Examining sources of land tenure (in)security. A focus on authority relations, state politics, social dynamics and belonging

Valkonen, Anni (2021) Examining sources of land tenure (in)security. A focus on authority relations, state politics, social dynamics and belonging. Land Use Policy, 101. ISSN 0264-8377

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Abstract

This article reviews the current state of literature on the notion of security of tenure of land. This examination is topical as tenure security has become a key objective for land policies and development interventions. While tenure security is widely defined by people’s perceptions, land policies tend to address it through the registration and administration of land rights. The article argues that these practices ignore the complexity of the sources of tenure (in)security. Building on critical development literature of political ecology, social anthropology and political science, these sources are identified as stemming from the politics of land and linked to authority relations, state politics, social dynamics and belonging. The article concludes that their consideration enables us to contextualise perceptions of tenure security and to conceive practices for securing tenure.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	tenure security,practices for securing tenure,land tenure,land administration,land policies,geography, planning and development,sdg 2 - zero hunger ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3305
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development)
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	17 Feb 2021 13:04
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2022 07:41
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/79272
DOI:	10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.105191

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