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August 7, 2026Journal of Organizational Ethnography

Water grabbing and the Vizhinjam sea port: care, ownership, resistance and the way forward

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ALAmal Latif

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Ethnographic study explores coastal community struggles over marine resources and development, suggesting shifts in governance.

Key Points

  • This study examines the socio-economic and environmental impacts of the Vizhinjam Seaport on the Mukkuva fishing community.
  • Ethnographic fieldwork conducted in Vizhinjam, Kerala.
  • Data collected through semi-structured interviews, informal conversations, participant observation, and field visits.
  • Analysis of policy documents, Environmental Impact Assessments, media reports, and legal records.
  • Port-led development transforms the sea into strategic infrastructure, challenging the communal nature of marine resources.
  • Restrictions on fishing and regulatory changes lead to dispossession and loss of collective ownership among fishers.
  • The Church played a complex role in mediating between resistance and negotiation in the context of coastal development.

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Amal Latif (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a758c01847ab6d26c01fbb9https://doi.org/10.1108/joe-11-2025-0159
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