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DESCRIPTION:Karim-Aly S. Kassam Challenging Metanarratives of Conflict: Plu
 ralism and the Ecology of Survival in the Pamir Mountains of Afghanistan T
 his presentation challenges the metanarrative that farmers and pastoralist
 s are fundamentally in conflict\, and illustrates the application of the v
 alue of pluralism. It challenges the Cain (farmer) and Abel (herder) narra
 tive in the context of war-torn Afghanistan. It also introduces the notion
  that pluralism has an ecological basis and expands the concept of ecologi
 cal niche to include sociocultural dimensions of human communities. Using 
 evidence from the Pamirs\, it demonstrates how diverse ethnic and cultural
  groups participate in different livelihood strategies based on diverse re
 lationships with local biodiversity and develop systems of mutual benefit 
 through trade and shared space. These groups have enabled each other’s sur
 vival in the midst of economic collapse and civil war\, indicating that in
 terdependence is a source of resilience. 
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SUMMARY:South Asia Center presents: Karim-Aly S. Kassam
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Karim-Aly S. Kassam Challenging Metanarratives
  of Conflict: Pluralism and the Ecology of Survival in the Pamir Mountains
  of Afghanistan This presentation challenges the metanarrative that farmer
 s and pastoralists are fundamentally in conflict\, and illustrates the app
 lication of the value of pluralism. It challenges the Cain (farmer) and Ab
 el (herder) narrative in the context of war-torn Afghanistan. It also intr
 oduces the notion that pluralism has an ecological basis and expands the c
 oncept of ecological niche to include sociocultural dimensions of human co
 mmunities. Using evidence from the Pamirs\, it demonstrates how diverse et
 hnic and cultural groups participate in different livelihood strategies ba
 sed on diverse relationships with local biodiversity and develop systems o
 f mutual benefit through trade and shared space. These groups have enabled
  each other’s survival in the midst of economic collapse and civil war\, i
 ndicating that interdependence is a source of resilience. <br>
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