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JOURNAL OF AGRARIAN CHANGE
Volume 18, Issue 2, Pages 385-405Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/joac.12246
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FPIC; Kalimantan; Indonesia; land conflict; land control; oil palm plantations
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- Wageningen School of Social Science (WASS)
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This article discusses land control strategies and practices for development of large-scale oil palm plantations in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. In oil palm and land grab literature, much attention is paid to potential contributions of free, prior, and informed consent procedures. However, this article demonstrates how atomizing practices obstruct such procedures. Some practices stand out: During a preparatory phase of plantation development, companies remain in the background and leave actual land acquisition to local authorities and villagers, thus obscuring their agenda for plantation development. Second, rather than negotiating land transfer in public meetings, companies use a combination of promises, bribes, and threats to gain support or to enforce acceptance. Third, companies gain support by wedging themselves into communities, exacerbating disparities within communities. Analysis of this atomized process of plantation development is crucial for a critical understanding of oil palm conflicts.
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