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    Inbreeding in Southeastern Spain
    with R. Calderón, C. L. Hernández, D. Masciarelli, and P. Cuesta
    Human Nature 29 (1): 45-64. 2018.
    In this paper, the structure of a southeastern Spanish population was studied for the first time with respect to its inbreeding patterns and its relationship with demographic and geographic factors. Data on consanguineous marriages from 1900 to 1969 were taken from ecclesiastic dispensations. Our results confirm that the patterns and trends of inbreeding in the study area are consistent with those previously observed in most non-Cantabrian Spanish populations. The rate of consanguineous marriage…Read more
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    Thinking the Commons through Ostrom and Butler: Boundedness and Vulnerability
    with Irina Velicu
    Theory, Culture and Society 35 (6): 55-73. 2018.
    In this paper we propose an ‘undisciplinary’ meeting between Elinor Ostrom and Judith Butler, with the intent to broaden the theory of the commons by discussing it as a relational politics. We use Butler’s theory of power to problematize existing visions of commons, shifting from Ostrom’s ‘bounded rationality’ to Butler’s concepts of ‘bounded selves’ and mutual vulnerability. To be bounded – as opposed to autonomous being – implies being an effect of socio-power relations and norms that are ofte…Read more
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    Cacao cultivation as a livelihood strategy: contributions to the well-being of Colombian rural households
    with Héctor Eduardo Hernández-Núñez, Isabel Gutiérrez-Montes, Angie Paola Bernal-Núñez, Juan Carlos Suárez, Fernando Casanoves, and Cornelia Butler Flora
    Agriculture and Human Values 39 (1): 201-216. 2021.
    Cacao cultivation is one of the most important livelihoods for rural households in Colombia, where it is promoted as a substitute for the illegal cultivation of coca. To strengthen Colombian cacao farming, it is important to understand the livelihood strategies associated with cacao cultivation and the impact of these different strategies on the well-being of Colombian rural households. We analyzed the impact of cacao cultivation on the livelihood strategies and well-being of rural households in…Read more