CASAS’ member, Mercedes Ejarque, has just published a book review in the Journal of Agrarian Change. The book reviewed proposes a reconstruction of the history of the southernmost extremity of the continent (currently Argentinean and Chilean territories) by examining the impact of the commodification of animals (native and exotic) on the relations between society and…
Yikwab Yikwabs, CASAS’ member, has published an article in Zenodo with Usman Umoru, Arokoyo Jacob Eniola & Moses Danjum Musa. Abstract: Nigeria has been thrown into a quagmire by a vicious cycle manifested in different forms of criminalities. The appalling carnage perpetrated by Boko Haram in the north and the wanton mayhem unleashed by militants…
Ruth Castel-Branco, CASAS’ member, has recently published a book review in the journal Transformation: Critical Perspectives on Southern Africa. Abstract: The book reviewed, Recasting Workers’ Power by Eddie Webster with Lynford Dor, offers a hopeful respite from the millenarian narratives of the end of labour that have come to dominate contemporary debates on work in…
Daren Shi-Chi Leung, CASAS’ member, has just published this article in Cultural Studies journal. Abstract: In thinking biowaste at the heart of commoning, this article juxtaposes the alarming escalation of the global waste crisis with the quiet history of repurposing food waste as pigswills in Hong Kong. It develops the notion of waste commons, in…
Afonso Henrique de M. Fernandes, CASAS’ member, has published this article in Portuguese in the journal Revista Interdisciplinaria de Estudios Agrarios. Abstract: The present work aims to discuss and present how Antonio Gramsci’s concept of extended State contributed as a theoretical and methodological tool for studying organizations of businessmen and rural landowners between 1986 and…