dc.contributor.author
Rutert, Britta
dc.contributor.author
Dilger, Hansjörg
dc.contributor.author
Matsabisa, Gilbert Motlalepula
dc.date.accessioned
2018-06-08T08:12:03Z
dc.date.available
2011-09-12
dc.identifier.isbn
978-3-929619-71-3
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/19555
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-23202
dc.description
1\. Introduction and Background 4 2\. Theoretical Implications 6 3\.
Challenges of Multi-sited Ethnography in the Field of Bioprospecting in South
Africa 7 4\. Research Results 10 4.1. Muthi and Local Property Regimes 12 4.2.
Measures for the Protection of Knowledge 15 4.3. NGOs, Property Regimes and
Access and Benefit Sharing 17 5\. Conclusion 19 6\. Bibliography 20
dc.description.abstract
Bioprospecting in South Africa as well as in other parts of the world is an
old field with new political, economic and socio-cultural implications. While
in colonial and pre-colonial settings the search for exotic flora and fauna
prevailed, nowadays the search for and exploitation of biodiversity for
commercially valuable genetic and biochemical resources is predominant. In
South Africa, a wide range of actors has become involved in the field of
bioprospecting over the last two to three decades: medical researchers,
traditional health practitioners (THPs), herbalists and plant collectors,
politicians and NGOs are all involved in this realm. This working paper
presents first results from an ongoing research project funded by the DFG
(German Research Foundation) on “Bioprospecting in the African Renaissance:
From Muthi to Intellectual Property Rights” at the Institute of Social and
Cultural An-thropology, Freie Universität Berlin (FU Berlin). The authors
discuss diverging concepts of property in relation to plants and knowledge
about plants, different modes of knowledge protection and disclosure in the
context of bioprospecting, and the attempts of South African NGOs to establish
Intellectual Property Rights and patenting mecha-nisms on behalf of
“indigenous communities.” The paper argues that the field of bio-prospecting
in South Africa has been shaped not only by the country’s Apartheid and post-
Apartheid history, but also the complex dynamics of cultural identity and the
(scientific as well as economic and social) aspirations of a wide range of
actors to become involved in the emerging global knowledge economy.
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urn:nbn:de:kobv:188-fudocsseries000000000038-7
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http://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/refubium/rechtliches/Nutzungsbedingungen
dc.subject
Bioprospecting
dc.subject
Global Knowledge Economy
dc.subject.ddc
300 Sozialwissenschaften::320 Politikwissenschaft::323 Grundrechte und politische Rechte
dc.subject.ddc
600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::615 Pharmakologie, Therapeutik
dc.subject.ddc
300 Sozialwissenschaften::340 Recht::346 Privatrecht
dc.title
Bioprospecting in South Africa: opportunities and challenges in the global
knowledge economy
dc.contributor.institution
Center for Area Studies (CAS), Freie Universität Berlin
dc.title.subtitle
a field in the becoming
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.url
http://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/cas/forschung/publikationen/working-papers/index.html
refubium.affiliation
Geschichts- und Kulturwissenschaften
de
refubium.affiliation.other
Center for Area Studies (CAS) / Zentrum für Regionalstudien
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FUDOCS_document_000000011779
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2011,1
refubium.series.name
CAS working papers
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dcterms.accessRights.openaire
open access