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

• 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

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.

该博士论文改进项目研究了黑人和土著政治身份在自然保护区的创建和管理方面如何交叉。尽管已经有许多关于政治身份和保护的研究，但关于复杂身份和保护的交叉点的文献仍然存在空白。例如，美洲的一些传统群体同时声称拥有黑人和土著的政治身份。这些社区往往早于它们现在所在的国家，许多占据的地区在历史上被认为不适合居住。这些群体还面临土地不安全的问题，同时在保护方面发挥着重要作用。了解这些不同社区的政治身份、领土主张和生态知识对于自然保护区的创建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。作为博士论文改进奖，该项目将为有前途的学生建立独立的研究生涯提供支持。该研究采用比较案例研究方法，分析和比较两个栗色定居点的经历，非洲人后裔也声称土著地位。两个社区均位于牙买加森林地区，环境保护和国家治理水平不同。这项研究有三个目标：1）确定马龙人如何描述和解释他们的身份，以协商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、领土主张和保护区管理； 3) 找出解决不同利益相关者之间紧张关系的方法。博士生将采用一系列定性方法，包括：半结构化关键知情人访谈；参与观察；档案文件（调查报告、环境管理计划、政策文件和地图）的收集和分析。这些方法将得到与当地社区和环境非政府组织的合作和联系的补充。尽管该研究项目将重点关注牙买加的马龙人，但研究结果将为美洲其他地方（包括美国）的非洲原住民和保护区管理提供见解。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过评估被认为值得支持利用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准。

项目成果

Anthropocene, Capitalocene, … Plantationocene?: A Manifesto for Ecological Justice in an Age of Global Crises

人类世、资本世、种植世？：全球危机时代的生态正义宣言

• DOI: 10.1111/gec3.12438
• 发表时间: 2019-05
• 期刊: Geography Compass
• 影响因子: 3.1
• 作者: Davis, Janae;Moulton, Alex A.;Van Sant, Levi;Williams, Brian
• 通讯作者: Williams, Brian

Almost Home: Maroons between Slavery and Freedom in Jamaica, Nova Scotia, and Sierra Leone: Ruma Chopra, Almost Home: Maroons between Slavery and Freedom in Jamaica, Nova Scotia, and Sierra Leone. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2018. viii + 313 pp.

几乎到家：牙买加、新斯科舍省和塞拉利昂的奴隶制与自由之间的逃亡：鲁玛·乔普拉，《几乎到家：牙买加、新斯科舍省和塞拉利昂的奴隶制与自由之间的逃亡》。

• DOI: 10.1080/00086495.2020.1763589
• 发表时间: 2020-04
• 期刊: Caribbean Quarterly
• 作者: Moulton; Alex A.
• 通讯作者: Alex A.