Andrew Ainslie
Biographic Data
| ID | 122679 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrew Ainslie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrew |
| FAMILY NAME | Ainslie |
| SIGNATURE | AINSLIE A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Reading |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7549-7643 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 61 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Responsible research in a polarising world
The Black Lives Matter movement, the murder of George Floyd by the police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, USA, the COVID pandemic, the re-election of Trump and the over-arching geopolitical a
Applying pedagogical theories to understand learning in participatory scenario planning
Developmental nationalism?' Political trust and the politics of large-scale land investment in Magufuli's Tanzania
Research on large-scale land investments (LSLIs) can provide valuable insights into the support for developmental nationalism in Tanzania today. ‘Developmental nationalism’ is ‘a creative variant of liberation’, which purports to make ‘Tanzania great again’. The nationalist turn of late President Magufuli was grounded in political ideology and the selective history of the past that swept him to power. However, there is limited research on how pol…
Chimpanzees, sorcery and contestation in a protected area in Guinea-Bissau
In Cantanhez National Park in Guinea‐Bissau the construction of meaning made after encounters with chimpanzees is associated with local social life. If a chimpanzee makes an unprovoked attack on a person, its actions are often understood as those of a sorcerer. Chimpanzees are involved in two parallel accusation discourses: one is played in intimate spheres of sociability where sorcerers harm their kin to benefit from secret alliances, and the ot…
Understanding the Resurgence of Traditional Authorities in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Drawing their power not from the ballot box but from a supposedly ancient wellspring of power, hereditary traditional authorities in postcolonial Africa have frequently posed challenges for incoming ‘democratic’ governments. The situation in post-apartheid South Africa is no different. However contentious their role under the colonial and apartheid systems of government was, the Constitution of the new South Africa (1996) recognised traditional a…
Harnessing the Ancestors
In the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, chronic economic uncertainty has seen social relations stretched to breaking point. Informants speak of a 'war between men and women'. While grinding poverty, death in the shape of HIV/AIDS and suspicion stalk the land, and the project of building theumzi(homestead) falters, hope for the future and, with it, trust between people leach away. One response to such uncertainty is a turn to ritual. Through…
Contested institutions? Traditional leaders and land access and control in communal areas of Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Animal disease and the limits of local knowledge
Some proponents of local knowledge, such as Paul Sillitoe, have expressed second thoughts about its capacity to effect development on the 'revolutionary' scale once predicted. Our argument in this article follows a similar route. Recent research into the management of livestock in South Africa makes clear that rural African livestock farmers experience uncertainty in relation to the control of stock diseases. State provision of veterinary service…
Options for support to agriculture and food security under climate change
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Farming Cattle, Cultivating Relationships
For many rural people in South Africa, the period 1994 to 2004 has been fraught with economic uncertainty. Households in former Bantustan areas have sought wherever possible to retain high levels of rural-urban mobility, and to maximise their use of government-provided welfare transfers and services and of local natural resources. This paper explores the role of cattle ownership in the fragile, contested livelihoods and the cultural politics of h…
Farming Cattle, Cultivating Relationships
For many rural people in South Africa, the period 1994 to 2004 has been fraught with economic uncertainty. Households in former Bantustan areas have sought wherever possible to retain high levels of rural-urban mobility, and to maximise their use of government-provided welfare transfers and services and of local natural resources. This paper explores the role of cattle ownership in the fragile, contested livelihoods and the cultural politics of h…
Understanding the Resurgence of Traditional Authorities in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Drawing their power not from the ballot box but from a supposedly ancient wellspring of power, hereditary traditional authorities in postcolonial Africa have frequently posed challenges for incoming ‘democratic’ governments. The situation in post-apartheid South Africa is no different. However contentious their role under the colonial and apartheid systems of government was, the Constitution of the new South Africa (1996) recognised traditional a…
Options for support to agriculture and food security under climate change
Developmental nationalism?' Political trust and the politics of large-scale land investment in Magufuli's Tanzania
