agrarian studies, global south, scholar-activists
CASAS’ member Bruno Prado has published this article with Helena Lopes in Global Environment. Abstract: This paper examines how activism on agroecology in Brazil contributes to climate justice by responding to climate change through territorially grounded practices. Drawing on empirical stories, it shows how agroecological movements develop locally situated strategies that address the social and…
CASAS’ member Eka Zuni Lusi Astuti has published this article in Jurnal HAM 17. Abstract: The Government of Kulon Progo Regency and Jogja Magasa Iron, Ltd. announced its sand iron mining plan to the coastal community in Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta in 2006. The coastal farmers refused the plan due to the loss of agricultural land…
CASAS’ member Boaventura Monjane has published this article in Tensões Mundiais in Portuguese. Abstract: This article examines how agrarian movements in Southern Africa – particularly in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and South Africa – confront the corporate model of food production and trade. It highlights La Via Campesina Southern and Eastern Africa and the Rural Women’s Assembly…
CASAS’ member Amaya Carrasco-Torrontegui has published this article with Carlos Andrés Gallegos-Riofrío, Ernesto Méndez, María Quispe, Mabel Pintag, Renato Pardo Valenzuela, Milka Caranqui, Nils McCune, Gabriela Bucini, Teresa Mares & Colin Anderson in Agriculture and Human Values. Abstract: Broad analyses of social change often overlook the lived experiences of rural Indigenous communities. This paper connects…
CASAS’ member Bosman Batubara has published this article with Kei Otsuki, Femke Van Noorloos, Michelle Kooy, Annelies Zoomers in International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. Abstract: Indonesia’s new capital city is designed to become a green and sustainable city. In this article, we examine the (un)sustainability of the process through which the city is…