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Peace-based Informal Practices around Shared Communal Water Resources in Tyrone Village of Mhondoro-Ngezi, Zimbabwe
International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2018-07-03 , DOI: 10.1080/18186874.2018.1533383 Evans Shoko 1 , Maheshvari Naidu 1
International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2018-07-03 , DOI: 10.1080/18186874.2018.1533383 Evans Shoko 1 , Maheshvari Naidu 1
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Abstract Informal practices to manage water resources are widely utilised in subsistence economies. However, there is a need for a more nuanced insight in respect of their processes for water social justice and peace among rural communities, with the less-developed formal resource management systems. This study explored peace-based informal practices, used in managing scarce natural water resources in a Zimbabwean rural setting. The study was guided by the qualitative methodology and employed semi-structured interviews and observations to establish how informal practices for sharing water resources have implications for peace in rural Mhondoro-Ngezi, Zimbabwe. Thematic analysis was employed in analysing the data, and procedures for formulating themes, by Creswell, were followed. The findings revealed the existence of several informal practices, anchored on the foundations for social justice. Cooperation around water resources was achieved through adherence to common rules, anchored on the philosophy of Ubuntu. The use of myths was an indirect way of conserving water for equity purposes by proscribing certain behaviour around shared water sources. We conclude that it is important for policy makers to observe these customary regulations in order to encourage and strengthen peaceful community co-existence.
中文翻译:
津巴布韦 Mhondoro-Ngezi 的 Tyrone 村围绕共享公共水资源的基于和平的非正式做法
摘要 管理水资源的非正式做法在自给经济中被广泛使用。然而,对于农村社区水资源社会正义与和平的进程,需要更细致入微的洞察,而正规资源管理系统欠发达。本研究探讨了基于和平的非正式做法,用于管理津巴布韦农村地区稀缺的天然水资源。该研究以定性方法为指导,并采用半结构化访谈和观察来确定共享水资源的非正式做法如何对津巴布韦 Mhondoro-Ngezi 农村的和平产生影响。在分析数据时采用了主题分析,并遵循了 Creswell 制定的主题程序。调查结果揭示了几种非正式做法的存在,以社会正义为基础。围绕水资源的合作是通过遵守基于 Ubuntu 哲学的共同规则来实现的。神话的使用是通过禁止围绕共享水源的某些行为来为公平目的节约用水的间接方式。我们得出的结论是,政策制定者必须遵守这些习惯规定,以鼓励和加强社区的和平共处。
更新日期:2018-07-03
中文翻译:
津巴布韦 Mhondoro-Ngezi 的 Tyrone 村围绕共享公共水资源的基于和平的非正式做法
摘要 管理水资源的非正式做法在自给经济中被广泛使用。然而,对于农村社区水资源社会正义与和平的进程,需要更细致入微的洞察,而正规资源管理系统欠发达。本研究探讨了基于和平的非正式做法,用于管理津巴布韦农村地区稀缺的天然水资源。该研究以定性方法为指导,并采用半结构化访谈和观察来确定共享水资源的非正式做法如何对津巴布韦 Mhondoro-Ngezi 农村的和平产生影响。在分析数据时采用了主题分析,并遵循了 Creswell 制定的主题程序。调查结果揭示了几种非正式做法的存在,以社会正义为基础。围绕水资源的合作是通过遵守基于 Ubuntu 哲学的共同规则来实现的。神话的使用是通过禁止围绕共享水源的某些行为来为公平目的节约用水的间接方式。我们得出的结论是,政策制定者必须遵守这些习惯规定,以鼓励和加强社区的和平共处。