Transformations on the Ground: Space and the Power of Land in Botswana

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
Introduction......Page 18
Part I. Historical Dimensions of Land in Botswana: Contemporary Entanglements......Page 34
1. The International Landscape and Its Influence on Land in Botswana......Page 36
2. Reframing the Governance of Land: Global, National, and Local Intersections......Page 56
3. Institutional Frameworks and Governance: Kweneng Land Board and the Administration of Land......Page 74
Part II. The Bottom-Up Impact of Land on Diverging Family Lifeworlds and Gender Relations......Page 94
4. Families, Networks, and Status: Grounded Perspectives on Access to and Control over Land......Page 96
5. Transformations on the Ground: The Changing Position of Women in Relation to Land......Page 113
Part III. Law and Space: Negotiating Legal Plurality in Botswana......Page 134
6. Negotiating Conflict: The Handling of Disputes in the Land Tribunal......Page 136
7. Constructing Legality in the High Court and the Court of Appeal......Page 154
Final Reflections: The Myth of a Single Global Vision......Page 174
Appendix......Page 184
References......Page 188
Index......Page 202
About the Author......Page 210