African youths; the forgotten category in land governance. A case study of post-conflict Acholi Region, Northern Uganda

Kobusingye, D.

doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2018.06.008

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“…This leads to continuous tensions and competition amongst customary authorities and between customary authorities and the state, often at the expense of customary authority [33]. Along similar lines, research by our team and others found that life in IDP camps in northern Uganda led to a loss of authority of male family heads but also spurred the commoditization of land [34,35].…”

Section: Land Governance Actors Lack Capacity And/or Legitimacymentioning

confidence: 53%

War-Induced Displacement: Hard Choices in Land Governance

Haar

Leeuwen

2019

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Civil war and violence often force large numbers of people to leave their lands. Multiple waves of displacement and (partial) return generate complex overlapping claims that are not easily solved. As people return to their regions of origin—sometimes after decades—they tend to find their land occupied by other settlers, some of whom hold legal entitlements. In the places of arrival, displaced people affect other people’s access as they seek to turn their temporary entitlements into more definite claims. The overlapping claims related to displacement pose serious dilemmas to land governance, which existing land laws and land governance institutions are not well-equipped to deal with. This paper outlines the main challenges for land governance as a first step to move the debate forward. The paper summarises the key challenges around three tensions: first, between short term conflict resolution and structural solutions; second, between state and customary/community-based governance; and finally, between principles (such as the right to return or restitution) and acknowledgement of the new situation.

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Section: Land Governance Actors Lack Capacity And/or Legitimacymentioning

confidence: 53%

War-Induced Displacement: Hard Choices in Land Governance

Haar

Leeuwen

2019

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“…It contributes to this body of knowledge by showing how the indirect effects of war on families significantly shape the education and livelihoods trajectories and opportunities of young people, both during and after conflict. While much of the literature has concentrated on the challenge posed by land conflicts (Hopwood, 2015;Kobusingye, 2020), the current study finds that responding to family emergencies and meeting the costs of schooling are severe everyday challenges. Yet, the present-day struggles need to be understood beyond the immediate effects of the war.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…22, 24; Reynolds‐Whyte and Acio, 2017). Yet, Kobusingye (2020) states that young males in particular are claiming a role in decision‐making and dispute resolution pertaining to land, owing to the decreasing legitimacy of elders and increased pressure on land.…”

Section: Wartime Social Change and Implications For The Youthmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A broader literature on wartime social change highlights how conflict can shape, shift, and disrupt economic and social institutions (Cramer, 2006a(Cramer, , 2006bLubkemann, 2008;Oosterom, 2016a;Kobusingye, 2020). While acknowledging that violence and insecurity matter, Lubkemann's (2008) work on Mozambique demonstrates that some form of social life continues, but under different conditions.…”

Section: Wartime Social Change and Implications For The Youthmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Family dynamics and implications for young people's ‘struggles’ in rural areas of post‐conflict northern Uganda

2022

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A growing body of literature on wartime social change reveals how disruptions in social institutions can have post-war effects, but there is limited knowledge of how such changes shape the lives of rural young people. The Acholi region of northern Uganda experienced two decades of armed conflict and forced displacement . This paper draws on qualitative field research to analyse the influence of family dynamics on the educational and livelihood trajectories of Acholi youth in rural areas, during and after the war. It demonstrates how young people's opportunities during the war were directly affected by insecurity, and indirectly through the disruption of family life. By 2020, young people are still 'struggling': they work hard to respond to family obligations, which ultimately undermines their chances to progress. The social embeddedness of young people in family relations mediates the ability of young men and women to harness opportunities in a context of underdevelopment.

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“…Despite this, the Acholi nationality has been adopted and used to challenge state authority [54]. Customary authority continues today, but the legitimacy of the Rwot is sometimes challenged by community members, including youth [55].…”

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Analysing and Applying Stakeholder Perceptions to Improve Protected Area Governance in Ugandan Conservation Landscapes

Omoding¹,

Walters²,

Andama³

et al. 2020

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Given the diversity of active institutions and stakeholders in a landscape, and the difficulties in ensuring inclusive decision-making, evaluating landscape governance can help surface and address underlying issues. In the context of two protected area landscapes in Uganda, where landscape approaches are being implemented through a wider project on landscape governance, we analyse stakeholder perceptions of inclusive decision-making and then use this evaluation to stimulate dialogue amongst stakeholder groups in each landscape. We ask, how can capturing, analysing, and collaboratively applying people’s perceptions address inclusive decision-making in landscape governance? We collected and analysed perceptions using SenseMaker®, a software package that enables analysis of micronarratives (stories) from the field based on how respondents classify their own stories, using triads, dyads, stones, and multiple-choice questions. This self-categorisation by the respondent reduces bias in the analysis and allows the micronarrative to be cross-examined in a variety of ways when analysed using Sensemaker. This analysis created an integrated view of the stakeholder’s perceptions about inclusive decision-making in landscape governance. The results show large portions of the respondents feel their voices are neglected, and management of the landscape is poor in Mount Elgon, while in Agoro-Agu, it is the opposite trend. During a community feedback process, reasons for these trends were discussed and solutions proposed. Some of the underlying factors include historical relationships with park authorities and displacement during park creation. To more precisely answer our research question, one could have extended stays in the communities studied in these landscapes, using ethnographic methods including interviews and participant observation; nonetheless, our method, including the feedback process, was an innovative and important way to confront our findings with the informants directly and foster collaborative action. We conclude that understanding people’s perceptions, including through participatory feedback, can significantly inform and improve management decisions, help resolve conflicts, and facilitate dialogue between different stakeholders in the landscape.

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African youths; the forgotten category in land governance. A case study of post-conflict Acholi Region, Northern Uganda

Cited by 10 publications

References 11 publications

War-Induced Displacement: Hard Choices in Land Governance

War-Induced Displacement: Hard Choices in Land Governance

Family dynamics and implications for young people's ‘struggles’ in rural areas of post‐conflict northern Uganda

Analysing and Applying Stakeholder Perceptions to Improve Protected Area Governance in Ugandan Conservation Landscapes

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