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Separating Sisters From Brothers: Ethnic Relations and Identity Politics in the Context of Indigenous Land Titling in Indonesia
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Abstract Environmental and social transformations in Jambi province, Indonesia, are inextricably interlinked. Large-scale agro-industrial development and nature conservation policies equally alienate local communities from their agricultural lands and turn land into a scarce resource. Consequently, access to... view more
Environmental and social transformations in Jambi province, Indonesia, are inextricably interlinked. Large-scale agro-industrial development and nature conservation policies equally alienate local communities from their agricultural lands and turn land into a scarce resource. Consequently, access to agricultural land becomes increasingly contested, not only between communities and state institutions or companies but also among communities themselves. To secure or restore local ‘indigenous’ land rights against land grabbing and green grabbing by states and companies, indigenous land titling has become a powerful tool all over the world. Ongoing activities of indigenous land titling in Indonesia have been largely perceived as an act of justice by indigenous and land rights activists and affected communities. Yet, a challenging step towards titling is the identification of who is and who is not ‘indigenous’. This highly political process creates ethnicity-based identities tied to rights and possibilities around land as a contested resource. Based on a case study of a national park in central Jambi, this paper shows that what is perceived as an act of justice against the state can also produce injustice among local communities by heavily impacting and transforming local social structures and relations.... view less
Keywords
Indonesia; Southeast Asia; ethnic origin; ethnic relations; identity; indigenous peoples; agriculture; social justice; socioecological factors
Classification
Ethnology, Cultural Anthropology, Ethnosociology
Social Problems
Free Keywords
Ethnic Identity; Indigenous Land Titling; Jambi; Land Use Conflicts
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 47-64
Journal
ASEAS - Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies, 10 (2017) 1
Issue topic
Gender, Ethnicity, and Environmental Transformations
ISSN
1999-253X
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0