Development Actors and their Indigenous Other
Recent years have witnessed a proliferation of development projects articulated towards the ‘empowerment’ of so-called beneficiaries, particularly in contexts affecting indigenous peoples’ livelihoods. This shift is observable in various projects, including the Upper Baram Forest Area conservation p...
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| author | Le Vaslot, Agathe |
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| description | Recent years have witnessed a proliferation of development projects articulated towards the ‘empowerment’ of so-called beneficiaries, particularly in contexts affecting indigenous peoples’ livelihoods. This shift is observable in various projects, including the Upper Baram Forest Area conservation project endorsed by the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO); and located in Sarawak, Malaysia. With a view to exploring the modes of knowledge production and governmentality at stake in the design and early implementation of this community-based forest management project, this paper examines ethnographic data among indigenous residents of the area, interviews with NGO representatives, and the project proposal drafted by funding and executive agencies. In light of historical considerations and insights from poststructuralism, post-development and postcolonial studies, I argue that this project is inscribed in a trend of cognitive extractivism, converting indigenous peoples’ knowledge into symbolic and economic capital while precluding their meaningful participation and demands for substantive political change. We extend our heartfelt thanks to the Vahabzadeh Foundation for financially supporting the publication of best works by young researchers of the Graduate Institute, giving a priority to those who have been awarded academic prizes for their master’s dissertations. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1493162025-01-06T17:56:13Z Development Actors and their Indigenous Other Le Vaslot, Agathe conservation human rights indigenous people indigenous knowledges development policies and practices indigenous peoples’ rights thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNK Conservation of the environment Recent years have witnessed a proliferation of development projects articulated towards the ‘empowerment’ of so-called beneficiaries, particularly in contexts affecting indigenous peoples’ livelihoods. This shift is observable in various projects, including the Upper Baram Forest Area conservation project endorsed by the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO); and located in Sarawak, Malaysia. With a view to exploring the modes of knowledge production and governmentality at stake in the design and early implementation of this community-based forest management project, this paper examines ethnographic data among indigenous residents of the area, interviews with NGO representatives, and the project proposal drafted by funding and executive agencies. In light of historical considerations and insights from poststructuralism, post-development and postcolonial studies, I argue that this project is inscribed in a trend of cognitive extractivism, converting indigenous peoples’ knowledge into symbolic and economic capital while precluding their meaningful participation and demands for substantive political change. We extend our heartfelt thanks to the Vahabzadeh Foundation for financially supporting the publication of best works by young researchers of the Graduate Institute, giving a priority to those who have been awarded academic prizes for their master’s dissertations. 2025-01-06T17:56:12Z 2025-01-06T17:56:12Z 2024 book ONIX_20250106_9782940600540_110 1664-459X 9782940600540 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/149316 eng eCahiers de l’Institut image/png Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://www.7switch.com/fr/ebook/9782940600540/from/openedition https://books.openedition.org/iheid/12393 Graduate Institute Publications 10.4000/126fk 10.4000/126fk 72b0526f-f1c9-41b3-a451-219e0317e896 9782940600540 Genève open access |
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