Computational modeling of pastoralist societies that range as nomads over diverse environmental zones poses interesting challenges beyond those posed by sedentary societies. We present HouseholdsWorld, a new agentbased model of agro-pastoralists in a natural habitat that includes deserts, grasslands, and mountains. This is the paper-of-record for the HouseholdsWorld model as part of a broader i...

There are two constitutional political formations in Iranian Baluchistan. One is the tribe, which is the ultimate kin group to which loyalty is owed (Salzman 2000: Ch. 11). The other is the hakomate, a complex formation consisting of a small ruling elite, settled peasantry, and nomads, and which is integrated on bases other than loyalty (Salzman 1978a). I call the tribe and the hakomate “consti...

THE colours and forms of moths and butterflies have inspired artists and poets for centuries. One of the oldest industries to evolve from insects is sericulture, or silk production. According to Confucius' records, silk was discovered in the third millennium B.C. in China. The Chinese held a monopoly over silk to the extent that anyone attempting to export silk came under the death sentence by ...

This study was performed in Nepal’s Langtang and Shey Phoksundo National Parks (NPs) to find out how vulnerable the nomads’ ways of making a living are climate change. We interviewed 68 household heads between March May 2022 obtain information on 13 components 46 indicators. The original data were backed up by an analysis published unpublished literature that available. A composite index used c...

Digital nomads live outside of the classical organizational borders and can be seen as ‘contemporary entrepreneurs’ who bring disruptive business models into different industries, giving value to working cultures types capital. Because they are operating out their home country, social responsibility entrepreneurs may have implications. This study aims explore outcomes digital nomads’ in terms s...

This paper critiques the centrality of work in capitalist societies and looks at people who have abandoned their location-bound jobs for lifestyle a digital nomad. Five months fieldwork Thailand during first wave COVID-19 pandemic revealed that nomads aspired to autonomy over work, including reducing time. However, pursuing ideal meant negotiating desire minimise labour hours on one hand guilt ...

This purpose of this research is to explain adaptation with drought from sustainabilitydimensions in nomadic societies. A questionnaire was developed from a review of literature,observations and open and semi-structural interviews with public and informant Nomads,local leaders and with experts from the local and provincial institutions. Prior to theapplication of factor analysis, two internal r...