ABSTRACT Internationalisation of land, a product of capitalism, affects economically vulnerable rural women and their families in diverse ways. By emphasising individual landownership, it creates more avenues for men’s domination in landownership. Scholarly works on land administration and its effect on women abound; however, little is known as to whether internationalisation of land empowers women and reduces poverty among rural women. This study applied an ethnographic approach exploring narratives and experiences of rural women in areas of Amuru District in northern Uganda. The study employed a qualitative design, using semi-structured interviews, Focus Group Discussions, and passive observation. This paper argues that customary landownership gives and protects the right of women to access and use land, thus enabling them to perform gender roles in the community. The study revealed that, by giving unequal rights to community members, individual landownership affects women more than men, thus placing vulnerable women at the lowest end of the scale.

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“游客成为所有者”：土地国际化及其对农村妇女的影响

摘要 土地国际化是资本主义的产物，它以多种方式影响经济上处于弱势的农村妇女及其家庭。通过强调个人​​土地所有权，它为男性在土地所有权中的统治创造了更多的途径。关于土地管理及其对妇女影响的学术著作比比皆是；然而，关于土地国际化是否赋予妇女权力并减少农村妇女的贫困，鲜为人知。本研究采用人种学方法探索乌干达北部阿穆鲁地区农村妇女的叙述和经历。该研究采用定性设计，使用半结构化访谈、焦点小组讨论和被动观察。本文认为，习惯土地所有权赋予并保护妇女获得和使用土地的权利，从而使他们能够在社区中扮演性别角色。研究表明，通过赋予社区成员不平等的权利，个人土地所有权对女性的影响大于对男性的影响，从而将弱势女性置于该等级的最低端。