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The Impact of the Oil Palm on Adat Social Structure and Authority: The Case of the Medang People, Indonesia

The Impact of the Oil Palm on Adat Social Structure and Authority: The Case of the Medang People,... Using a case study of the election of an adat head (kepala adat) in a Medang Dayak community in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, this study investigates the effect of large-scale oil palm land acquisition on the social structure of an adat community in terms of the ability of adat leaders to consolidate their positions within the social hierarchy. The findings highlight that the introduction of the oil palm to the community has weakened adat authority. However, it has also raised the community’s hopes that the ideal form of adat authority will still be able to handle internal tensions and external pressures. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology Taylor & Francis

The Impact of the Oil Palm on Adat Social Structure and Authority: The Case of the Medang People, Indonesia

Fujiwara, Emiko
The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology , Volume 21 (2): 19 – Mar 14, 2020
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The Impact of the Oil Palm on Adat Social Structure and Authority: The Case of the Medang People, Indonesia

Abstract

Using a case study of the election of an adat head (kepala adat) in a Medang Dayak community in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, this study investigates the effect of large-scale oil palm land acquisition on the social structure of an adat community in terms of the ability of adat leaders to consolidate their positions within the social hierarchy. The findings highlight that the introduction of the oil palm to the community has weakened adat authority. However, it has also raised the...
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Taylor & Francis
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© 2020 The Australian National University
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1740-9314
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1444-2213
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10.1080/14442213.2020.1734069
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Abstract

Using a case study of the election of an adat head (kepala adat) in a Medang Dayak community in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, this study investigates the effect of large-scale oil palm land acquisition on the social structure of an adat community in terms of the ability of adat leaders to consolidate their positions within the social hierarchy. The findings highlight that the introduction of the oil palm to the community has weakened adat authority. However, it has also raised the community’s hopes that the ideal form of adat authority will still be able to handle internal tensions and external pressures.

Journal

The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology – Taylor & Francis

Published: Mar 14, 2020

Keywords: Adat Authority; Local Election; Social Structure; Large-scale Land Acquisition; Oil Palm; East Kalimantan

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