Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: ABSTRACT Examining two distinct types of resistance, this study explores how local inequalities in land and power have shaped and differentiated the political reactions of West Papuans in the face of dispossession. The first type involves overt struggle against dispossession. Two cases of indigenous communities resisting the expansion of plantations shed light on how alliances between indigenous landholders, local state actors and environmental NGOs can create a political opportunity structure that bolsters the demands of resistance groups. The second type, a less‐studied response to dispossession, demonstrates how terms of inclusion shape the strategies of landholding groups demanding to be incorporated into contract arrangements. This study relies on primary materials collected during fieldwork in West Papua since 2019, combined with secondary data.
Source: Journal of Agrarian Change
DOI: 10.1111/joac.70032
Author: Rassela Malinda
Institution: The University of Melbourne
Language: English
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,820
OpenAlex ID: W4412662633