#4883. Material Pacification: How a Conflict Over Paving Uganda’s Tourism Road Got Accidentally Resolved

August 2026publication date
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Abstract:
Starting from an Actor-network Theory (ANT) inspired relational perspective on object formation and material agency, this article analyses the controversies about plans to pave the road through National Park. Based on interviews, ethnographic observations, and analysis of relevant documents, we examine the multiple ways in which the road is enacted and objectified in conservation, tourism, and planning practices. We further show how these different objectifications of the road not only led to enduring conflicts but also contributed to postponing the plans to pave the road. We argue that improving traction of the road pacified the conflicts. The partial solidification of the muddiest parts of the road unintentionally matched with the different “road realities” of the actors involved. Our analysis shows how the vibrancy of materiality is always relational.
Keywords:
Material agency; material pacification; planning and policy; road

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