CASAS
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Matopiba’s Disputed Agricultural Frontier: Between Commodity Cropsand Agrarian Reform
New publication alert! Estevan Coca, (CASAS member), Gabriel Soyer, and Ricardo Barbosa Jr have a new article in IDS Bulletin titled ‘Matopiba’s Disputed Agricultural Frontier: Between Commodity Cropsand Agrarian Reform’. Abstract: Matopiba’s agricultural frontier has been at the center of political and scientific debates since its establishment in 2015. However, the impact of agribusiness expansion…
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Socioenvironmental Injustice across the Global Divide: Slow Violence and Institutional Betrayal in Bhopal and Flint
New publication by Nikhil Deb (CASAS member) and Louise Seamster has a new article in Sociology of Development titled ‘Socioenvironmental Injustice across the Global Divide: Slow Violence and Institutional Betrayal in Bhopal and Flint’. Abstract: This paper explores the connections between two seemingly disparate cases of socioenvironmental injustice: Flint’s water crisis in Michigan, USA, and…
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Restructuring palm oil value chain governance in Colombia through long-term labour control
New publication alert!In her article in Journal of Agrarian Change, Angela Serrano Zapata (CASAS member) provides a historical analysis of the palm oil industry in northeastern Colombia. Abstract: In this paper, I argue that the cumulative effects of coercive and indirect labour discipline enable firms to reorganize production. Through a historical analysis of the palm…
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Who is Who in CASAS? Vong Nanhthavong
Vong Nanhthavong is a senior research scientist on the governance of land investments at the Centre for Development and Environment Lao Country Office, University of Bern. His research interests include agrarian transitions, quality of land investment, rural employment, human well-being, and sustainable finance. Recently, he has been active in science-policy engagement on land investments in…