On the Geopolitics of Land Colonization: Order and Disorder on the Frontiers of Vietnam and Indonesia

Koninck, Rodolphe De

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“…As in other countries in Southeast Asia this agricultural expansion into marginal areas is built on the political will of the state to exercise its authority over its population and to position itself in regional and global markets vis-à-vis neighbouring nations (Déry 1996, De Koninck 2006. This research paper is part of a wider endeavour to understand the role and place of the peasantry in the dynamics of agrarian expansion.…”

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The peasants in turmoil: Khmer Rouge, state formation and the control of land in northwest Cambodia

Diepart

Dupuis²

2014

The Journal of Peasant Studies

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Over the past fifteen years northwest Cambodia has seen dramatic agrarian expansion away from the central rice plain into the peripheral uplands fuelled by peasant in-migration. Against this background, we examine the nature of relations between the peasantry and the state. We first show the historical continuities of land control processes and how the use of violence in a post-conflict neoliberal context has legitimised ex-Khmer Rouge in controlling land distribution. Three case studies show the heterogeneity of local level sovereignties, which engage the peasants in different relations with authority. We examine how these processes result in the construction of different rural territories along the agricultural frontier and argue that, in this region of Cambodia, the struggles between Khmer Rouge and neoliberal modes of land control are central to state formation processes.

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The peasants in turmoil: Khmer Rouge, state formation and the control of land in northwest Cambodia

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Dupuis²

2014

The Journal of Peasant Studies

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“…La carte de l'agriculture malaysienne devient la carte des territoires directement gérés par l'État» (De Koninck 1986c : 144 Koninck, 1993b ;voir aussi Déry, 1996). Plusieurs exemples seront par la suite étudiés : Vietnam (De Koninck, 1996 ;2006), Laos et Cambodge (Veilleux et De Koninck, 1993), Indonésie (De Koninck, 2006), ou l'ensemble de la région (De Koninck et Déry, 1997 (2003b : 193). L'avenir du compromis territorial lui apparaissait alors « incertain » (Ibid.)…”

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Des Cent-Îles aux Cent-Géographies : pérégrinations sud-est asiatiques du géographe Rodolphe De Koninck

Déry

2018

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Tous droits réservés © Cahiers de géographie du Québec, 2017 Ce document est protégé par la loi sur le droit d'auteur. L'utilisation des services d'Érudit (y compris la reproduction) est assujettie à sa politique d'utilisation que vous pouvez consulter en ligne. https://apropos.erudit.org/fr/usagers/politique-dutilisation/ Cet article est diffusé et préservé par Érudit. Érudit est un consortium interuniversitaire sans but lucratif composé de lLa géographie québécoise : un regard particulier ? Volume 61, numéro 173, septembre 2017 URI : https://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1049371arRésumé Aborder l'oeuvre de Rodolphe De Koninck, géographe québécois dont la carrière couvre plus de cinq décennies, doit se faire sans prétention tellement les portes d'entrée sont nombreuses, depuis sa première publication majeure, Les Cent-Îles du Lac Saint-Pierre, parue en 1970. À partir des transformations agraires, d'une part, et de la construction des États modernes, d'autre part, l'objectif est d'examiner l'évolution de la contribution du géographe à la compréhension de ces questions, tant en Asie du Sud-Est que dans leur universalité. Considérant les enjeux actuels, liés entre autres à une transition agraire source d'inégalités et aux impacts environnementaux néfastes, il s'agit de suggérer en quoi les recherches de Rodolphe De Koninck contribuent à mieux faire comprendre ces enjeux. AbstractApproaching the work of Rodolphe De Koninck, a geographer from Quebec whose career spans over five decades, must be done unpretentiously. Starting with his first major published work titled Les Cent-Îles du Lac Saint-Pierre (1970), there are countless ways to assess his contribution to geography. The objective of this article is to analyse the evolution of De Koninck's contribution to the understanding of agrarian transformations and modern statebuilding in Southeast Asia, but also, to examine his contribution in a universal manner. This article will show how De Koninck's research remains relevant in helping us to better understand modern issues such as how the on-going agrarian transition is a source of inequality, as well as a source of negative environmental impacts. KeywordsAgriculture, Rodolphe De Koninck, geography, modern state-building, Southeast Asia. Cahiers de géographie du Québec Volume 61, numéro 173, septembre 2017 Pages 235-252 Version originale soumise en février 2017. Version révisée reçue en mai 2017. 236 Cahiers de géographie du Québec Volume 61, numéro 173, septembre 2017Resumen Deberá emprenderse la obra de Rodolphe De Koninck, geógrafo quebequense, sin pretensión, puesto que su carrera profesional cubre más de cinco decenios y comprende numerosos títulos, desde una primera publicación importante: Les Cent-Îles du Lac Saint-Pierre, lanzada en 1970. Comenzando por las transformaciones agrarias y pasando a la construcción de los Estados modernos, el objetivo de este artículo es examinar la contribución evolutiva del geógrafo a la comprensión de esos aspectos, tanto en Asia del sudeste como universalmente. Teniendo en cuenta l...

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“…Studies have documented the longstanding presence of Chinese, Hui, Viet and Cham migrant traders in the borderlands of Indochina (Hickey, ; Forbes and Henley, ; Hill, ; Cooke and Li, ; Taylor, ). In the socialist era, mass immigration to the uplands was stimulated by government programmes to incorporate frontier regions that were depicted as insecure, under‐populated, unexploited and left to waste (Hardy, ; De Koninck, ). With the official endorsement of commodity trade, the consolidation of land use rights and the roll‐out of infrastructure, the frontiers became a desirable migratory destination.…”

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“…In Cambodia and Laos, scholars have focused on the large state, quasi‐state and corporate actors, often acting in collusion with corrupt local authorities, who engineer land grabs and are responsible for much of the deforestation taking place along the borders (Le Billon, ; Baird, , ; Hall, ; Milne, ). In Vietnam, researchers have highlighted the central role played by migrants in frontier commodity booms (De Koninck, ; Agergaard et al ., ; Hall, ). Some attention has been given to the trade and investment activities of upland and ethnic minority actors centred within frontier regions and the small scale commodity networks that traverse borders (Taylor, ; Schoenberger and Turner, ; Sturgeon, , ; Singh, ; Turner et al ., ).…”

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Frontier commoditisation in post‐socialist Southeast Asia

Taylor

2016

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

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The articles in this special issue examine processes of commoditisation in the frontiers of post‐socialist Southeast Asia. Focusing on livelihood transformations in the borderlands of Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand, the case studies reveal how relatively understudied actors, networks, flows and conjunctures initiate and shape commodity booms. Exploring how borderlanders engage, resist, cope with and survive commoditisation, the articles chart associated changes in values and in people's relations with each‐other and their environment. This introductory article contextualises this new research and discusses the implications of the findings.

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On the Geopolitics of Land Colonization: Order and Disorder on the Frontiers of Vietnam and Indonesia

Cited by 35 publications

References 26 publications

The peasants in turmoil: Khmer Rouge, state formation and the control of land in northwest Cambodia

The peasants in turmoil: Khmer Rouge, state formation and the control of land in northwest Cambodia

Des Cent-Îles aux Cent-Géographies : pérégrinations sud-est asiatiques du géographe Rodolphe De Koninck

Frontier commoditisation in post‐socialist Southeast Asia

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