Where Is Home? Land, Home and Belonging in Land Reform Areas in Zimbabwe

Where is home? Land, home and belonging in land reform areas in Zimbabwe

As part of our ongoing research on Zimbabwe’s land reform after 25 years, we have been exploring what is meant by ‘home’ and ‘belonging’. Across around 100 interviews undertaken in all our sites, we have asked two simple questions. Firstly, ‘where is ‘home’?’ Second, we asked where will you be buried when you die? Answers to these questions were varied, and often depended with property rights, local politics, proximity to town and so on. The fol…

Where is home? Land, home and belonging in land reform areas in Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe Situation

Source: Where is home? Land, home and belonging in land reform areas in Zimbabwe | zimbabweland As part of our ongoing research on Zimbabwe’s land reform after 25 years, we have been exploring what is meant by ‘home’ and ‘belonging’. Across around 100 interviews undertaken in all our sites, we have asked two simple questions. Firstly, ‘where is ‘home’?’ Second, we asked where will you be buried when you die? Answers to these questions were varie…