CASAS’ member, Kennedy Manduna has published an article in Global Labour Column. The article analyses South Africa’s Expropriation Act enacted on 23 January 2025 and how it contrasts to Donald Trump’s aggressive foreign policy. Read the full text here: https://global-labour-university.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Manduna-South-Africa-PDF.docx.pdf
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Book Review: India from Latin America: Peripherisation, state building, and demand-led growth, by Manuel Gonzalo
C.R. Yadu, CASAS’ member, has published this book review in Asian Journal of Social Science. This book review states that “Manuel Gonzalo’s refreshing perspective on India’s long-term development experience, presenting narratives that have often been overlooked. Unlike other scholarly works that analyze the evolution of the Indian economy through the lens of the nation-state—often referred…
The politics of internet shutdowns in Jammu and Kashmir
CASAS’ members Raouf Ahmad Peerzada & Amrita Sharma have published this article in Human Geography with Samyuktha Kannan and Gayatri Malhotra Abstract: This paper is the first in a series examining the political, legal, and social implications of internet shutdowns in Kashmir, based on a unique and extensive dataset compiled over 5 years. It analyses…
Seasonal migrant farm workers at the nexus of production and social reproduction in contemporary Turkey
CASAS’ members, Sinem Kavak & Zeynep Ceren Eren Benlisoy have published this article in Agriculture and Human Values. Abstract: This paper examines seasonal migrant farmworkers in Turkey, focusing on the intersection of relations of production and social reproduction under rapidly shifting land and labour regimes. The workers are predominantly Kurds and Arabs of Turkey and…
Building Hype: libertarian cities, fictitious development, and speculative dispossession in El Salvador’s “Bitcoin City”
Julio Gutiérrez, CASAS’ member, has published this article in Antipode. Abstract: Libertarian city projects are emerging as a new trend in capitalist urbanisation. One aspect about this trend is their location in rural Global South regions. The former raises questions about the role of these projects in the global land grab. This paper analyses the…