1st Edition
People, Place and Property Rights A Political Ethnography of Land in Molo, Kenya
1. Introduction 2. Politics of property rights 3. Settlements 4. Redefining land and community 5. Property and belonging 6. Conclusion
Biography
Ulrika Kolben Waaranperä is a Postdoctoral fellow in Global Politics at Malmö University, Sweden.
"Ulrika’s writing style, skilfully intertwining theory with engaging accounts of lived experience, makes for a rich and compelling flow throughout this book. This book explains the politics around property in land in Molo, Kenya. In contrast to common conceptions of property in land as a legal or economic concept of universal validity, the book argues that, first, local contexts will inform understandings of what property in land is and, second, that those understandings will influence how people on the ground react to land reforms from above. By taking a heterodox approach, this book interrogates, builds on and challenges prevailing property rights theories." extracted from the Foreword by Spike Boydell, Series Editor, formerly of University of Technology, Sydney, Australia and Co-founder of Customary Land Solutions
