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Defending Shan State's customary tenure systems from below through collective action research

Defending Shan State's customary tenure systems from below through collective action research
Aggregated from the Journal of Peasant Studies

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Date of publication
March 2021
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ISBN / Resource ID
10.1080/03066150.2021.1887145
Pages
541-559

Much of rural Myanmar remains under local Customary Tenure Systems (CTS), particularly in upland ethnic areas. Yet CTS lack legal recognition and are increasingly vulnerable to appropriation. This paper examines how, since 2016, communities and civil society organisations (CSOs) across Shan State have organised to document their CTS as a basis for advocacy. Findings confirm CTS remain prevalent and valued, but communities are experiencing increasing pressure, through both gradual erosion, and direct appropriation. Communities and CSOs demand statutory recognition and protections. CTS defence is perceived as a priority element of a wider political process against coercive adverse incorporation and for self-determination.

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Oliver Springate-Baginski & Mi Kamoon

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