Doctoral Dissertation Research: Afro-Indigeneity and Protected Area Management

博士论文研究：非洲土著与保护区管理

基本信息

批准号：
1854274
负责人：
James McCarthy
金额：
$ 1.56万
依托单位：
Clark University
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2019
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2019-09-01 至 2021-02-28
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1854274&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Doctoral Dissertation Research Afro Indigeneity

项目摘要

This doctoral dissertation improvement project examines how Black and indigenous political identities intersect with respect to the creation and management of protected natural areas. While there have been many studies on political identity and conservation, there remains a gap in the literature regarding the intersection of complex identities and conservation. Some traditional groups in the Americas, for instance, claim both Black and indigenous political identities simultaneously. Such communities often predate the countries in which they now exist, many occupying areas historically assumed to be uninhabitable. Such groups also face land insecurity, while at the same time playing an important role in conservation. Understanding the political identities, territorial claims, and ecological knowledge of these distinct communities has important implications for the creation and management of protected natural areas. The research findings will be disseminated through conference presentations, academic publications, and stakeholder meetings. Results will be communicated through written policy statements and recommendations to government offices, development agencies, non-governmental organizations, and local stakeholders. As a Doctoral Dissertation Improvement award, this project will provide support to enable a promising student to establish an independent research career.The research uses a comparative case study approach, analyzing and comparing the experiences of two Maroon settlements, African-descended peoples who also claim indigenous status. Both communities are located in forested areas of Jamaica, with different levels of environmental protection and state governance. This research has three objectives: 1) identify how Maroons describe and interpret their identity to negotiate claims on territory and protected area management; 2) identify how state officials describe and interpret Maroon identity, claims on territory, and protected area management; and 3) identify ways tensions between diverse stakeholders are resolved. The doctoral student will employ a range of qualitative methods, including: semi-structured key informant interviews; participant observation; and collection and analysis of archival documents (survey reports, environmental management plans, policy papers, and maps). These methods will be complemented by collaboration and affiliation with local communities and environmental non-governmental organizations. Although this research project will focus on Maroons in Jamaica, the findings will provide insights into Afro-Indigeneity and protected area management elsewhere in the Americas, including in the United States.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该博士学位论文的改进项目研究了黑人和土著政治身份如何相对于受保护的自然领域的创造和管理如何相交。尽管有许多关于政治身份和保护的研究，但文献中关于复杂身份和保护的交集的差距仍然存在。例如，美洲的一些传统群体同时要求黑人和土著政治身份。这些社区通常早于它们现在存在的国家，许多占领地区历史上认为是不居住的地区。这样的群体也面临着土地不安全感，同时在保护中发挥了重要作用。了解这些不同社区的政治身份，领土主张和生态知识对受保护自然地区的创造和管理具有重要意义。研究结果将通过会议演讲，学术出版物和利益相关者会议传播。结果将通过书面政策声明和建议传达给政府办公室，发展机构，非政府组织和当地利益相关者。作为博士学位论文的改进奖，该项目将提供支持，使有前途的学生能够建立独立的研究职业。该研究采用了比较案例研究方法，分析和比较了两个栗色定居点的经验，即非洲潜在客户，他们也声称是土著地位。这两个社区都位于牙买加森林地区，具有不同水平的环境保护和州治理。这项研究具有三个目标：1）确定栗色如何描述和解释其身份，以谈判对领土和保护区管理的主张； 2）确定州官员如何描述和解释栗色身份，对领土的主张以及受保护的地区管理； 3）确定解决不同利益相关者之间的紧张关系的解决方案。博士生将采用一系列定性方法，包括：半结构化的主要线人访谈；参与者观察；以及档案文件的收集和分析（调查报告，环境管理计划，政策文件和地图）。这些方法将通过与当地社区和环境非政府组织的合作和隶属关系来补充。尽管该研究项目将集中在牙买加的栗色上，但这些发现将提供对美洲其他地方（包括美国）其他地方的非洲土地和受保护领域管理的见解。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和广泛影响的评估来通过评估来支持的。