Kenneth Bauer
Biographic Data
| ID | 97726 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kenneth Bauer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kenneth |
| FAMILY NAME | Bauer |
| SIGNATURE | BAUER K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Erasmus University Rotterdam |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5066-8215 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 56 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Reimagining Research Ethics for the Participatory and Transformative Turn: Between Reflexive Accountability and Accountable Reflexivity
As academic research becomes more participatory and transformation-oriented, university ethics governance faces mounting pressure to move beyond procedural compliance. Existing ethics review systems are often criticised for risk aversion and standardisation, yet less attention has been paid to how ethics governance is enacted, interpreted, and negotiated by those who administer it. This study examines how institutional ethics review can function …
Fields of contention as a prism: Toward a Nuanced Role of Parties and Civil Society Actors in Protest Interactions
By adopting a theory-oriented case study approach, this article complements recent debates in political sociology on movement-party interactions, parties and protest, and ‘movement parties’ by proposing a relational perspective to the study of fields of contention. We explore how organizational type, as a political party or civil society organization, and political orientation on the left-to-right spectrum affect actors’ roles in local fields of …
Technomoral Resilience as a Goal of Moral Education
In today’s highly dynamic societies, moral norms and values are subject to change. Moral change is partly driven by technological developments. For instance, the introduction of robots in elderly care practices requires caregivers to share moral responsibility with a robot (see van Wynsberghe 2013). Since we do not know what elements of morality will change and how they will change (see van der Burg 2003), moral education should aim at fostering …
The power of hope? Powerlessness and strong democratic hope
In this paper I discuss how and to what extent core elements of Beatrice Han-Pile's account of a constitutive experience of powerlessness at the centre of hope can be fruitfully transferred to a collective political level.Despite its constitutive relation to uncertainty, we often talk about the power of hope as a motivating and activating force that helps us to cope with challenges, overcome obstacles and pursue plans.Hoping with an awareness of …
Medicine, Dissent and the “Chloroquinization” of Truth: Brazil and Pandemic
This article explores the management of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil radicalizing Foucault’s notion of governmentality. While dominant scholarship has been interpreting the human tragedy of the outbreak in Brazil in terms of necropolitics and Bolsonaro’s populist rhetoric, the present work highlights other dimensions. It shows that the management of the pandemic was deployed to govern the conduct of the Brazilian population. This article detec…
Was ich tun muss: Praktische Notwendigkeit und persönliche Grenzen
»Hier stehe ich, ich kann nicht anders .« - Die Erfahrung, etwas notwendig tun zu müssen oder auf keinen Fall tun zu können, ist immer eine Entdeckung über einen selbst. Eine solche praktische Notwendigkeit kann gerade angesichts zunehmender Freiheitsspielräume in modernen liberalen Gesellschaften nicht nur als Einschränkung der eigenen Freiheit wahrgenommen werden. Sie kann auch eine Erfahrung persönlicher Grenzen darstellen, in denen sich die e…
Will the Corona Crisis Make Us Better? Activating (Fragile) Hope for Justice
There are strong expressions of hope that the experience of the COVID-19 crisis might strengthen our sense of justice and inspire activities that bring about fundamental change for the better. What may we hope for during the crisis and how should we hope? Based on a discussion of philosophical theories of hope and tragedy, I will develop an account of “activating fragile hope,” which is motivating contributions to structural change and resistance…
Gillian Tan, Pastures of Change: Contemporary Adaptations and Transformations among Nomadic Pastoralists of Eastern Tibet
To be or Not to be Authentic. In Defence of Authenticity as an Ethical Ideal
It has recently been pointed out that the cloudiness of the concept of authenticity as well as inflated ideologies of the ‘true self’ provide good reasons to criticize theories and ideals of authenticity. Nevertheless, there are also good reasons to defend an ethical ideal of authenticity, not least because of its critical and oppositional force, which is directed against experiences of self-abandonment and self-alienation. I will argue for an el…
