecosystems
Løvschal, M. (PI), Ombashi, H. (Participant), Caple, Z. A. (Participant) & Haughton, M. (Participant)
01/08/2020 → 01/08/2025
Project: Research
Research output
- 3 Journal article
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New land tenure fences are still cropping up in the Greater Mara
Løvschal, M., Nørmark, M. J., Svenning, J.-C. & Wall, J., 6 Jul 2022, In: Scientific Reports. 12, 12 p., 11064 .Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus) -
Are goats the new elephants in the room? Changing land-use strategies in Greater Mara, Kenya
Løvschal, M., Håkonsson, D. D. & Amoke, I., 2018, In: Land Use Policy. 80, p. 395-399 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Fencing bodes a rapid collapse of the unique Greater Mara ecosystem
Løvschal, M., Bøcher, P. K., Pilgaard, J., Amoke, I., Odingo, A., Thuo, A. & Svenning, J.-C., 25 Jan 2017, In: Scientific Reports. 7, 41450.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile83 Citations (Scopus)238 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
- 1 Lecture and oral contribution
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FENCING/deFENCING LAND: New pastoral commons in postcolonial Kenya
Løvschal, M. (Lecturer) & Gravesen, M. L. (Lecturer)
13 Jul 2020 → 27 Jul 2020Activity: Presentations, memberships, ownership and other activities › Lecture and oral contribution