A cosmopolitical commons? The role of fétiches in Kawawana, an Indigenous/Community Conserved Area (ICCA) in Casamance, Senegal

本研究旨在研究fsamtiches（或“精神神龛”）在塞内加尔卡萨芒斯的土著/社区保护区（ICCA）中的作用，该保护区被称为“Kawawana”。本研究将Kawawana定义为“世界公地”，将探索在当地Jola民族和文化身份以及更广泛的保护奖学金的背景下，这些“非人类”的动员可能意味着什么。最后，我想探讨在卡瓦瓦纳，fassatiches的存在可能会如何挑战殖民时代对“自然”的假设，以及随后的保护政策和实践。本项目将以两个关键问题为指导：1。作为一个保护项目，以及在Jola民族和文化认同的背景下，Kawawana更广泛的作用和意义是什么？2. 卡瓦瓦纳的fsamtiches动员在哪些方面表明了“世界公地”？该项目将与ICCA联盟合作开展，该联盟是一个国际协会，Kawawana是其成员之一，其工作涉及在地方、国家和区域各级促进ICCA和类似倡议并将其联系起来。我已经和ICCA联盟建立了关系，他们还帮我联系了Kawawana的一位联合创始人。

This study proposes to examine the role of fétiches (or, 'spirit-shrines') in an Indigenous/community conserved area (ICCA) in Casamance, Senegal, called 'Kawawana'. Framing Kawawana as a 'cosmopolitical commons', this study will explore what the mobilisation of these 'other-than-human' beings might mean within the context of local Jola ethnic and cultural identities, as well as for conservation scholarship more broadly. Ultimately, I want to explore how the presence of fétiches in Kawawana might contest colonial-modern assumptions about 'nature' and subsequent conservation policy and practice. This project will be guided by two key questions: 1. What is the wider role and significance of Kawawana - both as a conservation project, and within the context of Jola ethnic and cultural identity? 2. In what ways does the mobilisation of fétiches in Kawawana indicate a 'cosmopolitical commons'? This project will be conducted in collaboration with the ICCA Consortium, an international association of which Kawawana is part, whose work involves promoting and connecting ICCAs and similar initiatives at local, national and regional levels. I already have an established relationship with the ICCA Consortium, who have also put me in contact with a co-founder of Kawawana.