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Sprache(n):
eng - English
Datum:
2016-01-26
Publikationsstatus:
Angenommen
Seiten:
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Ort, Verlag, Ausgabe:
Köln : Universität Köln
Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Table of figures, graphs, maps and tables
Abbreviations and acronyms
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: An unstoppable pathway to extinction?
1.1 Setting the scene: Where have all the rhinos gone?
1.2 Problematizing the resilience of illegal markets
1.2.1 Rhino horn trade as a poaching problem
1.2.2 Rhino horn trade as a transnational organized supply chain
1.2.3 Rhino horn trade as a multi-actor business enterprise
1.2.4 Synthesizing the research gaps
1.3 Theoretical framing
1.3.1 Rhino horn markets are socially embedded
1.3.2 Defining ‘illegal markets’ and introducing the notion of ‘flows’
1.3.3 The notion of contested illegality and its impact on the emergence and functioning of flows
1.3.4 Resolving coordination problems in illegal markets
1.4 Structure of the dissertation
Chapter 2: Researching illegal markets
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Researching illegal markets
2.2.1 Choosing the qualitative route
2.2.2 Research design: A multi-sited ethnography
2.2.3 Single–case study and theoretical development
2.4 Methods
2.4.1 Desktop and archival research
2.4.2 Fieldwork
2.5 Triangulation and data analysis
2.6 Gray areas of social research: Research ethics
2.6.1 Informed consent
2.6.2 Anonymity and confidentiality
2.6.3 Positionality of the researcher
2.6.4 Reciprocity
2.6.5 Security concerns
2.7 Concluding remarks
Chapter 3: Of unicorns and rhino horns: The demand for rhino horn
3.1 Introduction
3.2 The physical and chemical properties of rhino horn
3.3 A global history into the mythology of the rhino
3.4. Hunting tales and myths
3.5 The cultural legacy of the jambiya and its symbolic value in Yemen
3.7 Current rhino horn use, consumer profiles and product differentiation
3.7.1 Rhino horn as an investment and money laundering tool
3.7.2 Rhino horn as a status symbol
3.7.3 Rhino horn as medicine
3.8 Concluding remarks: Sacred value and contested illegality
Chapter 4: Rhino protection: Parks, private land and conservation paradigms
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Why should rhinos be protected?
4.3 Colonial conservation measures in South Africa
4.4 Private rhinos: The commodification and privatization of the rhino
4.4.1 Private ownership rights
4.4.2 Large–scale conversion to game ranching in the 1990s
4.4.3 Privatization of the rhino
4.4.4 The sale of live rhinos as a fundraising strategy for national parks
4.5 The ascendancy of neoliberal conservation?
4.5.1 Case study: The creation of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park
4.6 Concluding remarks
Chapter 5: The international political protection regime: The road to extinction is paved with good intentions
5.1 Introduction
5.2 The international regulatory backdrop: CITES
5.3 The international response
5.3.1 The Vietnamese response
5.3.2 The South African response
5.4 Concluding remarks
Chapter 6: Riding on the edge of legality: Interfaces between legal, gray and illegal markets
6.1 Introduction
6. 1 ‘Put and take’ and other hunting transgressions
6.2 Permit fraud
6.2.1 The Groenewald gang
6.2.2 The pseudo-hunting phenomenon
6.2.3 Thai sex workers as trophy hunters
6.2.4 The resilience of the Xaysavang network
6.2.5 “Round–tripping”: Rhino horn in transit
6.2.6 The impact of pseudo–hunting on price structures and trust issues
6.3 Cooperation: The South African – Asian connection
6.4 Contested illegality: Legitimizing regulatory breaches
6.5 Conclusion
Chapter 7: Poaching rhinos: Illegal flows of rhino horn
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Diffusion, expansion and adaptation of flows from 2008 onwards
7.3 Kingpins, intermediaries and smugglers: The local stronghold
7.3.1 The social economy in the borderlands: What does it take to become a rhino kingpin?
7.3.2 Need, greed and environmental justice principles
7.4 Feedback loops of rhino poaching and anti-poaching measures
7.5 Roles and functions within poaching groups
7.6 Cooperation, security and competition: How kingpins secure the continuity of the flow
7.7 Smuggling the horn: Efficiency versus security concerns
7.8 Conclusion
Chapter 8: Fake rhino horn: Trust and the issue of quality control
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Legal actors and Ersatz horn
8.3 Criminal actors and fake or Ersatz horn
8.4 Trust, quality control and the role of the horn assessor
8.5 Rhino horn pills: Trust in factory-produced medicines
8.6 Fake horn production and quality control at the source
8.7 Cooperation between ‘con-men’ and dealers
8.8 Fake antique libation cups and the notion of ‘pre-Convention’ rhino horn
8.9 Conclusion
Conclusion: How can the rhino be better protected?
Why has the rhino not been better protected?
The sacred value of rhino horn
Historical lock-in
Contested illegality
The interface between legality and illegality
The resilience of flows
The structure of the market
Theoretical contribution
Parting words
Appendix A: Research sites and maps
Appendix B: Indemnity form for interviews with offenders
Bibliography
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