Hor - A Sedentarisation Success for Tibetan Pastoralists in Qinghai?

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Ptáčková, Jarmila
Hor - A Sedentarisation Success for Tibetan Pastoralists in Qinghai?
Nomadic Peoples. Roč. 19, č. 2 (2015), s. 221-240. ISSN 0822-7942
Institucionální podpora: RVO:68378009
Klíčová slova: Sedentarisation * resettlement * Tibetan pastoralists * grassland development * vocational training
Obor OECD: Antropology, ethnology
Způsob publikování: Omezený přístup

Most outside observers of current development in grassland areas of China see sedentarisation policies rather sceptically. Among other issues, the accelerated planning and implementation period, the poor quality of housing and facilities at the settlement sites, the lack of alternative livelihood opportunities and the loss of nomad culture are commonly mentioned in critiques of the rapid sedentarisation that has taken place in China in the past decade. Reports in the Chinese media tend to tell a different story, celebrating sedentarisation as a welcome step towards modernity among the grassland population. This paper examines one new settlement, Hor, where in 2009 locals confirmed the positive rhetoric of the government and averred that the advantages brought by sedentarisation outweighed its negatives. More recent research shows that the situation in Hor is, in fact, more complex and the touted successes of the sedentarisation policy may not be long-lasting.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0253648