From critique to engagement: re-evaluating the participatory model with Maasai in Northern Tanzania

From critique to engagement: re-evaluating the participatory model with Maasai in Northern Tanzania

Participatory methods for conservation and development have been critiqued on practical, political, and theoretical grounds. In this article, we address these critiques but move beyond critique to propose ways to improve participatory techniques with local communities. We discuss a customary model o...

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Main Authors: Mara J. Goldman, Saningo Milliary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Arizona Libraries 2014-12-01
Series:Journal of Political Ecology
Online Access:https://journals.uair.arizona.edu/index.php/JPE/article/view/21143
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spelling doaj-5677cdeaec374261b88176e092a297982020-11-24T21:45:59ZengUniversity of Arizona LibrariesJournal of Political Ecology1073-04512014-12-0121140842310.2458/v21i1.2114320577From critique to engagement: re-evaluating the participatory model with Maasai in Northern TanzaniaMara J. Goldman0Saningo Milliary1University of Colorado, Boulder, USAIndependent Consultant, Encino, CAParticipatory methods for conservation and development have been critiqued on practical, political, and theoretical grounds. In this article, we address these critiques but move beyond critique to propose ways to improve participatory techniques with local communities. We discuss a customary model of communication used by Maasai communities in Tanzania and Kenya (the enkiguena, meeting) as a starting point to begin thinking about ways to improve participation on the ground with Maasai and potentially others. We discuss the value of the enkiguena ideals as a theoretical model to build dialogues across, within, and between multiple knowledge expressions and power relations. Key words: Maasai, enkiguena, participatory techniques.https://journals.uair.arizona.edu/index.php/JPE/article/view/21143
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description Participatory methods for conservation and development have been critiqued on practical, political, and theoretical grounds. In this article, we address these critiques but move beyond critique to propose ways to improve participatory techniques with local communities. We discuss a customary model of communication used by Maasai communities in Tanzania and Kenya (the enkiguena, meeting) as a starting point to begin thinking about ways to improve participation on the ground with Maasai and potentially others. We discuss the value of the enkiguena ideals as a theoretical model to build dialogues across, within, and between multiple knowledge expressions and power relations. Key words: Maasai, enkiguena, participatory techniques.
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