From the resilience of commons to resilience through commons. The peasant way of buffering shocks and crises

• Published in: Continuity and change Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 1 - 11
• Main Authors: Soens, Tim, De Keyzer, Maïka
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.05.2022
• Subjects: 18th century; 19th century; Climate change; Collective action; Common lands; Disasters; Empires; Environmental hazards; Farmers; Forests; Households; Irrigation; Low income groups; Nomads; Pastoralism; Peasants; Religious communities; Resilience; Rights; Rural communities; Egypt

[...]it is difficult to predict the level of resilience or vulnerability of the peasantry as an overarching group to shocks and hazards. 1. [...]vice versa, commons – or more generally, institutions for collective action – can function in many different societal and environmental configurations, fro...