CASAS
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Who is who in CASAS: Michelle Escobar Cruz
Michelle Escobar Cruz is an economist, holding a Master of Science in Rural Development, and she is a PhD candidate in Sustainability Science. Michelle was raised by her afrodescendant grandmother in a village in Chiapas, México, where her great-grandmother was a traditional doctor supporting well-being and health of many community members. From there, Michelle’s curiosity…
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Food sovereignty, capitalism and migrant workers
New publication Alert! The Special Issue on Food Sovereignty convened by CASAS in the Journal of Peasant Studies continues to grow. This article was collectively written by CASAS’ members Sinem Kavak, Lorenza Arango, Doi Ra, Zeynep Ceren Eren Benlisoy, CarloJohn Arceo, George T. Mudimu, Daren Shi-chi Leung, Adwoa Yeboah Gyapong and Mnqobi Ngubane. Abstract: Migrant…
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Agroecology, ubuntu, and indigenous knowledge: reviving cultural and ecological resilience in Chimanimani, Zimbabwe
CASAS’ member Patience Chadambuka has just published this article in Agriculture and Human Values with colleagues Kirk Helliker, Tavengwa Chitata, Chipo Hungwe, Shupai Stephen Majee, Tendai Madanzi, Rangarirai Lucia Mhindu & Tirivashe Phillip Masere. Abstract: This study examines critically the intersection of agroecology, indigenous knowledge, and cultural practices in Chimani-mani, Zimbabwe, highlighting how sustainable farming…
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Industrie and Al-Industriyya: Translating “Industrialization” in 1860s Egypt
CASAS’ member Amr Khairy has just published this paper in Capitalism: A Journal of History and Economics. Abstract: In Egypt, the word “industry” emerged in the 1860s transliterated as al-industriyya (from the French industrie). Rifāʿa al-Ṭahṭāwī, a prominent educator, translator, and man of letters from the 1830s through the 1860s, coined the term and equated…