ASC Seminar: Reassessing fortress conservation? New media & politics of distinction in Kruger Park

The idea of protected areas as ‘fortress conservation’ has long been debated and heavily criticized. In practice, however, the paradigm is alive and well and has, in some cases and especially due to rapid increases in poaching, seen major reinforcements. This seminar contributes to discussions that aim to reassess fortress conservation ideas and practices by analyzing how new online media are changing the politics of access to and control over increasingly militarized protected areas. Focusing on South Africa’s Kruger National Park. Please register

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