Interdependencies,caring,and commoning: The case of herders in Ethiopia and Germany

Abstract

This paper examines commoning and practices of care from a feminist lens, here implying a focus on interdependencies of various spheres of life as well as social categories of difference. Through examples from two case studies of herders as commoners (the Nyangatom in Ethiopia and the Rechtler_innen in Germany), I establish connections between everyday that are inseparable when it comes to sustaining life and commons, while also highlighting conceptual challenges for feminist commons analysis.

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Commons commoning pastoralists Nyangatom Rechtler Ethiopia Germany South Omo Oberallgäu gender reproduction feminism land

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