Research on large-scale land investments (LSLIs) can provide valuable insights into the support for developmental nationalism in Tanzania today. ‘Developmental nationalism’ is ‘a creative variant of liberation’, which purports to make ‘Tanzania great again’. The nationalist turn of late President Magufuli was grounded in political ideology and the selective history of the past that swept him to power. However, there is limited research on how pol…
Contested institutions? Traditional leaders and land access and control in communal areas of Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Fenced in
Harnessing the Ancestors
In the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, chronic economic uncertainty has seen social relations stretched to breaking point. Informants speak of a 'war between men and women'. While grinding poverty, death in the shape of HIV/AIDS and suspicion stalk the land, and the project of building theumzi(homestead) falters, hope for the future and, with it, trust between people leach away. One response to such uncertainty is a turn to ritual. Through…
Animal disease and the limits of local knowledge
Some proponents of local knowledge, such as Paul Sillitoe, have expressed second thoughts about its capacity to effect development on the 'revolutionary' scale once predicted. Our argument in this article follows a similar route. Recent research into the management of livestock in South Africa makes clear that rural African livestock farmers experience uncertainty in relation to the control of stock diseases. State provision of veterinary service…
Applying pedagogical theories to understand learning in participatory scenario planning
Farming Cattle, Cultivating Relationships
For many rural people in South Africa, the period 1994 to 2004 has been fraught with economic uncertainty. Households in former Bantustan areas have sought wherever possible to retain high levels of rural-urban mobility, and to maximise their use of government-provided welfare transfers and services and of local natural resources. This paper explores the role of cattle ownership in the fragile, contested livelihoods and the cultural politics of h…
Fenced in
Options for support to agriculture and food security under climate change
Contested institutions? Traditional leaders and land access and control in communal areas of Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Animal disease and the limits of local knowledge
Some proponents of local knowledge, such as Paul Sillitoe, have expressed second thoughts about its capacity to effect development on the 'revolutionary' scale once predicted. Our argument in this article follows a similar route. Recent research into the management of livestock in South Africa makes clear that rural African livestock farmers experience uncertainty in relation to the control of stock diseases. State provision of veterinary service…
Harnessing the Ancestors
In the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, chronic economic uncertainty has seen social relations stretched to breaking point. Informants speak of a 'war between men and women'. While grinding poverty, death in the shape of HIV/AIDS and suspicion stalk the land, and the project of building theumzi(homestead) falters, hope for the future and, with it, trust between people leach away. One response to such uncertainty is a turn to ritual. Through…
Understanding the Resurgence of Traditional Authorities in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Drawing their power not from the ballot box but from a supposedly ancient wellspring of power, hereditary traditional authorities in postcolonial Africa have frequently posed challenges for incoming ‘democratic’ governments. The situation in post-apartheid South Africa is no different. However contentious their role under the colonial and apartheid systems of government was, the Constitution of the new South Africa (1996) recognised traditional a…
Chimpanzees, sorcery and contestation in a protected area in Guinea-Bissau
In Cantanhez National Park in Guinea‐Bissau the construction of meaning made after encounters with chimpanzees is associated with local social life. If a chimpanzee makes an unprovoked attack on a person, its actions are often understood as those of a sorcerer. Chimpanzees are involved in two parallel accusation discourses: one is played in intimate spheres of sociability where sorcerers harm their kin to benefit from secret alliances, and the ot…
Applying pedagogical theories to understand learning in participatory scenario planning
Developmental nationalism?' Political trust and the politics of large-scale land investment in Magufuli's Tanzania
Research on large-scale land investments (LSLIs) can provide valuable insights into the support for developmental nationalism in Tanzania today. ‘Developmental nationalism’ is ‘a creative variant of liberation’, which purports to make ‘Tanzania great again’. The nationalist turn of late President Magufuli was grounded in political ideology and the selective history of the past that swept him to power. However, there is limited research on how pol…
Responsible research in a polarising world
The Black Lives Matter movement, the murder of George Floyd by the police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, USA, the COVID pandemic, the re-election of Trump and the over-arching geopolitical a
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