Dr. Mark Moritz
Contact Information
Dr. Mark Moritz
Department of Anthropology
The Ohio State University
112 Lord Hall
124 W. 17th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210
614.247.7426 (tel)
614.292-4155 (fax)
moritz.42@osu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
(pdf)
My research focuses on the transformation of African pastoral
systems. I have investigated how FulBe pastoralists in the Far
North Province of Cameroon have adapted to changing ecological,
political and institutional conditions that affect their lives and
livelihoods. I continue to research herder-farmer conflicts,
intensification of pastoral systems, and pastoral development.
I have recently begun a new multi-disciplinary project that
will
examine how mobile pastoralists in the Logone Floodplain of
Cameroon
coordinate their movements to avoid conflict and avoid overgrazing
in
a land tenure system that is best described as open access. My
hypothesis is that this management system is best understood as a
case of emerging complexity. I will test this hypothesis using
spatial and ethnographic analyses as well as multi-agent
simulations
and analytical modeling. Undergraduate and graduate students from
multiple disciplines can participate in this project, which is
funded by the National
Geographic Society and an NSF CAREER grant
Teaching Schedule 2007-2008
Autumn 2007 |
620.01 Hunters and Gatherers |
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Winter 2008 |
not teaching
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Spring 2008 |
421.05 Anthropology of Africa
810.21 Study Design and Data Analysis |
421.05
syllabus (pdf)
810.21
Syllabus (pdf) |
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