Neglected Components in Dominant Accounts of a Good Life? — Disagreements among Maasai Pastoralists

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Pissarskoi, Eugen ; Singo, Leiyo:
Neglected Components in Dominant Accounts of a Good Life? — Disagreements among Maasai Pastoralists.
In: Society. (21 May 2024) .
ISSN 1936-4725
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12115-024-00988-4

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Lists of basic needs necessary for a decent human life have found their way into approaches to sustainable development such as the “Safe and Just Space for Humanity” framework. The “dominant” conceptions of a decent human life have been criticised by social groups which find themselves at the margins of public debates such as the Degrowth or Post-colonial movements. According to the latter, the dominant conceptions neglect certain values which are necessary constituents of a decent human life: meaningful activities, convivial activities, and relationships of certain quality (love, respect, harmony, care) towards human and other-than-human beings. With this paper, we present results of interviews with male Maasai pastoralists in a village in Northern Tanzania in which we elicited what they consider as requirements for a good human life. According to our results, Maasai pastoralists disagree about the necessary constituents of a decent human life as well, replicating the controversy from the international debates between the proponents of the dominant approaches and their critics from Post-colonial and Degrowth movements.

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Item Type:	Article in a journal
Refereed:	No
Institutions of the University:	Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences > Chair Economic Geography Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences > Chair Economic Geography > Chair Economic Geography - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Stefan Ouma
Result of work at the UBT:	No
DDC Subjects:	300 Social sciences > 300 Social sciences, sociology and anthropology 300 Social sciences > 320 Political science 300 Social sciences > 330 Economics 900 History and geography
Date Deposited:	20 Jun 2024 05:23
Last Modified:	20 Jun 2024 05:23
URI:	https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/89797