Seminar & Events
International Symposium
Panel Session and Roundtable at International Conference on Africa-Asia
IDE-JETRO jointly organizes a Roundtable and Panel Session with African Studies Center – Tokyo University of Foreign Studies at "AFRICA-ASIA – A NEW AXIS OF KNOWLEDGE 2".
Date&time:
September 20, 2018 (Thursday)
- Roundtable 13:45-15:30 /Session 1
- Panel Session 16:00-17:45/ Session 2
Venue:
1. Roundtable
Title："Resource Management and Political Power: Comparison between Africa and Asia"
- Convener: Shinichi Takeuchi (ASC-TUFS / IDE-JETRO)
Roundtable
abstract
:
The
resource
has
a
close
but
ambiguous
linkage
with
the
development.
Although
development
obviously
needs
resources,
either
physical
or
human,
their
abundance
is
never
a
sufficient
condition
for
development.
The
term
"resource
curse"
indicates
a
paradoxical
relationship
between
the
two.
One
of
reasons
of
this
complex
relation
can
be
attributed
to
the
roles
of
political
power.
In
fact,
political
power
is
inseparable
with
resources.
It
constantly
intervenes
in
resource
management
for
its
own
benefit,
since
resources
can
make
power.
On
the
other
hand,
political
power
can
make
resources
through
enhancement
of
new
technologies
and
implementation
of
new
policies.
In
sum,
clarifying
the
complex
relations
between
political
power
and
resource
management
is
critical
for
exploring
sustainable
development
strategies.
Both
of
Asia
and
Africa
are
regions
where
resources
have
played
significant
roles
for
development.
Not
only
the
regions
have
been
abundant
in
resources,
to
which
political
power
have
attempted
the
interventions,
but
also
politics
of
resource
management
in
these
regions
has
been
salient
in
national
as
well
as
global
context.
In
this
roundtable,
participants
present
several
cases
indicating
various
relations
between
political
power
and
resource
management,
compare
their
similarities
and
differences
among
them,
and
explore
new
ideas
about
this
topic.
This
roundtable
is
derived
from
the
panel
titled
"Resource
management
and
political
power
in
rural
Africa",
which
focuses
exclusively
cases
in
rural
Africa.
In
this
roundtable,
we
aims
at
broadening
the
focus
in
terms
of
regions
and
topics
for
the
purpose
of
enhancing
new
encounters.
Participants,
coming
both
from
Asian
and
African
countries,
examine
various
types
of
relationship
between
resource
management
and
political
power.
We
understand
the
concept
of
a
resource
in
a
broad
sense
so
as
to
include
not
only
natural
resources,
but
also
products
made
by
human
beings
such
as
agricultural
products
as
well
as
social
constructs
like
a
"traditional"
culture.
Shedding
lights
on
the
complex
interactions
between
political
power
and
resource
management,
this
roundtable
will
play
a
role
of
catalysts
for
designing
new
research
projects
as
well
as
building
networks
among
related
researchers.
We
believe
that
these
activities
will
contribute
to
better
policy
makings,
and
finally
to
the
sustainable
development
in
Asia
and
Africa
2. Panel Session
Title : "Resource Management and Political Power in Rural Africa"
- Convener : Shinichi Takeuchi (African Studies Center – Tokyo University of Foreign Studies / Institute of Developing Economies – Japan External Trade Organization. ASC-TUFS/IDE-JETRO)
- Discussant : Denis Jean Sonwa (Senior Scientist, CIFOR / IITA, Cameroon)
Panelists and Titles
-
Akiyo
Aminaka
(Research
Fellow,
Institute
of
Developing
Economies
–
JETRO,
Japan)
"Implementation of Land Law and Political Dynamics in Mozambique" -
Horman
Chitonge
(Associate
Professor,
University
of
Cape
Town,
South
Africa)
"Management of Land in Africa: The State, Traditional Authorities and the Contest for Control" -
Chizuko
Sato
(Research
Fellow,
Institute
of
Developing
Economies
–
JETRO,
Japan)
"Land Tenure Reform in South Africa: Traditional Leadership, CLaRA, and ‘Living’ Customary Law" - Gloriose Umuziranenge (Head of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Management, Protestant Institute of Arts and Social Sciences, Rwanda)
-
Jacqueline
Muhawenayo
(Head
of
the
Department
of
Business
Studies,
Protestant
Institute
of
Arts
and
Social
Sciences
(PIASS),
Rwanda)
"A Gender Perspective on Environmental Justice in Rwanda: Case Study of Protected Areas of Nyungwe National Park"
Panel
Abstract
:
As
Africa
has
seen
increasingly
severe
constraints
of
its
various
resources
in
the
context
of
rapid
population
growth,
designing
ways
for
their
proper
and
effective
management
is
one
of
the
most
important
development
agendas
today.
The
importance
of
rural
areas
cannot
be
exaggerated,
as
they
make
up
a
significant
portion
of
Africa
in
terms
of
landmass
as
well
as
population.
This
panel
examines
the
policies
and
practices
of
resource
management
in
rural
Africa
by
focusing
the
roles
of
political
power.
Although
various
actors
with
political
power
including
states,
traditional
authorities,
donors,
and
multinational
companies,
have
played
critical
roles
in
the
resource
management,
the
analysis
from
this
perspective
have
been
relatively
scarce.
This
project
clarifies
the
relationship
between
such
political
actors
and
resource
management
historically
as
well
as
synchronically,
thus
in
a
long
run
contributing
to
designing
effective
policies
for
resource
management
in
Africa.
We
understand
the
concept
of
resources
in
a
broad
sense
so
as
to
include
not
only
natural
resources,
but
also
products
made
by
human
beings
such
as
agricultural
products
as
well
as
social
constructs
like
a
"traditional"
culture.
It
means
that
this
research
project
targets
at
a
wide
range
of
resource
management
in
rural
Africa
from
natural
resources
such
as
land,
forest
and
water
to
cultural
resources
such
as
touristic
events.
Nothing
can
be
a
resource
as
it
is.
Instead,
they
become
resources
when
they
are
regarded
as
such
due
to
reasons
including
scarcity,
discovery
of
new
technologies,
and
implementation
of
new
policies.
In
this
sense,
political
power
plays
a
crucial
role
in
creating
resources.
In
addition,
characteristics
of
political
power
are
often
reflected
on
related
policies
of
resource
management.
As
the
power
holders
tend
to
formulate
policies
that
are
advantageous
for
themselves,
the
nature
of
political
power
can
be
detected
through
the
policy
analysis.
In
this
panel,
the
topic
will
be
examined
through
case
studies
based
on
intensive
field
research
in
Mozambique,
Zambia,
South
Africa,
and
Rwanda.
Through
these
in-depth
analyses,
meaningful
comparison
will
be
possible,
thus
enabling
to
make
reflection
on
the
role
of
political
power
on
resource
management
in
Africa
and
beyond.
Languages:
Organizers:
For more information, please visit:
Contact:
Institutional
Cooperation
and
Networking
Division,
Research
planning
Department,
IDE-JETRO
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