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Administrative Traditions of the Majority World: A Commentary and Future Research Agenda
Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Decolonising public administration is an urgent and necessary endeavour. In this short article we argue that we cannot, however, settle for shallow decolonialisations. We argue that the specific iterations of bureaucracy evidenced in post‐colonial states across the majority world can be conceptualised through the lens of administrative ...
Ibrahim Bornoma +2 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Tree‐planting initiatives are a crucial part of international sustainability and climate action efforts. Yet, many of these initiatives fail to achieve their long‐term sustainability and climate goals. The role of community value is an often‐overlooked factor in promoting the success of new tree plantings.
Claire L. Narraway +8 more
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On digital colonialism: Data, algorithms and technological coloniality of power in the global south
, 2023 Durante la última década, varias transformaciones estructurales del capitalismo convergen en la acelerada expansión de las tecnologías digitales y han puesto de manifiesto una reconfiguración de diferentes dimensiones coloniales que operan a nivel global, tanto dentro como fuera de los espacios virtuales.
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Legacy effects of European colonialism on hotspots of biocultural diversity threat
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Patterns of biological diversity have been shaped by cultural practices in the past, while in turn, cultures and languages have evolved in close interaction with local species and ecosystems. However, in the Anthropocene, human activities are putting increasingly diverse pressures on ecosystems and cultures, resulting in accelerating threat ...
Bernd Lenzner +4 more
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The African Politics of the Dataset: AI, Indigenous Music, and Neo-Colonial Power Dynamics
Eastern African Journal of Humanities and Social SciencesThe proliferation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the creative industries, especially in the context of Indigenous African music, is a deep-rooted political action that builds upon the historical dynamics of power of digital extraction and ...
Amon Kipyegon Kirui +1 more
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Data colonialism now: harms and consequences
, 2023 Data colonialism is the latest stage of colonialism: instead of land, it grabs human life in the form of data. This data extraction is radically different in scale and depth from data extraction in the past.We get drawn into this data extraction in banal ways on platforms and on our devices, but this is only part of a much larger change in how business
Pereira, G., Couldry, N.
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Debates abound regarding how to use land for nature recovery and environmental governance. Such decisions require an understanding of benefits and trade‐offs, and increasingly rely on vast quantities of data, delivered through digital technologies.
Lucy Jenner +3 more
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PRACTICES OF GREEN COLONIALISM AND ECOLOGICAL APARTHEID IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi DergisiGreen Colonialism is a colonial method that works the colonial power's own interests in the lands it wants to benefit from and is featured by non-environmental practices.
Ayşe Yaşar
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Linking perceptions of weeds with approaches to weed management
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract A multitude of factors can shape people's perceptions, leading to a variety of views on nature's services and values. The IPBES Values Framework highlights the ways that people and nature interact (both positively and negatively) through consideration of nature's contributions to people. For plants, differences in perceived values by different
James P. Westfield +2 more
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The Nation State, Resource Conflict, and the Challenges of “Former Sovereignties” in Nigeria
African Studies Quarterly, 2012 Opinion leaders in Europe have often expressed penitence over Europe’s colonial legacies. While these leaders rethink the roles of their nations in colonialism, human rights abuses arising from colonialism, and state formation elsewhere, the discourse ...
Ikechukwu Umejesi
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