塞拉利昂传统保有权(主要是权力)和负责任土地投资全球规范的变化

IF 1.9 1区 社会学 Q1 AREA STUDIES
C. Dieterle
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为了应对围绕土地掠夺的辩论,国际社会越来越多地制定和推广全球治理规范和准则,以促进更负责任的土地投资。国际社会的这种担忧在塞拉利昂尤其根深蒂固——在战后的背景下,国际捐助机构已经在指导该国的大部分政治。然而,尽管国际准则和促进使用这些准则的行为者具有巨大的影响力,但在土地投资的情况下,这些准则的符合性和有效性存在空间差异。虽然一些项目看起来像是“展示”,以供示范使用,但其他项目似乎没有这些指导方针。本文分析了塞拉利昂传统土地保有权、土地投资和国际“软法律”的政治经济学。基于6 2019年,我在塞拉利昂进行了数月的实地调查,比较了几个大规模土地投资的案例。我认为,在传统的保有权制度中,对土地的政治权力集中在最高酋长的权力中或下放给土地所有者家庭的程度存在重大差异。我认为,这对接受“负责任”投资的全球规范具有重要意义。
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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 international guidelines and the actors promoting their use, there is a spatial variation in the conformity to and effectiveness of such norms in cases of land investments. While some projects seem to resemble ‘showcases’ for their exemplary use, these guidelines seem to be absent in other projects. This article analyses the political economy of customary land tenure, land investments, and international ‘soft laws’ in Sierra Leone. Based on 6 months of fieldwork in Sierra Leone in 2019, I compare several cases of large-scale land investments. I argue that there are important variations in the customary tenure system in the degree to which political authority over land is centralized in the authority of the paramount chief or is devolved to landholding families. This, I suggest, holds important implications for the uptake of global norms for ‘responsible’ investments.
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African Affairs
African Affairs Multiple-
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期刊介绍: African Affairs is published on behalf of the Royal African Society. It publishes articles on recent political, social and economic developments in sub-Saharan countries. Also included are historical studies that illuminate current events in the continent. Each issue of African Affairs contains a substantial section of book reviews, with occasional review articles. There is also an invaluable list of recently published books, and a listing of articles on Africa that have appeared in non-Africanist journals.
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