CASAS
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The Political Economy of Land Grabbing and Deforestation in Times of Peace and War: Lessons from the Colombian Amazon (2016–2024)
CASAS’ member Sammy Sánchez Garavito has published this article in Spanish with Sebastián Gómez Zúñiga, Daniela Mosquera-Camacho & Daniel Ortiz Gallego in the Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Abstract: This article analyzes land grabbing and deforestation in the Colombian Amazon from a political economy perspective, focusing on the changes that occurred after…
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Governing uncertainty through mobility and commoning: Lessons from transhumant pastoralism in the Argentine Andes
Oscar Soto, CASAS’ member, has published this article in Ambio journal. Abstract: Rural sustainability policies often fail in territories shaped by ecological variability and mobile livelihoods, as they assume stability, fixed land use, and technical control. This article examines transhumant goat pastoralism in Malargu¨e, Argentine Andes, as a situated response to uncertainty and a source…
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The South African Negrophobia: Sub-imperial Blowback, Scapegoating and a Major Threat to Continental Unity
CASAS’ member Kennedy Manduna has published this post in the site of the International Research Group on Authoritarianism and Counter-Strategies. Abstract: South Africa’s recurring xenophobic violence is not an isolated outbreak but a symptom of deeper structural fractures — economic inequality, political scapegoating, and the legacy of sub-imperial dominance. As retaliatory boycotts and legal challenges…
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When Climate Risk Meets Green Development: Rethinking Climate Justice in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH)
CASAS’ member Somashree Das wrote this piece about an intriguing question: to what extent can green development become true climate action when it is increasingly exposed to the climate crisis? The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) is increasingly on the front lines of the climate crisis. In recent years, the region has witnessed a succession of…