Who is who in CASAS? George T. Mudimu

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George T. Mudimu holds a Ph.D. in Public Management (Rural Development and Management) from China Agricultural University in Beijing, a Master’s in Public Administration from Tsinghua University in Beijing, and an Honours in Public Administration from the University of Zimbabwe. George’s current research is on counter-agrarian reform, capitalism, food systems, and rural politics. He is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Development Sciences at Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (MUAST). He is also a book reviewer co-editor for The Journal of Peasant Studies. 

George was a post-doctoral researcher under Sarchl Chair on Land, Poverty, Land And Agrarian Studies, Professor Ruth Hall at PLAAS, University of Western Cape (2020-2022). He was a Research Fellow for the International Poverty Reduction Center in China, Beijing (2017-2018), a research intern with the Sam Moyo African Institute of Agrarian Studies (2018-2018), and a member of the Emancipatory Rural Politics Initiative and the Collective of Agrarian Scholar-Activists of the Global South (CASAS). 

George has published in leading international journals such as the Journal of Peasant Studies, Agrarian South, Journal of Political Economy, Review of African Political Economy, Journal of Contemporary African Studies, and GeoJournal. He regularly writes opinion pieces in newspapers in Zimbabwe and is the editor of the blog site Peasants Corners, which focuses on agrarian change. In addition, George has coordinated and co-organised several regional and international conferences on land, climate and agriculture.

George participated in the inaugural 2019 JPS Writeshop in Beijing. One of the most significant benefits of this experience was that he learned how to deepen his theoretical understanding of the key readings in agrarian studies and improved his skills in writing scientific articles. In addition, George met several like-minded comrades with whom he has formed important solidarity networks.

Some of George’s publications include:

Books

  1. Mazwi F, Mudimu G.T and Helliker, K. (eds). (2022). Capital Penetration and the Peasantry in Southern and Eastern Africa: Neoliberal Restructuring. Springer. Cham. https://www.springerprofessional.de/en/capital-penetration-and-the-peasantry-in-southern-and-eastern-af/20126318

Book Chapters

  1. Mazwi, Mudimu and Helliker. 2022 Introduction in Capital Penetration and the Peasantry in Southern and Eastern Africa: Neoliberal Restructuring. Springer. Cham
  2. Chulu, M., Nalwimba, N and Mudimu G.T (2021) Enhancing Human Capacity? The Dynamics of China –Zambia Agriculture Skills Transfer. V. Vaidyanathan (Eds). China-Africa Relations. Perspectives from the Agriculture Sector. Institute of Chinese Studies. New Delhi.
  3. Mazwi F., Mudimu G.T. (2021) A Review of State-Based Land Tenure: A Special Reference to Land Rights and Access to Rural Finance. In: Chitonge H., Harvey R. (eds) Land Tenure Challenges in Africa. Economic Geography. Springer, Cham. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-82852-3_11

Journal Articles

  1. Mazwi F, Muchetu, R. G and Mudimu G. T. (2021). Revisiting the Trimodal Agrarian Structure as a Social Differentiation Framework in Zimbabwe: A Study. Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy. https://doi.org/10.1177/2277976020973837
  2. Mudimu G.T., Ting, Z. and Nalwimba N. (2020) Inside an Enclave: The Dynamics of Capitalism and Rural Politics in a Post-Reform Context. The Journal of Peasant Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/03066150.2020.1722106                   .
  3. Mudimu G.T., Ting, Z. and Nalwimba, N. (2020). Land Leasing in a Post-Land Reform Context: Insights from Zimbabwe. GeoJournal. DOI: 10.1007/s10708-020-10219-y.
  4. Chipato, F., Libin. W., Zuo. T. and Mudimu G.T (2020) The Politics of Youth Struggles for Land in the Post- Land Reform Zimbabwe. Review of African Political Economy. https://doi.org/10.1080/03056244.2020.1730781
  5. Mazwi, F., Chambati W. and Mudimu G.T. (2020). Tobacco Contract Farming in Zimbabwe: Power Dynamics, Accumulation Trajectories, Land Use Patterns and Livelihoods. Journal of Contemporary African Studies. DOI: 10.1080/02589001.2020.1746752
  6. Matsalabi A, A.,. Savadogo, P A., Pervez, K., K. M. and Mudimu, G.T. (2019). Farmers’ perceptions and adaptation strategies to climate risks and their determinants: insights from a farming community of Aguie district in Niger. GeoJournal. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10708-019-10011-7
  7. Simura, B. and Mudimu, G.T. (2019). Consequences of Elitist Reconciliation in Zimbabwe and South Africa: A Comparative Study. Journal of Soc Sci, 58(1-3): 13-23. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335789120_Consequences_of_Elitist_Reconciliation_in_Zimbabwe_and_South_Africa_A_Comparative_Study
  8. Mazwi, F and Mudimu, G.T. (2019). Why Are Zimbabwe’s Land Reforms Being Reversed? Economic and Political Weekly. 54, Issue No. 35, 31 Aug. https://www.epw.in/engage/article/why-are-zimbabwes-land-reforms-being-reversed
  9. Kezia Batisai and George T Mudimu (2021). Revisiting the Politics of Land Recovery Among White Commercial Farmers in Zimbabwe: Implications for Transitional Justice, International Journal of Transitional Justice. https://academic.oup.com/ijtj/article-abstract/15/2/370/6291339
  10. Mazwi, F., Chemura, A., Mudimu, G.T. and Chambati, W. (2019). The Political Economy of Command Agriculture in Zimbabwe: A State-led Contract Farming Model. Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy. Volume 8 Issue 1-2, pp. 232–257. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2277976019856742

Policy Briefs

  1. Mazwi, F. Tekwa, N., Chambati, W. and Mudimu, G.T. (2018). Locating the Position of Peasants under the “New Dispensation”: A Focus on Land Tenure Issues. Policy Brief. Harare. The Sam Moyo African Institute of Agrarian Studies.

Working Papers

  1. Mudimu, G. T. and Kurima, P. (2018). Mission Impossible? Social Movement(s) and Prospects for Emancipatory Rural Politics in Zimbabwe. Emancipatory Rural Politics Initiative. Conference Paper No. 76. The Hague. ISS.
  2. Nalwimba. N., Qi. G. and Mudimu G.T. Chinese Demonstration Centres and Peasant Empowerment: The Narratives and Realities (Under Review).

Media Articles

  1. Mudimu G. October 2020. At Crossroads? Covid-19, State and The Peasantry: The Zimbabwean Case https://casasouth.org/at-crossroads-covid-19-state-and-the-peasantry-the-zimbabwean-case/
  2. Mudimu G.T. Mazwi F and Mwandiringana E. March 2020. Intensified Assault on the Peasantry. https://thestandard.newsday.co.zw/2020/03/08/intensified-assault- peasantry/
  3. Mwandiringana E, Mazwi F and Mudimu G.T. January 2020. Mealie-meal subsidy: Short-term  solution           to         food     crisis? https://thestandard.newsday.co.zw/2020/01/12/mealie-meal-subsidy-short-term- solution- food-crisis/
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Carol Hernandez holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Portland State University, U.S., and is a professor/researcher at the University Program of Bioethics, National Autonomous University of Mexico. Her areas of interest focus on agriculture and climate change, seed sovereignty, and indigenous social movements.

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