New homes, new lives - the social and economic effects of resettlement on Tibetan nomads (Yushu prefecture, Qinghai province, PRC)
This paper observes the effects state-sponsored resettlement in two Tibetan nomad counties of Yushu Prefecture, Qinghai Province (PRC). As nomads increasingly move to urban areas, regional and local economies are shifting, as are social relations and the traditional systems that have managed rangeland resources for millennia. Yet few studies have investigated the empirics of life within these resettled communities. This research takes a snapshot …
Vultures of Tibet: Russell Bush, dir. 20 min. Produced by Bushfilms, 2013
Contemporary Tibetan Cosmology of Climate Change
Open-ended interviews with over 50 Tibetan experts on contemporary Tibetan cosmology of climate change reveal a breadth of interpretation of and belief about developing climatic conditions in the eastern Himalayas and in Lhasa. We group these interpretations into Buddhist, pre-Buddhist/shamanistic, and modern scientific/materialistic constructions. These categories overlap and combine broadly with individual interpretations to the point where nei…
On the politics and the possibilities of participatory mapping and GIS: Using spatial technologies to study common property and land use change among pastoralists in Central Tibet
This article critically and reflexively examines the process of applying participatory mapping and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to investigate land use change and common property among pastoralists in Central Tibet. It explores the tensions inherent to participatory mapping in contemporary China and asks if participatory methods of recording and asserting territoriality are a plausible subaltern intervention for Tibetans living under Chin…
Affect and enacted support in couples undergoing in-vitro fertilization: When providing is better than receiving
Common Property and Power: Insights from a Spatial Analysis of Historical and Contemporary Pasture Boundaries among Pastoralists in Central Tibet
Spatial analysis can bring out crucial issues in the political ecology of pastoral areas, with important implications for planning future development. This research combines textual analysis, participatory mapping, ethnography, and remote sensing data to study resource use and common property among pastoralists in Central Tibet. Specifically, this paper presents a case study of pasture boundaries over time in the Porong region (Nyelam County, Shi…
High Frontiers: Dolpo and the Changing World of Himalayan Pastoralists
Kenneth M. Bauer, High Frontiers: Dolpo and the Changing World of Himalayan Pastoralists, New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.In High Frontiers, Bauer presents an ecological history of a remote region in the high Himalaya just south of the border between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region (China). He traces developments in the lives of Dolpo agro-pastoralists through the changes wrought by successive political waves in both Nepal and Chi…
On the politics and the possibilities of participatory mapping and GIS: Using spatial technologies to study common property and land use change among pastoralists in Central Tibet
This article critically and reflexively examines the process of applying participatory mapping and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to investigate land use change and common property among pastoralists in Central Tibet. It explores the tensions inherent to participatory mapping in contemporary China and asks if participatory methods of recording and asserting territoriality are a plausible subaltern intervention for Tibetans living under Chin…
Contemporary Tibetan Cosmology of Climate Change
Open-ended interviews with over 50 Tibetan experts on contemporary Tibetan cosmology of climate change reveal a breadth of interpretation of and belief about developing climatic conditions in the eastern Himalayas and in Lhasa. We group these interpretations into Buddhist, pre-Buddhist/shamanistic, and modern scientific/materialistic constructions. These categories overlap and combine broadly with individual interpretations to the point where nei…
Affect and enacted support in couples undergoing in-vitro fertilization: When providing is better than receiving
New homes, new lives - the social and economic effects of resettlement on Tibetan nomads (Yushu prefecture, Qinghai province, PRC)
This paper observes the effects state-sponsored resettlement in two Tibetan nomad counties of Yushu Prefecture, Qinghai Province (PRC). As nomads increasingly move to urban areas, regional and local economies are shifting, as are social relations and the traditional systems that have managed rangeland resources for millennia. Yet few studies have investigated the empirics of life within these resettled communities. This research takes a snapshot …
Common Property and Power: Insights from a Spatial Analysis of Historical and Contemporary Pasture Boundaries among Pastoralists in Central Tibet
