Pastoral Identity and Reluctance to Change
The Mbanderu of Ngamiland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16767693 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Uri Almagor (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 35-61 |
| Publication date | 1980-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of African Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0221-8553 • E-ISSN: 1464-3731 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0021855300008846 |
| OpenAlex | W2088553699 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 15 |
In a recent book on the economics of pastoralism in Africa, Konczacki argues that “the present pattern of land use” by pastoralists, “results in the over-exploitation of pastures and precludes the application of rational methods of range movement”. He applies his argument to sub-Sahara Africa in general and maintains that an improvement in the pastoral sector is possible only if the damaging results of “mismanagement” can be prevented and “a scientifically controlled approach” to range management can be introduced. Konczacki is aware that pastoral societies are slow to change and even oppose changes which are imposed upon them, but despite this he claims that “socio-psychological traits alone cannot provide sufficient explanation of their resistance to change”. It is true that a rapid growth of livestock population may lead to an over-exploitation of grazing grounds, and thus will focus the attention of government officials and planners on patterns of land use, so that a policy and a number of measures become necessary to prevent a deterioration of pastures. However, one gets the impression from Konczacki's argument that the existing land tenure system of pastoralists poses a problem at a merely technical level (of “mismanagement”) which can be separated from the “socio-psychological traits” of pastoralists, and solved if the people are only shown how to manage livestock properly and “wisely”. Nor is Konczacki alone in his technical and split view of pastoralists
Argument (complex analysis) · Economics · Geography · Government (linguistics) · Identity (music) · Livestock · Pastoralism · Political economy · Political science · Population · Sociology · Agriculture and Rural Development Research · Animal Diversity and Health Studies · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
Tradition, change, and modernity
The Allocation of responsibility.
Culture and Experience
The social construction of reality
Notes on the Political and Judicial Organisation of the Tawana
History of the Ngamiland Tribes Up to 1926
The Economics of Pastoralism
Notes on some Herero genealogies
Social Construction of Reality
Drought in Africa 2
The Role of the State in Peasant-Nomad Mutualism
Double Descent and Its Correlates among the Herero of Ngamiland1
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 1984 - 2023 (40) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |