Generations and Access to Land in Postconflict Northern Uganda
Youth Have No Voice in Land Matters
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2098144 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R Whyte (0000-0001-7253-6478, University of Copenhagen), Susan Reynolds Whyte, Esther Acio |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 17-36 |
| Publication date | 2017-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Studies Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-0206 • E-ISSN: 1555-2462 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/asr.2017.120 |
| OpenAlex | W2770504573 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 25 |
Generational tensions are one of the many forms that land conflicts take in northern Uganda. The convention in Acholiland was that young men gained land-use rights through their fathers and young women gained them through their husbands. This pattern of generational governance has become complicated in the wake of the civil war and decades of internment in IDP camps. Lacking husbands, young women are using land of their patrilateral kin, while young men who grew up with their mothers may use that of their matrilateral relatives. This article, based on fieldwork in the Acholi subregion between 2014 and 2016, explores classic anthropological concerns about gerontocracy and patriliny in a contemporary postconflict situation. It describes the discreet land access strategies of young men and women and the ways in which they seek to complement dependence on relatives by renting or buying land. The image of the "war generation" as morally spoiled is countered by an examination of the consequences of war and internment for young people's claims to use land
Development economics · Economics · Geography · Political science · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Human Rights and Development · Land Rights and Reforms
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"Love, Money, and HIV"
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The Generation of 1914
The Economic Imperatives of Marriage
Social Torture
Generations and Globalization
Remaining Internally Displaced
Motherhood and Social Repair after War and Displacement in Northern Uganda
Gambling, Dancing, Sex Work
Introduction
The Side-Hustle
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Youth at the crossroads
The Scramble in Africa
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Haunted by ghosts
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
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| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |