What does this research mean for the field?

Annette A. LaRocco's book, The Nature of Politics, provides essential insights into the intersection of state building and conservation in postcolonial Botswana. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To examine how wildlife conservation policies and the governance of conservation estates shape state building and political authority in postcolonial Botswana.

August 27, 2026Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines

The Nature of Politics: State Building and the Conservation Estate in Postcolonial Botswana

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To examine how wildlife conservation policies and the governance of conservation estates shape state building and political authority in postcolonial Botswana.
Qualitative political ecology and historical policy analysis of state-led environmental governance and conservation institutions.
Demonstrates that protected conservation areas serve as key mechanisms for asserting state power, territorial control, and political legitimacy.
Details how conservation policies directly intersect with community development, rural livelihoods, and contested natural resource rights.

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Book analysis reveals state building dynamics tied to wildlife conservation in postcolonial governance, highlighting political dimensions of environmental policy.

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In The Nature of Politics, Annette A. LaRocco has written a book that should be mandatory reading for scholars, policy makers, community development practitioners, activists – indeed, anyone who is...

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Larry A. Swatuk (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8fea3310c91c1e92622545 https://doi.org/10.1080/00083968.2026.2716468

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Book analysis reveals state building dynamics tied to wildlife conservation in postcolonial governance, highlighting political dimensions of environmental policy.

The Nature of Politics: State Building and the Conservation Estate in Postcolonial Botswana

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The Nature of Politics: State Building and the Conservation Estate in Postcolonial Botswana

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