Why Does Deliberative Community Consultation in Large-Scale Land Acquisitions Fail? A Critical Analysis of Mozambican Experiences
Community consultation prior to large-scale land acquisitions (LSLA) is a cornerstone that justifies the portrayal of projects as partnerships or land grabs. This study focuses on one of the countries most targeted by LSLA in the last decade, namely, Mozambique. We examine the legal and theoretical...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Universidad de Zaragoza, Cátedra de Solidaridad y Ciudadanía Global
2018-11-01
|
| Series: | Revista Iberoamericana de Estudios de Desarrollo |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://ried.unizar.es/index.php/revista/article/viewFile/274/pdf_1 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1841561347512336384 |
|---|---|
| author | Juliana PORSANI Rickard LALANDER |
| author_facet | Juliana PORSANI Rickard LALANDER |
| author_sort | Juliana PORSANI |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Community consultation prior to large-scale land acquisitions (LSLA) is a cornerstone that justifies the portrayal of projects as partnerships or land grabs. This study focuses on one of the countries most targeted by LSLA in the last decade, namely, Mozambique. We examine the legal and theoretical bases that support community consultations and analyse their corresponding everyday practices in Mozambique. The article argues that, although the existence of these participatory forums is inspired by normative ideals of popular deliberation, the prevailing practices in these spaces are diametrically opposed to deliberative foundations and values. As shown in this study, this mismatch between theory that is institutionalized in legal frameworks and practice derives largely from the interplay of hierarchical relations anchored in, inter alia, formal and customary ethnically based realms, gender disparities, and livelihood orientations. A core argument of the article is that any attempt to ameliorate these practices must consider critical insights regarding the centrality of enhancing social equality and inclusion in participatory spaces —challenges that are immense in places marked by deep structural inequalities. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-91b419e629454a0494969c657d0ca0d6 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 2254-2035 2254-2035 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2018-11-01 |
| publisher | Universidad de Zaragoza, Cátedra de Solidaridad y Ciudadanía Global |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Revista Iberoamericana de Estudios de Desarrollo |
| spelling | doaj-art-91b419e629454a0494969c657d0ca0d62025-01-03T01:47:17ZengUniversidad de Zaragoza, Cátedra de Solidaridad y Ciudadanía GlobalRevista Iberoamericana de Estudios de Desarrollo2254-20352254-20352018-11-0172164193https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_ried/ijds.274Why Does Deliberative Community Consultation in Large-Scale Land Acquisitions Fail? A Critical Analysis of Mozambican ExperiencesJuliana PORSANI0Rickard LALANDER1School of Natural Science, Technology and Environmental Studies Södertörn University (Sweden)School of Natural Science, Technology and Environmental Studies Södertörn University (Sweden)Community consultation prior to large-scale land acquisitions (LSLA) is a cornerstone that justifies the portrayal of projects as partnerships or land grabs. This study focuses on one of the countries most targeted by LSLA in the last decade, namely, Mozambique. We examine the legal and theoretical bases that support community consultations and analyse their corresponding everyday practices in Mozambique. The article argues that, although the existence of these participatory forums is inspired by normative ideals of popular deliberation, the prevailing practices in these spaces are diametrically opposed to deliberative foundations and values. As shown in this study, this mismatch between theory that is institutionalized in legal frameworks and practice derives largely from the interplay of hierarchical relations anchored in, inter alia, formal and customary ethnically based realms, gender disparities, and livelihood orientations. A core argument of the article is that any attempt to ameliorate these practices must consider critical insights regarding the centrality of enhancing social equality and inclusion in participatory spaces —challenges that are immense in places marked by deep structural inequalities.http://ried.unizar.es/index.php/revista/article/viewFile/274/pdf_1consultationdeliberative democracylarge-scale land acquisitionland grabbingland rights |
| spellingShingle | Juliana PORSANI Rickard LALANDER Why Does Deliberative Community Consultation in Large-Scale Land Acquisitions Fail? A Critical Analysis of Mozambican Experiences Revista Iberoamericana de Estudios de Desarrollo consultation deliberative democracy large-scale land acquisition land grabbing land rights |
| title | Why Does Deliberative Community Consultation in Large-Scale Land Acquisitions Fail? A Critical Analysis of Mozambican Experiences |
| title_full | Why Does Deliberative Community Consultation in Large-Scale Land Acquisitions Fail? A Critical Analysis of Mozambican Experiences |
| title_fullStr | Why Does Deliberative Community Consultation in Large-Scale Land Acquisitions Fail? A Critical Analysis of Mozambican Experiences |
| title_full_unstemmed | Why Does Deliberative Community Consultation in Large-Scale Land Acquisitions Fail? A Critical Analysis of Mozambican Experiences |
| title_short | Why Does Deliberative Community Consultation in Large-Scale Land Acquisitions Fail? A Critical Analysis of Mozambican Experiences |
| title_sort | why does deliberative community consultation in large scale land acquisitions fail a critical analysis of mozambican experiences |
| topic | consultation deliberative democracy large-scale land acquisition land grabbing land rights |
| url | http://ried.unizar.es/index.php/revista/article/viewFile/274/pdf_1 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT julianaporsani whydoesdeliberativecommunityconsultationinlargescalelandacquisitionsfailacriticalanalysisofmozambicanexperiences AT rickardlalander whydoesdeliberativecommunityconsultationinlargescalelandacquisitionsfailacriticalanalysisofmozambicanexperiences |