Adaptive Livelihood Strategies in Conservation-Induced Displacement
The Case of the Baka of East Cameroon
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2097953 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Harrison Esam Awuh (0000-0002-5633-3221, KU Leuven, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 135-156 |
| Publication date | 2015-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Studies Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-0206 • E-ISSN: 1555-2462 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/asr.2015.41 |
| OpenAlex | W1877709752 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 17 |
This article utilizes the Actor-Network Theory (ANT) to guide thinking about the relationship between nature and society and how this relationship is severed by conservation-induced displacement. ANT's view of interconnectivity between networks is used to argue that a network is only stable as long as actors remain faithful to it. In the case of the displaced Baka people of the Dja Reserve area in East Cameroon, resistance to conservation through adaptive practices following displacement can reverse or disrupt the socially predetermined order of a network, which in this case would be marginalization of the displaced. However, the marginal scale of their adaptation to change raises doubts over the sustainability of adaptation to post-displacement livelihoods
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,88 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |