Guested edited by Gustavo de L. T. Oliveira, Ben M. McKay and Juan Liu The conjunction of climate, food, and financial crises in the late 2000s triggered renewed interest in farmland and agribusiness investments around the world. This phenomenon became known as the “global land grab”, and sparked vibrant debates among social movements, NGOs, international…
By: Debottam Saha, Kranthi Nanduri & Raya Das (All authors contributed equally, names of the authors appear in alphabetical order) On January 26, 2021, the people of India celebrated the 72nd anniversary of their republic and constitution. Every year on this day, the President of India unfurls the national flag amidst a spectacular parade by…
主 题 农政研究中的比较分析：关键因素与主要模式 TOPIC Moments and Modalities of Comparison in Agrarian Studies 主讲人 吉莉恩·哈特，美国加州大学伯克利分校人文地理教授，南非金山大学人文研究生院杰出教授 SPEAKER Gillian Hart, Professor in Geography at the University of California, Berkeley, USA; Distinguished Professor in the Humanities Graduate Centre at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa 主持人 叶敬忠，中国农业大学人文与发展学院教授、院长 CHAIR Ye Jingzhong, Dean and Professor of the College of Humanities…
主 题 农村发展中的差错、偏见与盲点：超越“以末为先” TOPIC Knowing and not Knowing – Errors, Biases and Blind Spots: from Putting the Last First to Can We Know Better? and Beyond 主讲人 罗伯特·钱伯斯，英国社会科学院院士, 苏塞克斯大学发展研究所教授 SPEAKER Robert Chambers, Fellow of British Academy of Social Sciences; Research Associate and Emeritus Professor at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK 主持人 叶敬忠，中国农业大学人文与发展学院教授、院长 CHAIR Ye Jingzhong,…
Abstract: The Covid-19 disease is quickly developing into a deep, global and enduring politico-economic crisis that involves a rapid disarticulation of the production, processing, distribution and consumption of food. The badly balanced world market and the high degree of financialization of both primary agricultural production and food chains are decisive factors in this. The crisis…