Collective of Agrarian Scholar-Activists from the South
agrarian studies, global south, scholar-activists
timely and short writing samples, opinion pieces, review and reflections, etc.
By Muhammad Arfan, CASAS’ member The 5th International Writeshop in Critical Agrarian Studies & Scholar-Activism took place from July 27 to August 8, 2024, in Beijing, China. This event was a collaborative effort by various institutions, including the Journal of Peasant Studies, China Agricultural University’s College of Humanities and Development Studies (COHD), Beijing Innovation Center…
Class struggle manifests in various forms, including strikes, protests, and the dispute for the institutional politics. It is also expressed through several forms of daily mobilization promoted by unions, social movements, political parties, associations, and collectives. In addition to these forms, class struggle also takes place in the struggle for memory. August 23, 2024, occurred…
New publication alert! Enrique Castañón Ballivián, CASAS’ member, has recently published an article in Journal of Agrarian Change. Abstract: Agribusiness expansion is usually framed around two competing narratives. On the one hand, advocates present it as a promising vehicle to modernise agriculture and integrate small farmers into global value chains. On the other hand, critics…
Chuwuma Ume, CASAS’ member, and colleagues have just published an article in Heliyon Journal. Abstract: Agroecology is a sustainable farming method that has the potential to revolutionize the global agricultural sector by promoting cleaner and more environmentally friendly practices. However, the question of how to effectively transition to a sustainable agroecology system remains a topic…
Priscila Delgado de Carvalho, CASAS’ member, has just published an article in portuguese in “Debates en Sociología”, a peruvian journal. Abstract: We analyzed the impacts of the regime change in post-2016 Brazil on patterns of activism, based on the case of the oldest confederation of rural workers in the country. Since the end of the…