Members: Sidsel Saugestad, Jennifer Hays, Trine Eide, Christine Smith-Simonsen, Velina Ninkova
The Omaheke, Namibia. Photo: Velina Ninkova
This working group focuses on the relationship between former (and current) hunter-gatherers and the modern African state, including economic, political, and legal processes. Particular attention is paid to processes of assimilation and resistance to it.
The group is working on a comparative analysis of the relationships between indigenous peoples and the state in Botswana, Namibia, Rwanda and Ethiopia.