Spatial analysis can bring out crucial issues in the political ecology of pastoral areas, with important implications for planning future development. This research combines textual analysis, participatory mapping, ethnography, and remote sensing data to study resource use and common property among pastoralists in Central Tibet. Specifically, this paper presents a case study of pasture boundaries over time in the Porong region (Nyelam County, Shi…
To be or Not to be Authentic. In Defence of Authenticity as an Ethical Ideal
It has recently been pointed out that the cloudiness of the concept of authenticity as well as inflated ideologies of the ‘true self’ provide good reasons to criticize theories and ideals of authenticity. Nevertheless, there are also good reasons to defend an ethical ideal of authenticity, not least because of its critical and oppositional force, which is directed against experiences of self-abandonment and self-alienation. I will argue for an el…
Fields of contention as a prism: Toward a Nuanced Role of Parties and Civil Society Actors in Protest Interactions
By adopting a theory-oriented case study approach, this article complements recent debates in political sociology on movement-party interactions, parties and protest, and ‘movement parties’ by proposing a relational perspective to the study of fields of contention. We explore how organizational type, as a political party or civil society organization, and political orientation on the left-to-right spectrum affect actors’ roles in local fields of …
Will the Corona Crisis Make Us Better? Activating (Fragile) Hope for Justice
There are strong expressions of hope that the experience of the COVID-19 crisis might strengthen our sense of justice and inspire activities that bring about fundamental change for the better. What may we hope for during the crisis and how should we hope? Based on a discussion of philosophical theories of hope and tragedy, I will develop an account of “activating fragile hope,” which is motivating contributions to structural change and resistance…
Vultures of Tibet: Russell Bush, dir. 20 min. Produced by Bushfilms, 2013
High Frontiers: Dolpo and the Changing World of Himalayan Pastoralists
Kenneth M. Bauer, High Frontiers: Dolpo and the Changing World of Himalayan Pastoralists, New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.In High Frontiers, Bauer presents an ecological history of a remote region in the high Himalaya just south of the border between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region (China). He traces developments in the lives of Dolpo agro-pastoralists through the changes wrought by successive political waves in both Nepal and Chi…
Common Property and Power: Insights from a Spatial Analysis of Historical and Contemporary Pasture Boundaries among Pastoralists in Central Tibet
Spatial analysis can bring out crucial issues in the political ecology of pastoral areas, with important implications for planning future development. This research combines textual analysis, participatory mapping, ethnography, and remote sensing data to study resource use and common property among pastoralists in Central Tibet. Specifically, this paper presents a case study of pasture boundaries over time in the Porong region (Nyelam County, Shi…
Affect and enacted support in couples undergoing in-vitro fertilization: When providing is better than receiving
On the politics and the possibilities of participatory mapping and GIS: Using spatial technologies to study common property and land use change among pastoralists in Central Tibet
This article critically and reflexively examines the process of applying participatory mapping and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to investigate land use change and common property among pastoralists in Central Tibet. It explores the tensions inherent to participatory mapping in contemporary China and asks if participatory methods of recording and asserting territoriality are a plausible subaltern intervention for Tibetans living under Chin…
Contemporary Tibetan Cosmology of Climate Change
Open-ended interviews with over 50 Tibetan experts on contemporary Tibetan cosmology of climate change reveal a breadth of interpretation of and belief about developing climatic conditions in the eastern Himalayas and in Lhasa. We group these interpretations into Buddhist, pre-Buddhist/shamanistic, and modern scientific/materialistic constructions. These categories overlap and combine broadly with individual interpretations to the point where nei…
Vultures of Tibet: Russell Bush, dir. 20 min. Produced by Bushfilms, 2013
New homes, new lives - the social and economic effects of resettlement on Tibetan nomads (Yushu prefecture, Qinghai province, PRC)
