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Putting down new roots: The political economy of relevance for ‘climate-smart’ agriculture in rural Uganda.

Temm, Johannes LU (2022) STVK12 20221
Department of Political Science
Abstract
A growing body of literature within political ecology is concerned with the exercise of political and economic power within climate change policies (Robbins, 2020). In this thesis, I explore the political economy of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA), using methodological reflections and empirical material from a case study of a Ugandan smallholder agricultural community. To assess how local community members perceive and relate to CSA, I apply a Critical Realist conceptual framework and an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis approach, highlighting ‘lived experiences’ of the political economy context for CSA. Participation of local stakeholders along a community-based research design, and reflection about the research process itself as... (More)
A growing body of literature within political ecology is concerned with the exercise of political and economic power within climate change policies (Robbins, 2020). In this thesis, I explore the political economy of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA), using methodological reflections and empirical material from a case study of a Ugandan smallholder agricultural community. To assess how local community members perceive and relate to CSA, I apply a Critical Realist conceptual framework and an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis approach, highlighting ‘lived experiences’ of the political economy context for CSA. Participation of local stakeholders along a community-based research design, and reflection about the research process itself as an ‘experience’ for participants, was the cornerstone of this approach. Drawing upon a Theory of Relevance framework, I show that farmers’ perceptions (and cognitive frameworks for adapting to them) have been affected by the political economies of land use and agriculture. I suggest that power relations and marginalization, through discursive, institutional, and material forces, have diminished the potential of CSA at the community level. Finally, I recommend that in order to cultivate the social change that is required for communities to mobilize around the idea of ‘climate-smart,’ CSA must consider and embrace the political economy factors influencing those communities. (Less)
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author
Temm, Johannes LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVK12 20221
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
climate-smart agriculture, political ecology, smallholder adaptation, phenomenology, land use management
language
English
id
9096979
date added to LUP
2022-10-12 15:21:12
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2022-10-12 15:21:12
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  abstract     = {{A growing body of literature within political ecology is concerned with the exercise of political and economic power within climate change policies (Robbins, 2020). In this thesis, I explore the political economy of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA), using methodological reflections and empirical material from a case study of a Ugandan smallholder agricultural community. To assess how local community members perceive and relate to CSA, I apply a Critical Realist conceptual framework and an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis approach, highlighting ‘lived experiences’ of the political economy context for CSA. Participation of local stakeholders along a community-based research design, and reflection about the research process itself as an ‘experience’ for participants, was the cornerstone of this approach. Drawing upon a Theory of Relevance framework, I show that farmers’ perceptions (and cognitive frameworks for adapting to them) have been affected by the political economies of land use and agriculture. I suggest that power relations and marginalization, through discursive, institutional, and material forces, have diminished the potential of CSA at the community level. Finally, I recommend that in order to cultivate the social change that is required for communities to mobilize around the idea of ‘climate-smart,’ CSA must consider and embrace the political economy factors influencing those communities.}},
  author       = {{Temm, Johannes}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Putting down new roots: The political economy of relevance for ‘climate-smart’ agriculture in rural Uganda.}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}