Nikhil Deb, CASAS’ member, has edited the Handbook of Social Justice in the Global South with Manjusha Nair, and Glenn W. Muschert. As they established in the Preface, “we aim to establish a bold and uncompromising agenda for social justice research, praxis, and discourse in the Global South. We are on the cusp of change…
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Agroecology from the basis: Participatory Action Research in coffee-growing communities in the Sierra Madre of Chiapas
Alejandra Guzmán Luna, CASAS’ member, has published a chapter in the book “Deserts and oases in Mexico’s agroecological transition: experiences and reflections from the northwest and the South Pacific” with Rigoberto Hernández Jonapá. Abstract: Participatory action research harmonises with agroecological transitions that build food sovereignty by sharing ethical and political principles committed to social transformations,…
CASAS Research Talks: Episode 3
Episode 3 of the CASAS Research Talks focuses on the process of film making as a scholar activist activity. It is Part II of the conversation with Mnqobi Ngubane, CASAS member and the producer of the documentary Mathonga Elizwe – Spirits of the Land which captures one of the most critical and complex issues in contemporary South Africa—land…
CASAS Research Talks: Episode 2
In line with our manifesto principles of engaging in critical agrarian debates, strengthening the co-production of knowledge and broadening the scope of dissemination, we are launching this new initiative: CASAS’ Research Talks. This podcast invites our members to address the key issues of their scholar-activist practice in a modern and popular format. The Second Episode…
Call for Applications, Journal of Peasant Studies Africa Writeshop
We are pleased to announce the Africa Writeshop in Critical Agrarian Studies and Scholar-Activism 2025 28 September-4 October 2025, Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), Cape Town. Call for Applications he Journal of Peasant Studies and co-organisers are pleased to announce the Africa Writeshop in Critical Agrarian Studies and Scholar-Activism 202529 September – 6 October…





