CASAS
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A hostile environment for peace mobilization: stigmatization and violence-justifying attitudes toward land rights advocates in Colombia
CASAS’ member Isabel Güiza Gómez has published this book with Abby Córdova. Abstract: Despite signing a peace accord in 2016, Colombia remains one of the most dangerous countries for social mobilization for peace, democracy, and equality. Between 2016 and 2023, 1,804 social leaders and 351 ex-combatants were assassinated. However, there has been no strong or…
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Self-care in transnational migrant households: body-mapping of stressors and care strategies of Chinese women stayers
Carlo John B. Arceo, CASAS’ member, has published this article with Jixia Lu & Dongsheng Wang in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. Abstract: Over the past decade, arguments on migration as a livelihood in rural China have focused on labour reallocation, household power dynamics, women’s triple roles, and stayers’ well-being. Wherein, care for…
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Grabbing River Rhythms : Fishing Communities and Water Justice in Two Swamps of the Magdalena River
CASAS’ member Juliana Forigua-Sandoval has published this chapter with Bibiana Duarte-Abadía and Rutgerd Boelens in the book “Rethinking environmental governance”. Abstract: The middle basin of the Magdalena River (Colombia) is composed of wetlands and swamp complexes that are interconnected by streams and culverts. Fishing associations have witnessed their riparian water connectivity affected by different interventions such…
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Livelihood Transitions To and Away from the Coal Economy in India
Suravee Nayak, CASAS’ member, has published a chapter in the book “Rethinking environmental governance” with Patrik Oskarsson & Nikas Kindo. Abstract: As coal mines expand across Central and Eastern India, rural groups typically protest against displacement and demand better compensation. Meanwhile, and often in the immediate vicinity of the expanding mines, people previously displaced but…