Hodgson, D.Schroeder, R. A.2016-04-192016-04-192002Development and Change 33(1): 79-1000012-155X1467-7660455_Dillemas_of_counter_mapping_community_res.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/65519Recent work has celebrated the political potential of `counter-mapping', that is, mapping against dominant power structures, to further seemingly progressive goals. This article briefly reviews the counter-mapping literature, and compares four counter-mapping projects from Maasai areas in Tanzania to explore some potential pitfalls in such efforts. The cases, which involve community-based initiatives led by a church-based NGO, ecotourism companies, the Tanzanian National Parks Authority, and grassroots pastoralist rights advocacy groups, illustrate the broad range of activities grouped under the heading of counter-mapping. They also present a series of political dilemmas that are typical of many counter-mapping efforts: conflicts inherent in conservation efforts involving territorialization, privatization, integration and indigenization; problems associated with the theory and practice of `community-level' political engagement; the need to combine mapping efforts with broader legal and political strategies; and critical questions involving the agency of `external' actors such as conservation and development donors, the state and private business interests.application/pdfen-USIn CopyrightHumid zonesCommunity institutionsCommunity managementConflict resolutionEcotourismTropical zonesTourismEmpowermentParksCommunity participationCommunity developmentLocal governanceEcosystem Farm/Enterprise Scale Field Scale Governance WatershedArticle - RefereedCopyright 2002 by Institute of Social Studieshttps://doi.org/10.1111/1467-7660.00241