CASAS’ member Soledad Castro-Vargas has published an article with Marion Werner in Antipode. Abstract: For decades, agro-industrial capital has adopted cascading chemical and biotechnical interventions, or fixes, to secure accumulation through the cultivation of monocrops. We develop a framework that centres on how monocrop-induced susceptibility to pests and pathogens—and the patchwork of fixes to address…
Guolin Gu (CASAS’ member) has published with Wen Fan an article in Land Use Policy. Abstract: Debates over state-led land expropriation in rural China often center on whether it constitutes victimization or empowerment. This paper reconciles these competing narratives by examining the health and well-being impacts of land expropriation on two groups: (1) individuals who…
CASAS’ member Prosper Turimubumwe has published an article with Achamyeleh Gashu Adam & Berhanu Kefale Alemie in Cogent Social Sciences. Abstract: Wetlands are increasingly recognised as lungs for urban areas. It is observed that wetlands in urban areas around the world are encroached on and or their uses changed illegally. This happens when there are…
Fayrouz Yousfi (CASAS’ member) has published this article in Kohl: a Journal for Body and Gender Research. This article develops the concept of social reproduction, recognizing the different contributions from marxist feminism, Black and Indigenous scholars and feminist scholars from the SWANA region. Read her full article here: https://kohljournal.press/social-reproduction
Vong Nanhthavong, CASAS’ member, has published this article in The Journal of Peasant Studies Abstract: Many land deals in the Global South are initiated and sustained, while others fail financially but maintain control over land and resources. These failed deals—and their implications for peasant well-being—remain undervalued in debates on the global land rush and land-grab…