This paper observes the effects state-sponsored resettlement in two Tibetan nomad counties of Yushu Prefecture, Qinghai Province (PRC). As nomads increasingly move to urban areas, regional and local economies are shifting, as are social relations and the traditional systems that have managed rangeland resources for millennia. Yet few studies have investigated the empirics of life within these resettled communities. This research takes a snapshot …
To be or Not to be Authentic. In Defence of Authenticity as an Ethical Ideal
It has recently been pointed out that the cloudiness of the concept of authenticity as well as inflated ideologies of the ‘true self’ provide good reasons to criticize theories and ideals of authenticity. Nevertheless, there are also good reasons to defend an ethical ideal of authenticity, not least because of its critical and oppositional force, which is directed against experiences of self-abandonment and self-alienation. I will argue for an el…
Gillian Tan, Pastures of Change: Contemporary Adaptations and Transformations among Nomadic Pastoralists of Eastern Tibet
Will the Corona Crisis Make Us Better? Activating (Fragile) Hope for Justice
There are strong expressions of hope that the experience of the COVID-19 crisis might strengthen our sense of justice and inspire activities that bring about fundamental change for the better. What may we hope for during the crisis and how should we hope? Based on a discussion of philosophical theories of hope and tragedy, I will develop an account of “activating fragile hope,” which is motivating contributions to structural change and resistance…
Was ich tun muss: Praktische Notwendigkeit und persönliche Grenzen
»Hier stehe ich, ich kann nicht anders .« - Die Erfahrung, etwas notwendig tun zu müssen oder auf keinen Fall tun zu können, ist immer eine Entdeckung über einen selbst. Eine solche praktische Notwendigkeit kann gerade angesichts zunehmender Freiheitsspielräume in modernen liberalen Gesellschaften nicht nur als Einschränkung der eigenen Freiheit wahrgenommen werden. Sie kann auch eine Erfahrung persönlicher Grenzen darstellen, in denen sich die e…
Medicine, Dissent and the “Chloroquinization” of Truth: Brazil and Pandemic
This article explores the management of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil radicalizing Foucault’s notion of governmentality. While dominant scholarship has been interpreting the human tragedy of the outbreak in Brazil in terms of necropolitics and Bolsonaro’s populist rhetoric, the present work highlights other dimensions. It shows that the management of the pandemic was deployed to govern the conduct of the Brazilian population. This article detec…
Technomoral Resilience as a Goal of Moral Education
In today’s highly dynamic societies, moral norms and values are subject to change. Moral change is partly driven by technological developments. For instance, the introduction of robots in elderly care practices requires caregivers to share moral responsibility with a robot (see van Wynsberghe 2013). Since we do not know what elements of morality will change and how they will change (see van der Burg 2003), moral education should aim at fostering …
The power of hope? Powerlessness and strong democratic hope
In this paper I discuss how and to what extent core elements of Beatrice Han-Pile's account of a constitutive experience of powerlessness at the centre of hope can be fruitfully transferred to a collective political level.Despite its constitutive relation to uncertainty, we often talk about the power of hope as a motivating and activating force that helps us to cope with challenges, overcome obstacles and pursue plans.Hoping with an awareness of …
Fields of contention as a prism: Toward a Nuanced Role of Parties and Civil Society Actors in Protest Interactions
By adopting a theory-oriented case study approach, this article complements recent debates in political sociology on movement-party interactions, parties and protest, and ‘movement parties’ by proposing a relational perspective to the study of fields of contention. We explore how organizational type, as a political party or civil society organization, and political orientation on the left-to-right spectrum affect actors’ roles in local fields of …
Reimagining Research Ethics for the Participatory and Transformative Turn: Between Reflexive Accountability and Accountable Reflexivity
As academic research becomes more participatory and transformation-oriented, university ethics governance faces mounting pressure to move beyond procedural compliance. Existing ethics review systems are often criticised for risk aversion and standardisation, yet less attention has been paid to how ethics governance is enacted, interpreted, and negotiated by those who administer it. This study examines how institutional ethics review can function …
Sociology (10 works) · Political science (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (6 works) · Environmental ethics (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations (4 works) · Epistemology (4 works)