Devpolicy Talks

The fish is the friend of matriliny: reef density and matrilineal inheritance in Melanesia

Episode Summary

In this public lecture, Joseph Vecci from Monash University explained the results of a recent co-authored paper on reef density and matrilineal inheritance in fishing communities in the Solomon Islands. He discussed how reef density is associated with the prevalence of matriliny, offering evidence from a sample of 186 societies across the world as well as a sample of 59 small-scale horticultural fishing communities in the Solomon Islands. Presentation slides are available here: https://crawford.anu.edu.au/events/5894/fish-friend-matriliny-reef-density-and-matrilineal-inheritance-melanesia?tb=download#tab

Episode Notes

In this public lecture, Joseph Vecci from Monash University explained the results of a recent co-authored paper on reef density and matrilineal inheritance in fishing communities in the Solomon Islands. He discussed how reef density is associated with the prevalence of matriliny, offering evidence from a sample of 186 societies across the world as well as a sample of 59 small-scale horticultural fishing communities in the Solomon Islands.

Presentation slides are available here: https://crawford.anu.edu.au/devpolicy/events