State property vs. customary ownership: a comparative framework in West Africa


Dolcerocca A. P. C.

Journal of Peasant Studies, cilt.49, sa.5, ss.1064-1078, 2022 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 49 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/03066150.2021.1907353
  • Dergi Adı: Journal of Peasant Studies
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Periodicals Index Online, American History and Life, Anthropological Literature, CAB Abstracts, Geobase, Historical Abstracts, PAIS International, Political Science Complete, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1064-1078
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Customary rights, rural land, state property, legal pluralism, French West Africa, land reforms
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

© 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.This article examines relations between state and customary land claims in Francophone West Africa. This region, despite a broadly common legal heritage at the time of independence, experienced a wide variety of changes at the national scale to the point where these countries now form a full spectrum of statutory/customary relations. After a historical review of rural property rights in Francophone West Africa, this article proposes a typology of State vs. Customary ownership in the region with a focus on four exemplary cases: Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, and Mauritania.