Strangers, spirits, and land reforms : conflicts about land in Dande, northern Zimbabwe

Focusing on how rural communities in South Sulawesi (Eastern Indonesia) invoke indigeneity in their struggles over land, this paper explores the processes through which claims

In order to understand the relationship between traditional religion and politics on the land issue, I will first provide a brief background of the political scenario that has

In this book the study of the local functioning of customary legal sys- tems and traditional rule and the way officials apply and interpret cus- tomary law is based on an analysis

In this book the study of the local functioning of customary legal sys- tems and traditional rule and the way officials apply and interpret cus- tomary law is based on an analysis

De studie van traditioneel leiderschap behoeft meer aandacht voor en empirisch onderzoek naar percepties van de ‘subjecten’ van dit leiderschap, om een genuanceerder beeld te

With respect to the South African land question, one could argue that Zimbabwe’s land invasion has increased national awareness/popular consciousness that land invasions could

Based on Gilbert Bigiri- mana (2013b), these proceedings can be explored along three historical periods: (i) the pre-independence period characterised by a monarchy ruling

The legalisation of the customary land rights of rural communities is currently actively promoted as a strategy for conserving biodiversity. There is, however, little