66 research outputs found
Roundtable VI: Exploring Heritage as Culture: Disciplines, Theories, Method
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YouTube and the Rising Trend for Indigenous Folk Dance: The Case of the Sakela Dance of the Rai in Nepal and their Diasporas
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Get PDF "Stories across Borders: Myths of Origin and Their Contestation in the Borderlands of South and Southeast Asia" edited by Monica Janowski and Erik de Maake
Markets, Ethics and Agency: Changing Land Utilization and Social Transformation in the Uplands of Northeast India
Get PDFAcross the uplands of Northeast India, sedentary forms of agriculture are gradually replacing shifting cultivation. In the process, land holdings are becoming “privatized.” As commonly held land becomes inaccessible or dis- appears, and mechanisms that formerly called for the redistribution of wealth transform, social inequality increases. The location of the Garo Hills at the border with Bangladesh renders the area a peripheral borderland, in which the Indian state exerts its presence. In his historical analysis of upland societies of the Zomia massif, James Scott (2009) emphasizes how the modern state strives to control and “make taxable” all of its subjects. For Tania Murray Li (2014), the development of neoliberal markets is the primary driver of change, as she shows based on long-term research in rural Central Sulawesi (Indone- sia). While the effects of both these transformative forces can be clearly felt, in the Garo Hills the ongoing dissolution of communally managed land and the creation of privately owned plots is nonetheless held in check by the persistent social obligation to maintain at least a certain degree of communal sharing. This article is a contribution to a special issue on ‘Agrarian Change in Zomia’, guest-edited by Erik de Maaker and Deborah E. Tooker.W07.04.030.249Global Challenges (FSW
Reimagining spaces, species and societies in the Himalayas
Get PDFHimalayan environments have changed, and are changing, due to the ways in which people have interpreted, sourced, and utilised them. Scholarly analysis of the transformations induced, be it in deforestation, dam building or glacial melt, foreground how man is shaping the world in the Anthropocene. Alternatively, multispecies studies have shown how people invariably depend on, and are being shaped, by the dedicated environments in which they find themselves. Rather than people existing independent of these, their lives are the product of ‘co-becoming’ (Country et al 2016: 1) or ‘becoming-with’ (Haraway 2008: 12) a variety of spaces and species. In relation to the Himalayas, the two angles of enquiry outlined above have so far seldom been combined. In an attempt to engage with this lacuna, the contributions to this special issue scrutinise the changing framing and interpretation of human and non-human relationships, and the way these find expression in everyday life. At the same time, the contributions explore how large-scale interventions instigated by state making, development initiatives and the expansion of commercial ventures have transformed, and continue to transform, mountain spaces and species, generating new societal contexts in which these acquire new meanings.L'environnement himalayen a changé, et continue de changer, en raison de la façon dont les gens l'ont interprété et l'ont utilisé. L'analyse scientifique des transformations induites, que ce soit dans la déforestation, la construction de barrages ou la fonte des glaciers, met en évidence la façon dont l'homme a façonné le monde dans l'Anthropocène. D'autre part, les études multi-espèces ont montré comment les gens dépendent invariablement des environnements spécifiques dans lesquels ils se trouvent et sont façonnés par eux. Plutôt que d'exister indépendamment de ces environnements, les gens vivent le produit de leur 'co-becoming' (Country et al 2016 : 1) ou de leur 'becoming-with' (Haraway 2008 : 12) dans une variété d'espaces et d'espèces. En ce qui concerne l'Himalaya, les deux angles d'enquête décrits ci-dessus ont jusqu'à présent rarement été combinés. Pour tenter de combler cette lacune, les contributions de ce numéro spécial examinent l'évolution du cadre d'interprétation des relations humaines et non humaines, ainsi que la manière dont elles s'expriment dans la vie quotidienne. Dans le même temps, les contributions explorent comment les interventions à grande échelle initiées par l'État, les initiatives de développement et l'expansion des entreprises commerciales ont transformé, et continuent de transformer, les espaces et les espèces de montagne, générant de nouveaux contextes sociétaux dans lesquels ils acquièrent de nouvelles significations
Appel à communications : "Connections, Corridors, and Communities"
No full text3rd Conference of the Asian Borderlands Research Network "Connections, Corridors, and Communities" Appel à communications / Call for papers Deadline for applications: 1 December 2011 Conference dates: 12 - 15 October 2012 Host: Centre for Southwest Borderland Ethnic Minority Studies, Yunnan University (YU), Kunming, China Convenors: Prof. He Ming (YU), Dr. Joy Bai (YU), Dr. Tina Harris (University of Amsterdam, UvA), Prof. Willem van Schendel (UvA) and Dr. Erik de Maaker (Leiden University)..
Public Participation as a Tool to reach a Consensus: A Critical Reflection on the Historic Urban Landscape Approach
No full textWorld Heritage cities (WHC), meaning urban areas, often in part, inscribed at the UNESCO World Heritage list are valuable heritages to many local and global communities and, therefore, attract efforts to conserve them. Nonetheless, these cities are increasingly under pressure, by globalization, climate change, and tourism. An integral approach, interlinking urban development, and conservation, as proposed by the 2011 UNESCO Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL approach), foreseen to promote a more sustainable development. This means that public participation plays an essential role in consensus building among the varied stakeholders on related decision making processes, in particular on what is a heritage (attributes) in their city and why (values) to be conserved.The HUL approach underlines people‘s role by proposing public participation as a tool, recommending authorities to involve the community in their urban and heritage management processes. Being an international recommendation, the HUL approach does not specify a framework for public participation, nor reference the critical factors affecting the public participation processes, as these are expected to differ, depending on the context. It does reference the aim for consensus specificly to the cultural significance (attributes and values) of the city among all stakeholders.This paper aims to present the results of a part of a systematic literature review, revealing the knowledge and gaps in the state-of-the-art in studies that focus on public participation as a tool to reach consensus. The eligible studies were evaluated on four criteria: 1) context and field of the project, 2) public participation process,3) consensus. Besides highlighting its conceptual complexities and contradictions, this paper also puts forward recommendations to guide future research. Results can be relevant for cities seeking public participation frameworks to implement the HUL approach.Heritage & ValuesArchitectural Engineering +Technolog
Roundtable V: Disaster, Rebuilding, Memorials and Heritage Narratives Related to Natural Disasters
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