Carolin Dieterle
Biographic Data
| ID | 4050426 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Carolin Dieterle |
| GIVEN NAMES | Carolin |
| FAMILY NAME | Dieterle |
| SIGNATURE | DIETERLE C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Global Development Institute (GDI), University of Manchester |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9884-4321 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Widening and deepening: Territorial strategies and state building in Africa
This article challenges the view of African states as weak regulators vis-à-vis foreign large-scale land acquisitions. Instead, building on theories of state building and territorialization, we argue that state power is contested but reasserted through two strategies: widening , that states actively leverage investment, infrastructure, and conservation to extend territorial authority; and deepening , that states further intensify its capacity to …
When ‘best practice’ means formalising: Foreign large-scale land investments on customary tenure in Uganda and Sierra Leone
Against the background of the global ‘land rush’ debate, the international community has promoted a plethora of global governance norms for more responsible land investments. A growing emphasis has been set on the formalisation of land rights to protect local communities from dispossession. By now, there is an expectation on companies to identify and protect legitimate land rights and practice principles such as Free Prior Informed Consent. Howev…
Variations of Customary Tenure, Chiefly Power, and Global Norms for Responsible Land Investments in Sierra Leone
In response to debates around land grabbing, the international community has increasingly developed and promoted global governance norms and guidelines for more responsible land investments. This concern on the part of the international community has particularly taken hold in Sierra Leone—in a post-war context, in which international donor agencies are already steering much of the country’s politics. Yet, despite the enormous influence of intern…
Global Governance Meets Local Land Tenure: International Codes of Conduct for Responsible Land Investments in Uganda
Throughout the last decade, the international donor community has developed a plethora of regulatory initiatives for responsible agricultural investments. It remains unclear how such guidelines are invoked in practice in investment cases, and whether their use can prevent conflict and protect local land rights, as promoted. Uncovering how international guidelines work necessitates an understanding of the formal-legal setting and underlying land t…
When ‘best practice’ means formalising: Foreign large-scale land investments on customary tenure in Uganda and Sierra Leone
Against the background of the global ‘land rush’ debate, the international community has promoted a plethora of global governance norms for more responsible land investments. A growing emphasis has been set on the formalisation of land rights to protect local communities from dispossession. By now, there is an expectation on companies to identify and protect legitimate land rights and practice principles such as Free Prior Informed Consent. Howev…
Variations of Customary Tenure, Chiefly Power, and Global Norms for Responsible Land Investments in Sierra Leone
In response to debates around land grabbing, the international community has increasingly developed and promoted global governance norms and guidelines for more responsible land investments. This concern on the part of the international community has particularly taken hold in Sierra Leone—in a post-war context, in which international donor agencies are already steering much of the country’s politics. Yet, despite the enormous influence of intern…
Global Governance Meets Local Land Tenure: International Codes of Conduct for Responsible Land Investments in Uganda
Throughout the last decade, the international donor community has developed a plethora of regulatory initiatives for responsible agricultural investments. It remains unclear how such guidelines are invoked in practice in investment cases, and whether their use can prevent conflict and protect local land rights, as promoted. Uncovering how international guidelines work necessitates an understanding of the formal-legal setting and underlying land t…
Variations of Customary Tenure, Chiefly Power, and Global Norms for Responsible Land Investments in Sierra Leone
In response to debates around land grabbing, the international community has increasingly developed and promoted global governance norms and guidelines for more responsible land investments. This concern on the part of the international community has particularly taken hold in Sierra Leone—in a post-war context, in which international donor agencies are already steering much of the country’s politics. Yet, despite the enormous influence of intern…
When ‘best practice’ means formalising: Foreign large-scale land investments on customary tenure in Uganda and Sierra Leone
Against the background of the global ‘land rush’ debate, the international community has promoted a plethora of global governance norms for more responsible land investments. A growing emphasis has been set on the formalisation of land rights to protect local communities from dispossession. By now, there is an expectation on companies to identify and protect legitimate land rights and practice principles such as Free Prior Informed Consent. Howev…
Widening and deepening: Territorial strategies and state building in Africa
This article challenges the view of African states as weak regulators vis-à-vis foreign large-scale land acquisitions. Instead, building on theories of state building and territorialization, we argue that state power is contested but reasserted through two strategies: widening , that states actively leverage investment, infrastructure, and conservation to extend territorial authority; and deepening , that states further intensify its capacity to …
Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Land Rights and Reforms (3 works) · Land tenure (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Agriculture (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Corporate governance (2 works)