Trouble in Paradise : a study on the identity and recognition of indigenous peoples in Kenya
(2010) MRSM01 20101Centre for Theology and Religious Studies
Human Rights Studies
- Abstract
- Based on a Minor Field Study conducted in Kenya 2009, this thesis discusses the relationship between identity and recognition regarding indigenous peoples, focusing on the Endorois community located in the Rift Valley province in Kenya. Viewed from a social and legal perspective, elements of the Endorois community’s identity and their relationship to the Kenyan state and society are analyzed. The results suggest a strong link between the social and legal recognition of indigenous peoples and the preservation of their identity. Assimilative policies, conceptual misuses, ignorance on indigenous issues, negative stereotypes, and marginalization are some of the consequences of the lack of recognition that the Endorois as well as other Kenyan... (More)
- Based on a Minor Field Study conducted in Kenya 2009, this thesis discusses the relationship between identity and recognition regarding indigenous peoples, focusing on the Endorois community located in the Rift Valley province in Kenya. Viewed from a social and legal perspective, elements of the Endorois community’s identity and their relationship to the Kenyan state and society are analyzed. The results suggest a strong link between the social and legal recognition of indigenous peoples and the preservation of their identity. Assimilative policies, conceptual misuses, ignorance on indigenous issues, negative stereotypes, and marginalization are some of the consequences of the lack of recognition that the Endorois as well as other Kenyan indigenous communities have faced. However, a legal case in the African Commission filed by the Endorois community against the Kenyan state was outlined as an opportunity for indigenous peoples in Kenya to improve their situation, and to increase the social and legal recognition of their identity. (Less)
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- author
- Bergström, Sofia LU
- supervisor
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- Olof Beckman LU
- organization
- course
- MRSM01 20101
- year
- 2010
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Culture, Recognition, Identity, Kenya, Indigenous, Ethnicity
- language
- English
- id
- 1653592
- date added to LUP
- 2011-02-22 16:32:00
- date last changed
- 2014-09-04 08:27:54
@misc{1653592, abstract = {{Based on a Minor Field Study conducted in Kenya 2009, this thesis discusses the relationship between identity and recognition regarding indigenous peoples, focusing on the Endorois community located in the Rift Valley province in Kenya. Viewed from a social and legal perspective, elements of the Endorois community’s identity and their relationship to the Kenyan state and society are analyzed. The results suggest a strong link between the social and legal recognition of indigenous peoples and the preservation of their identity. Assimilative policies, conceptual misuses, ignorance on indigenous issues, negative stereotypes, and marginalization are some of the consequences of the lack of recognition that the Endorois as well as other Kenyan indigenous communities have faced. However, a legal case in the African Commission filed by the Endorois community against the Kenyan state was outlined as an opportunity for indigenous peoples in Kenya to improve their situation, and to increase the social and legal recognition of their identity.}}, author = {{Bergström, Sofia}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Trouble in Paradise : a study on the identity and recognition of indigenous peoples in Kenya}}, year = {{2010}}, }