{"id":8395,"date":"2019-11-01T16:03:29","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T07:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www-archive.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/ipcr\/?p=8395"},"modified":"2020-02-25T21:26:27","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T12:26:27","slug":"fy2019iv-16naito","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www-archive.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/ipcr\/en\/fy2019iv-16naito\/","title":{"rendered":"IV-16. “A Comparative Study on the Ecological and Historical Contexts of GIAHS Sites in Eastern and Southeastern Asia: State, Market Economy, and Ecology” (R1 FY2019)"},"content":{"rendered":"
The purpose of this research is to consider how the intersection of the state, the market economy, and ecosystems in the early modern period created \u2018local\u2019 or \u2018indigenous\u2019 agricultural systems in contemporary Eastern and Southeastern Asia. To do so, we trace the ecological and historical contexts of the agricultural systems at GIAHS (Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems)-designated sites and compare them to understand their socio-ecological nature. We aim to characterize the ethno-history of negotiations between states, markets, and ecosystems mediated by local\/indigenous agricultural systems as an interface between humans and nature.<\/p>\n
The purpose of this research is to consider how the intersection of the state, the market economy, and ecosystems in the early modern period created \u2018local\u2019 or \u2018indigenous\u2019 agricultural systems in contemporary Eastern and Southeastern Asia by tracing the ecological and historical contexts of the agricultural systems at GIAHS (Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System)-designated sites and comparing them to understand their socio-ecological nature. To this end, we explore how so-called \u2018unique local\/indigenous agricultural systems\u2019 have been affected by negotiations among states, markets, ecosystems, and farmers since the early modern period.<\/p>\n
This study is significant in three important respects. First, it conceptualizes the perspective of comparative studies on the dynamics of local\/indigenous agricultural systems within an ecosystem in relation to the state and market economy. Second, it conducts comparative research from a political and historical ecological perspectives using GIAHS sites in Asia, where most of the world\u2019s GIAHS sites are located. Third, it considers options for anthropological intervention in international movements such as GIAHS.<\/p>\n
By conducting comparative research on the creation and development of agricultural systems at various GIAHS sites using perspectives and methodologies from the humanities and social sciences, it is possible to gain new insight into the dynamics of agricultural systems and ecosystems that have been affected by negotiations among states, markets, ecosystems, and farmers since the early modern period. This research contributes to the Anthropocene debate and to international movements related to environmental conservation, indigenous culture, and food security.<\/p>\n
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