Livelihood shifts and gender performances : space and the negotiation for labor among East Africa's pastoralists
Ecology ; Farmer ; Gender ; Kenya ; Livelihood ; Livestock farming ; Performativity ; Political ecology ; Social geography
This article examines livelihood shifts and gender performances through space and the negotiation for labor among East Africa's pastoralists. The research demonstrates that the women and men interviewed are deeply aware of how space conveys
particular meanings during negotiations. In all instances, the effectiveness of each man and woman's performance cannot be understood outside of this spatial context. As pastoral livelihoods shift, the boundaries of what it means to be a Masai are pushed
This article examines practices, politics, performativities in document production in the 2012 Doha Conference of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. First, it unpacks the manifold practical and material entanglements
of documents as neutral media in politics by paying tribute to the performative role they play in organisational action. It concludes by arguing that they are not only the necessary condition for international politics but might also inform a social ontology
undertaken on organic rice production, is designed, not merely to describe, but to perform organic agriculture differently. While most quantitative, and indeed much qualitative, research ignores its performativity, this research is intended to enact a reality
L'aspect spatial des inégalités en matière de performances scolaires se prête à une analyse à base de SIG (création du contexte géodémographique). L'A. expose une méthodologie pour créer et analyser un indice contextuel des désavantages ambiants
Structure and performance of less developed regions in the EC
. Evaluation de la performance de ces régions dans les années 1980 et implications politiques. Données quantitatives et qualitatives: esprit d'entreprise, ressources humaines, revenus, accessibilité et équipements.
The performance of selected soil and water conservation measures - case studies from Ethiopia and Eritrea
This paper investigates the performance of selected soil and water conservation measures in the highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea, namely Fanya Juu, soil/stone bund, grass strips and double ditches. The impact of these techniques on runoff, soil
The performance of business-service firms in peripheral regions: an international comparison between Scotland and Nova Scotia
Several dimensions of performance are investigated for four industries: market research, management consultancy, advertising, and graphic design. A very consistent picture emerges of the relative position of business services in the two regions
Large scale irrigation in northern Nigeria : performance and ideology
L'irrigation à grande échelle est une caractéristique importante de l'investissement agricole au Nord du Nigéria, comme dans toute l'Afrique sub-saharienne, depuis 1970-1980. L'A. constate que la performance est limitée, et décrit les problèmes