AUTHOR=Baird Timothy D. 

TITLE=Pastoralist livelihood diversification and social network transition: a conceptual framework

JOURNAL=Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

VOLUME=14

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/journals/pastoralism-research-policy-and-practice/articles/10.3389/past.2024.12892

DOI=10.3389/past.2024.12892

ISSN=2041-7136

ABSTRACT=<p>Around the world, many pastoralists are diversifying their livelihoods by incorporating alternative income generating activities. Much scholarship has examined the causes of this trend, however, less has been written about the consequences of diversification, especially how it may affect the structure and function of pastoralists’ social networks. This perspective presents a conceptual framework for a pastoralist social network transition, driven by livelihood diversification, and its effects on resilience at household and community scales.</p>