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Managing The Commons Through Obligation: Communality In The Sierra Juárez Of Oaxaca, Katie Moyer
Managing The Commons Through Obligation: Communality In The Sierra Juárez Of Oaxaca, Katie Moyer
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
As one of the most ethnically, culturally, and biologically diverse states in the Mexican Republic, Oaxaca proved to be a good location to learn about alternative forms of social organization. With 570 municipalities, Oaxaca has 23% of the municipalities in the entirety of Mexico. The vast majority of Oaxaca’s municipalities—480—are politically and socially organized through communality, a traditional form of self-government widely known as usos y costumbres (uses and customs). Within the four weeks allotted for this research project the majority of my time was spent in the Northern Sierra Juárez in the state of Oaxaca.
I first visited the …
Land Conflict Resolution Within An Autonomous Space, John Cheney
Land Conflict Resolution Within An Autonomous Space, John Cheney
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
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