@article{fdi:010082620,
  title = {{S}lippery land, ever-shifting boundaries : claiming and accessing alluvial (is)lands in the {A}yeyarwady {D}elta, {M}yanmar},
  author = {{I}vars, {B}. and {G}ruel, {C}. {R}. and {O}o, {T}. {N}. and {V}enot, {J}ean-{P}hilippe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n {M}yanmar, since the transition to a quasi-civilian government in 2011, resolving land disputes has been high on the political agenda. {G}rounded in {P}olitical {E}cology and inspired by {S}cience and {T}echnology {S}tudies, this article investigates the critical geography of the strategies through which alluvial (is)lands in the {A}yeyarwady {D}elta are made into disputed resources. {T}his interdisciplinary research brings together an historical analysis of publicly available satellite imagery, geomorphological studies, qualitative interviews with villagers and officials, and participatory observation over three years. {M}ore specifically, and empirically, the article sheds light on the socio-material dynamics of three alluvial sites in the {A}yeyarwady {D}elta, along the main river stream. {B}ased on an in-depth understanding of the river dynamics and of legal and administrative considerations, (is)lands' inhabitants devise multiple resource-making strategies that are underpinned by different, overlapping, and often conflicting discursive justifications and principles. {D}ependency on the (is)lands, vulnerability to farreaching environmental changes, and multiple forms of prior appropriation are commonly used to justify claims and practices. {T}heoretically, these resource making strategies lead us to interrogate what makes the materiality of ever-shifting socio-environments such as alluvial (is)lands {T}here is a "volatile" materiality that consists not only of the ever-changing shape and position of alluvial (is)lands, but also comes into being through competing practices and claims that may exist before and long after sediments and grass actually materialize. {T}his volatile materiality takes an oral and written dimension in multiple inscriptions devices such as fences, landmarks, land titles, maps, or even stories.},
  keywords = {{R}esources access ; materiality ; alluvial (is)lands ; {A}yeyarwady {R}iver ; {D}elta ; {M}yanmar ; {MYANMAR} ; {AYEYARWADY} {DELTA}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {P}olitical {E}cology},
  volume = {28},
  numero = {},
  pages = {146--174},
  ISSN = {1073-0451},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.2458/jpe.2309},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010082620},
}