Beyond the binary debates in migration: Experiences of Fulani nomads, sedentary Fulani, and autochthone farmers in Agogo, Ghana

dc.contributor.authorSetrana, M.B.
dc.contributor.authorKyei, J.R.K.O.
dc.contributor.authorNyarko, D.
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-04T11:37:00Z
dc.date.available2024-06-04T11:37:00Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractThe contestations over land and pasture redefine broad, complex boundaries between three groups: autochthone farmers of Agogo, Fulani sedentary herders, and Fulani nomads. The broad boundaries have emerged into sub-categories between the sedentary Fulani and Fulani nomads who belong to the same ethnic group of Fulbe in West Africa. With growing population pressures and shrinking resources, the competition for land and livelihoods has fueled tensions among these groups. feeding a cycle of recurring violence. Extended qualitative fieldwork conducted in six communities in the forest transitional zone of Ghana reveals how these tensions are connected to emerging forms of self-categorisation and othering: developing positive attitudes of in-groups, while viewing others less favourably. This has produced a triadic relationship with varied claims to authority, space, and residential superiority. The indigenous farmers claim ownership of the land and demand the evacuation of both sedentary Fulani and Fulani nomads from the area. The secular Fulani claim they are not the troublemakers but that they are blamed for the encroachment and destruction of farms. The Fulani nomads resist assertions that they are dangerous and unapproachable, but intentionally remain aloof and outside. at the margins of Ghana’s legal authority.en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1093/migration/mnac012
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh:8080/handle/123456789/42115
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMigration Studiesen_US
dc.subjectautochthoneen_US
dc.subjecttriadic relationshipen_US
dc.subjectnomadismen_US
dc.titleBeyond the binary debates in migration: Experiences of Fulani nomads, sedentary Fulani, and autochthone farmers in Agogo, Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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