At the Borderlands of Informal Practices of the State: Negotiability, Porosity and Exceptionality
通过南非四个灰色定居点的土地登记实践，揭示了国家非正式实践的三种类型（可协商性、渗透性、例外性），展示了地方政府与非正式社区互动的可协商本质，并反思了非正式实践的理论效用与局限。
Using local land registration practices in four ‘gray’ settlements in South Africa, I demonstrate a host of local state practices. These can be seen as falling into one of three typologies – negotiability, porosity, and exceptionality – and demonstrate the highly negotiable nature of engagements between the local government and informal communities. Furthermore, the cases speak back to the idea of informal practices of the state, showing its utility and limits at the micro-scale and offering insight into the motivations of the state for engaging in such practices and their potential for offering more progressive forms of engagement.