Private property and social capital: Dynamics of exclusion and sharing in the subdivided pastoral rangelands of Kajiado, Kenya
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Private property and social capital : Dynamics of exclusion and sharing in the subdivided pastoral rangelands of Kajiado, Kenya. / Jeppesen, Maja Dahl; Hassan, Rahma.
In: Society & Natural Resources, Vol. 35, No. 1, 2022, p. 92-109.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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T1 - Private property and social capital
T2 - Dynamics of exclusion and sharing in the subdivided pastoral rangelands of Kajiado, Kenya
AU - Jeppesen, Maja Dahl
AU - Hassan, Rahma
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Pastoral livelihoods are presented with new challenges as access to land is altered by climate change and privatization. Pastoralist livelihoods however continue to be reliant on mobility and pastoralists, therefore, continue to negotiate access to land in the privatized and subdivided rangelands. Various dynamics enable and constrain pastoralists’ access under this new form of land tenure, but little work has investigated the underlying power structures of access and the importance of private property for this. Based on field work in the subdivided rangelands of Kajiado county in Kenya, we argue that social structures and formal land ownership both enable and hinder pastoralists’ access to land. Moreover, while social capital is one of the most important factors for accessing pastures in subdivided rangelands, private property rights have an overarching importance for relations of access. As a result, the group ranches’ uneven allocation of land to its members has deepened inequalities in the community.
AB - Pastoral livelihoods are presented with new challenges as access to land is altered by climate change and privatization. Pastoralist livelihoods however continue to be reliant on mobility and pastoralists, therefore, continue to negotiate access to land in the privatized and subdivided rangelands. Various dynamics enable and constrain pastoralists’ access under this new form of land tenure, but little work has investigated the underlying power structures of access and the importance of private property for this. Based on field work in the subdivided rangelands of Kajiado county in Kenya, we argue that social structures and formal land ownership both enable and hinder pastoralists’ access to land. Moreover, while social capital is one of the most important factors for accessing pastures in subdivided rangelands, private property rights have an overarching importance for relations of access. As a result, the group ranches’ uneven allocation of land to its members has deepened inequalities in the community.
KW - Access
KW - land
KW - pastoralists
KW - private property
KW - social capital
KW - subdivision
U2 - 10.1080/08941920.2022.2026542
DO - 10.1080/08941920.2022.2026542
M3 - Journal article
VL - 35
SP - 92
EP - 109
JO - Society and Natural Resources
JF - Society and Natural Resources
SN - 0894-1920
IS - 1
ER -
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