Everybody is more than welcome to dial in tomorrow! Kind regards, Bram ********************************************************************************************************************************************** The Transboundary Protected Areas Research Initiative (TPARI), hosted by the University of Johannesburg, South Africa and the International Institute for Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands, cordially invites you to attend the fifth teleseminar of the 2009-2010 teleseminar series addressing current research topics in conservation and development in Southern Africa and beyond. The teleseminar aims at promoting exchange of experiences and dissemination of knowledge on current research themes by leading scholars and practitioners in the field. The fifth teleseminar will take place on:
18th March 2010 Amsterdam 16:00 hrs; Johannesburg 17:00 hrs; London 15:00 hrs; New York 11:00 hrs Presentation: Dr Derick A. Fay of the University of California, Riverside, US will present a paper entitled: The Unsettled Settlement: Conservation, Tourism and Land Rights at Dwesa-Cwebe Nine Years after Land Restitution. Commentators: ~Dr Sarah Bologna of University of Stellenbosch, South Africa ~Professor Robin Palmer of Rhodes University, South Africa Abstract Discussions of the relationships between neoliberalism and conservation have given scarce attention to ways the legal processes associated with neoliberalisation may foster a turn to law and litigation as the vehicle for political struggle. Drawing upon the Comaroffs’ analysis of lawfare (2006), this paper argues that the legal constitution of communities, the downsizing of the state, fragmentation of sovereignty and the formation of heterogeneous networks of actors have contributed to a turn to the law as the medium of relationships, conflicts and politics. Recent events at Dwesa-Cwebe involving the community trust, tourism operators, conservation authorities and local government illustrate how the neoliberal reliance on law and legal forms may reconfigure the political ecology of conservation. The paper can be downloaded from: http://sites.google.com/site/tpariiss/seminar-18th-march-2010 NB. Please note that this seminar starts one hour later than usual i.e. at 16:00 hrs (GMT + 1) in the Netherlands on Thursday 18th March 2010. The starting time in South Africa is 17:00 hrs. Confirmed upcoming seminars: Dr Estienne Rodary - University of Witwatersrand, South Africa - Wednesday 14th April 2010 15:00 hrs (GMT + 1) DIAL UP INFORMATION: To participate, please dial into the following conference call number: ~Tel: 001 -712- 432-1550, ~ Access Code: 78-07-10 # (hekje/pound key) Please feel free to forward the invitation to other interested persons. You are kindly requested to register in advance by sending an email: ([email protected]). If you have any questions about dialing in, or the programme, please contact the organizers/moderators, Sunny Morrison (ISS) at: [email protected] or Dr. Bram Büscher at [email protected]. Please refer to: http://www.iss.nl/content/view/full/2873 for ISS’ email disclaimer.
