Papers by Keebet von Benda-Beckmann
Decentralization and Regional Autonomy in Indonesia, 2009
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The Oxford Handbook of Global Legal Pluralism, 2020
Since the turn of the century, the term “legal pluralism” has seen a remarkable rise in interest.... more Since the turn of the century, the term “legal pluralism” has seen a remarkable rise in interest. It is now widely accepted, although it was long rejected in legal studies. When legal anthropologists began to refer to “legal pluralism” in the 1970s, this marked a crucial change in anthropological thinking about law. Since then, not only have political and economic developments profoundly changed constellations of legal pluralism but also the term itself has followed a variety of trajectories and accrued multiple meanings in the process. In particular, in the trajectory of global legal pluralism, it has acquired a normative meaning that is quite distinct from its use in anthropology as a tool of analysis. This chapter discusses how the anthropological study of law and legal pluralism developed from the study of law in colonial societies toward empirical studies in postcolonial settings and in nation-states around the globe under conditions of ever-increasing global connectedness and ...
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Rules of Law and Laws of Ruling, 2016
Chapter 1 Rules of Law and Laws of Ruling: Law and Governance between Past and Future1 Franz von ... more Chapter 1 Rules of Law and Laws of Ruling: Law and Governance between Past and Future1 Franz von Benda-Beckmann, Keebet von Benda-Beckmann and Julia Eckert Introduction The past twenty years have witnessed important changes in the ways in which government is ...
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Since the spatial turn in the social sciences, impressive advances have been made in analysing th... more Since the spatial turn in the social sciences, impressive advances have been made in analysing the interrelations between social organization and processes and space, place and boundaries.1 this spatialization of social theory has been prompted by a critical social geography and a heightened interest in the effects of globalization and the challenges it has posed to notions of state-based territoriality.2 Studies addressing space usually focus on urban studies, where issues of households and gender, identity, public and private spaces, and inequality are discussed, but legal issues are marginally discussed at best.3 while some studies of political and economic organization have touched on law in their examination of territoriality and land tenure, they rarely investigate the specific ways in which law features in any detail.4 in general the relationship between law and space still seems to be considered marginal to social sciences in general, relegated to a specialization within geo...
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Curr Org Chem, 2002
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Zeitschrift Fur Ethnologie, 2007
In the current era of globalization and transnationalisation of law, the continued vitality and r... more In the current era of globalization and transnationalisation of law, the continued vitality and revitalisation of tradition in legal systems seems paradoxical. Common explanations consider the renewed emphasis on tradition in law and religion as an indication of the failure or the imminent breakdown of the state or see it primarily as a rejection of dominant globalisation processes. In both approaches, tradition primarily figures as a relic from the past and attempts to revitalise it are seen as inward and backward looking. We argue that these explanations are unsatisfactory. Based on our research findings in Indonesia and Morocco, we argue, that a wide range of actors - from global players to local people - refers to tradition as a strategic tool in the legal repertoire in order to bring forward their respective interests in very different fields ranging from development goals such as sustainability, natural protection and good governance, to absolute hegemony in the religious field. Not conservatism but discontent with the distribution of resources and power motivate actors to look for alternative legitimisation of their claims.
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The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law, 2006
... property was inherited lineage property in chrysalis state (Willinck 1909), and village commo... more ... property was inherited lineage property in chrysalis state (Willinck 1909), and village commons could become self-acquired property and later inherited lineage property, the three categories of property and inheritance were closely interconnected. Initially Islam was mainly ...
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... Cultural Relativism and Legal Pluralism: Towards a Two-dimensional Debate 115 Franz von Benda... more ... Cultural Relativism and Legal Pluralism: Towards a Two-dimensional Debate 115 Franz von Benda-Beckmann At the Intersection of Legalities 6. Learning Communities and Legal Spaces: Community-based Fisheries Management in a Globalizing World 137 Melanie G. Wiber ...
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Punks and Skins: Identity, Class & the Economics of an Eastern German Subculture, The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law, 2021
Keebet von Benda-Beckmann (2021) Punks and Skins: Identity, Class & the Economics of an Eastern G... more Keebet von Benda-Beckmann (2021) Punks and Skins: Identity, Class & the Economics of an Eastern German Subculture, The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law, 53:2, 315-318, DOI: 10.1080/07329113.2021.1890429
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