Brian Ikaika Klein
Biographic Data
| ID | 143902 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brian Ikaika Klein |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brian Ikaika |
| FAMILY NAME | Klein |
| SIGNATURE | KLEIN B I |
| AFFILIATIONS | State Street (United States) |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5884-3703 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Boom-and-Bust Life. Cultivating Belonging on Madagascar's Extractive Frontier
El despliegue de herramientas de ayuda a la toma de decisiones basadas en técnicas de inteligencia artificial ha puesto de relieve las cuestiones de explicabilidad y transparencia desde el momento en que el tratamiento automatizado hace más opaco el camino que va de los datos de entrada a los resultados de salida. A partir de herramientas desarrolladas para el tratamiento del cáncer y la esclerosis múltiple, este artículo contrasta la reflexión t…
Dina , domination, and resistance
This paper examines how Malagasy dina-local-level codes considered 'customary law' in Madagascar-have been enrolled in competing projects of territorial production. In doing so, it engages with conversations regarding the mobilization of indigenous forms-here manifested in the guise of 'authentic' institutions-to stake claims and govern behavior on extractive frontiers. Drawing on ethnographic evidence from Betsiaka, a rural commune in Madagascar…
(Re)Interpreting corruption in local environments
In the biodiversity hotspot of Madagascar, conservation actors increasingly point to “corruption” and “crime” to explain ongoing environmental degradation, and seek to involve local residents in “community-based” efforts to combat or circumvent these problems. In doing so, they often assume that local people share their understandings of “corruption” and “crime.” This paper problematizes such assumptions, interrogating how definitions and accusat…
Local institutions and artisanal mining
The rise of flexible extraction
Since 1990, northern Madagascar has been overwhelmed by successive and overlapping resource booms and busts. Erratic commodity markets—including those for gold, sapphires, vanilla, and rosewood—have sent rural Malagasy residents moving back and forth between various forms of extraction and production with unprecedented volatility. This article explores the history and lives of northern Madagascar’s makeshift miners-turned-loggers-turned-cash-crop…
Mineral commons
This paper examines how artisanal miners in northern Madagascar have contested state-corporate authority and staked claims to subterranean territory through the production and maintenance of goldfields as mineral commons. Drawing on ethnographic evidence collected over 15 months of field-based research, as well as interviews and archival data, I elaborate how community members in the diggings of Betsiaka have used commoning to resist subsoil encl…
Local institutions and artisanal mining
The rise of flexible extraction
Since 1990, northern Madagascar has been overwhelmed by successive and overlapping resource booms and busts. Erratic commodity markets—including those for gold, sapphires, vanilla, and rosewood—have sent rural Malagasy residents moving back and forth between various forms of extraction and production with unprecedented volatility. This article explores the history and lives of northern Madagascar’s makeshift miners-turned-loggers-turned-cash-crop…
Dina , domination, and resistance
This paper examines how Malagasy dina-local-level codes considered 'customary law' in Madagascar-have been enrolled in competing projects of territorial production. In doing so, it engages with conversations regarding the mobilization of indigenous forms-here manifested in the guise of 'authentic' institutions-to stake claims and govern behavior on extractive frontiers. Drawing on ethnographic evidence from Betsiaka, a rural commune in Madagascar…
Mineral commons
This paper examines how artisanal miners in northern Madagascar have contested state-corporate authority and staked claims to subterranean territory through the production and maintenance of goldfields as mineral commons. Drawing on ethnographic evidence collected over 15 months of field-based research, as well as interviews and archival data, I elaborate how community members in the diggings of Betsiaka have used commoning to resist subsoil encl…
(Re)Interpreting corruption in local environments
In the biodiversity hotspot of Madagascar, conservation actors increasingly point to “corruption” and “crime” to explain ongoing environmental degradation, and seek to involve local residents in “community-based” efforts to combat or circumvent these problems. In doing so, they often assume that local people share their understandings of “corruption” and “crime.” This paper problematizes such assumptions, interrogating how definitions and accusat…
Local institutions and artisanal mining
The rise of flexible extraction
Since 1990, northern Madagascar has been overwhelmed by successive and overlapping resource booms and busts. Erratic commodity markets—including those for gold, sapphires, vanilla, and rosewood—have sent rural Malagasy residents moving back and forth between various forms of extraction and production with unprecedented volatility. This article explores the history and lives of northern Madagascar’s makeshift miners-turned-loggers-turned-cash-crop…
Mineral commons
This paper examines how artisanal miners in northern Madagascar have contested state-corporate authority and staked claims to subterranean territory through the production and maintenance of goldfields as mineral commons. Drawing on ethnographic evidence collected over 15 months of field-based research, as well as interviews and archival data, I elaborate how community members in the diggings of Betsiaka have used commoning to resist subsoil encl…
(Re)Interpreting corruption in local environments
In the biodiversity hotspot of Madagascar, conservation actors increasingly point to “corruption” and “crime” to explain ongoing environmental degradation, and seek to involve local residents in “community-based” efforts to combat or circumvent these problems. In doing so, they often assume that local people share their understandings of “corruption” and “crime.” This paper problematizes such assumptions, interrogating how definitions and accusat…
Dina , domination, and resistance
This paper examines how Malagasy dina-local-level codes considered 'customary law' in Madagascar-have been enrolled in competing projects of territorial production. In doing so, it engages with conversations regarding the mobilization of indigenous forms-here manifested in the guise of 'authentic' institutions-to stake claims and govern behavior on extractive frontiers. Drawing on ethnographic evidence from Betsiaka, a rural commune in Madagascar…
The Boom-and-Bust Life. Cultivating Belonging on Madagascar's Extractive Frontier
El despliegue de herramientas de ayuda a la toma de decisiones basadas en técnicas de inteligencia artificial ha puesto de relieve las cuestiones de explicabilidad y transparencia desde el momento en que el tratamiento automatizado hace más opaco el camino que va de los datos de entrada a los resultados de salida. A partir de herramientas desarrolladas para el tratamiento del cáncer y la esclerosis múltiple, este artículo contrasta la reflexión t…
Political science (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Mining and Resource Management (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Political economy (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 works)