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Knowledge in rural transitions: formal and informal underpinnings of land governance in Khorezm

[working paper]

Assche, Kristof van
Hornidge, Anna-Katharina

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Universität Bonn, Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung

Abstract

We analyze the shifting selections and roles of knowledge in rapidly evolving rural governance, exemplified by the complex transition of land governance in Khorezm, a province of Uzbekistan. Through a study of the evolution of various organizations involved in land governance at different spatial... view more

We analyze the shifting selections and roles of knowledge in rapidly evolving rural governance, exemplified by the complex transition of land governance in Khorezm, a province of Uzbekistan. Through a study of the evolution of various organizations involved in land governance at different spatial scales, we reconstruct the changing patterns of formality and informality in the organization and management of land in this irrigated rural area. These patterns, we argue, are crucial in understanding which forms of knowledge could and can play a role in spatial decisionmaking. It is further argued that a widening gap between formal and informal institutions, aggravated by the rhetorical persistence of Soviet planning mythologies, makes it increasingly hard to discern which knowledge plays a role in spatial decision‐making. This situation is bound to hinder planning and development attempts involving the development and application of knowledge. While many observed mechanisms of knowledge selection seem specific to post‐ Soviet transition, we argue that they are present in every situation where planning mythologies and path‐dependencies mark the evolution of rural governance, and that they ought to be studied in their own context before deciding which knowledge could drive development.... view less

Keywords
Uzbekistan; Central Asia; USSR successor state; rural development; transition; agriculture; knowledge; knowledge management; land use; irrigation; spatial planning; governance; decision making

Classification
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Economic Sectors
Sociology of Knowledge

Method
empirical; theory application

Free Keywords
formalities/ informalities; land governance

Document language
English

Publication Year
2012

City
Bonn

Page/Pages
27 p.

Series
ZEF Working Paper Series, 98

ISSN
1864-6638

Status
Published Version; reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution


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