Digital resources in the Social Sciences and Humanities OpenEdition Our platforms OpenEdition Books OpenEdition Journals Hypotheses Calenda Libraries OpenEdition Freemium Follow us

Tagged: Land Governance

0

African Cities / Blogposts Fellows / Fellows & PIs Reflections / Landownership / Slide

 by 

Land Tenure and “Right to the City” in Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire: What do “Forum Shopping” and “Intersectionality” Got to Do with It?

Land tenure in West Africa has increasingly been shaped over the decades by various conflicts rooted in persistent social inequalities and legal pluralism (Firmin-Sellers 2000, Berry 2009). Much of the urban growth is taking...

0

African Cities / Blogposts Fellows / Fellows & PIs Reflections / Landownership / Slide

 by 

“Ancestors’ Land Does No Longer Exist?” Negotiations of Belonging and Ownership in the Context of Urban Land Governance in Dakar (Senegal)

Land governance has been for many years one of the most burning political, economic, social and cultural issues across the African continent. This blogpost shares some reflections on the concepts of belonging and ownership...