Cooperative Pastoral Production: Reconceptualizing the Relationship between Pastoral Labor and Production

Næss, Marius Warg

doi:10.1111/j.1548-1433.2012.01427.x

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“…As in previous studies, e.g. and Naess andBårdsen (2010, 2013), the data utilised by the study is based on governmental statistics compiled and published annually by the Norwegian Agriculture Agency (31 st of March). This dataset contains data on herd size (total number of reindeer in the spring per siida-share), number of slaughtered calves, and number of marked calves covering the period 2000-2008.…”

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“…43(3):425-438. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10745-015-9758-9. 4 economic rationale and cannot be viewed solely as the result of non-economic values such as prestige and status (Naess andBårdsen 2010, McPeak 2005). The risk beneficial aspect of herd accumulation thus provides the rationale for why both reindeer herders and pastoralists in general (Naess 2012) invest labour in order to increase herd size.…”

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Market Economy vs. Risk Management: How Do Nomadic Pastoralists Respond to Increasing Meat Prices?

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Bårdsen

2015

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A growing body of evidence shows that, for nomadic pastoralists, herd accumulation is an efficient strategy for buffering environmental variation and maximizes long-term survival. Pastoralists may thus view livestock as investments, or 'banks on the hoof', that works as insurance against unpredictable environmental conditions. This highlights a different logic than strict market logic where producers are expected to follow the 'law of supply', i.e. that when the price of a product rises suppliers should be willing to offer more of the product for sale. In terms of insurance, increased meat prices may make it possible for pastoralists to slaughter fewer animals for the same financial gain as when prices are low and subsequently convert unslaughtered animals to herd capital. This study

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Market Economy vs. Risk Management: How Do Nomadic Pastoralists Respond to Increasing Meat Prices?

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Bårdsen

2015

Hum Ecol

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“…Fragmentation and restricted mobility might also interfere with cooperative networks, which are important for continued viability in reindeer husbandry (Næss et al 2010; Næss 2012). …”

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Smaller Saami Herding Groups Cooperate More in a Public Goods Experiment

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“…85 The inherent seasonality of cooperative group formation was also present among Tibetan herders: since environmental, demographic, political and social conditions vary during different seasons and at different locations, the ru skor also changed in size over the course of a year. 86 The importance of cooperative production has been demonstrated theoretically 87 as well as empirically among reindeer herders in Norway, indicating that pastoralists with extensive cooperative networks do better than pastoralists with less extensive networks. 88 Privatisation and fragmentation may not only break resource connectivity, but also social connectivity by dismantling the traditional cooperative networks.…”

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“…83 The siida and ru skor were fluid and dynamic, their composition could change as a result of expulsion, or alternatively some households left the group and changed partners because of a transgression of rules connected to, for example, the sharing and exchange of labour. 84 Moreover, they have been described as changing according to season: the siidas, for example, were smallest during spring calving and largest during the summer. 85 The inherent seasonality of cooperative group formation was also present among Tibetan herders: since environmental, demographic, political and social conditions vary during different seasons and at different locations, the ru skor also changed in size over the course of a year.…”

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Like a teacher's red pen, the jagged line underneath my writing gave me an uneasy feeling. I tried to ignore it, but the overly conscientious primary school pupil in me would not let it rest: The word processor indicates a spelling error; it's unacceptable to continue, my own internal voice nagged.'Arcticness' is a term, though; and a highly useful one -as I told my word processor with the click of the mouse, 'Add to Dictionary'. Adding the suffix '-ness' denotes a state or quality -in this case, the quality of being Arctic.For those of us interested in the Arctic and, in particular, how people relate to it, a word for the 'quality of being Arctic' is a potential cause for agonisingly many jagged red lines. Although my software clearly disagreed, I am, of course, not the first to see the need for it -something to which this book bears testament. As the world is increasingly looking northwards to a region undergoing rapid change, identifying what, who or where has the 'quality of being Arctic' is high on the agenda; for actors from both near and far, their 'Arcticness' becomes a potential asset as they position themselves for Arctic futures.But what does it really mean, 'Arcticness'; what are Arctic 'qualities'? Unlike placating a spell-checker, defining what 'is' Arctic (or feeling, believing, thinking, imagining that someone/ something/ somewhere is) is not as straightforward as it may seem. The region itself is defined in numerous ways depending on topic, context and even interest; and so, determining the qualities of a region that cannot itself be fully determined provides a challenge.Given that claiming an Arctic identity may serve an instrumental purpose -for example adding to political actors' or private stakeholders' credibility -the ambiguity of Arcticness is also in part why the concept is so fascinating, not to mention so important to explore. In relations between the Arctic and non-Arctic, the claim to Arcticness potentially P r e fAC e vi becomes a political one; indeed, it may decide who falls on either side of Arctic and the prefixed 'non-'. In turn, Arcticness becomes a question of who holds rights, who holds responsibilities, and who holds 'true' knowledge of a space in rapid flux … Arcticness does not only matter for political decisions and resource extraction; it seems to have become exotic, interesting -it sells. With northern lights tours and midnight sun cruises, Arcticness is increasingly commodified. With 'Arctic' labels on anything from bottled drinks to cleaning companies, it has become a brand so ubiquitous that it is now simply part of the everyday.This has not always been the case. Having grown up in Northern Norway, the change is clear -not just climatic or economic change in the region, but a change of label. What was only a decade ago Northern Norway is now frequently referred to as 'the High North' [' nordområdene' in Norwegian, translating literally as 'the northern areas'] or the Arctic. A northern identity may now be an Arctic identity -just like our tap water is now 'Arctic wa...

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Cooperative Pastoral Production: Reconceptualizing the Relationship between Pastoral Labor and Production

Cited by 24 publications

References 70 publications

Market Economy vs. Risk Management: How Do Nomadic Pastoralists Respond to Increasing Meat Prices?

Market Economy vs. Risk Management: How Do Nomadic Pastoralists Respond to Increasing Meat Prices?

Smaller Saami Herding Groups Cooperate More in a Public Goods Experiment

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