In Namibia's growing ecotourism industry, the Haiǀǀom and!Xung San peoples face an important contradiction: they are marketed as 'authentic' stewards of nature—primordial guardians untouched by modernity—yet must embrace the very capitalist systems their tourism represents to survive economically. This tension reveals more profound problems with how Western consumers approach Indigenous cultures. Tourists seeking such 'authentic'…Read more New book chapter about Indigenous agency in Namibian ecotourism
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New Perspective out about the framing of Indigenous Peoples
This recent Perspective paper in Environmental Science and Policy explains how Indigenous Peoples are framed within contemporary debates on biodiversity loss and climate change, and why it is important to keep studying this ever-changing frame. Drawing on Debord’s ‘spectacle’, we analyse repetitive representations of Indigenous Peoples as simplified portrayals and narratives that mask deeper socio-economic…Read more New Perspective out about the framing of Indigenous Peoples
Exhibition review out about Indigenous Peoples and World War 2:
Indigenous Liberators at the Vrijheidsmuseum (Freedom Museum), Groesbeek, the Netherlands, May 2, 2025 to November 30, 2025 for the journal Museum Anthropology. For the first time I worked on an exhibition review, based on the exhibition Indigenous Liberators. The review analyses this exhibition at the Vrijheidsmuseum in Groesbeek, the Netherlands. The exhibition explores the often…Read more Exhibition review out about Indigenous Peoples and World War 2:
New paper out: Reviews and syntheses: Current perspectives on biosphere research 2024–2025 – eight findings from ecology, sociology, and economics
I am happy to share this latest publication, named Reviews and syntheses: Current perspectives on biosphere research 2024–2025 – eight findings from ecology, sociology, and economics, in the new Current Perspectives on Biosphere paper series in the journal Biogeosciences. It was written by 35 scientists from all over the world, providing for a large variety…Read more New paper out: Reviews and syntheses: Current perspectives on biosphere research 2024–2025 – eight findings from ecology, sociology, and economics
New paper about Resettlement in Tsintsabis, Namibia
Moses ǁKhumûb and I wrote this paper together for International Development and Planning Review. It concerns social dynamics at a Namibian resettlement farm, in particular ethnic tensions due to in-migration and leadership. As usual, the full paper can be found under 'Publications' on this website. The abstract: After Namibian Independence in 1990, group resettlement farms…Read more New paper about Resettlement in Tsintsabis, Namibia
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