CASAS’ member Dimas D Laksmana has published this chapter in the book “Revisiting Reflexivity Liveable Worlds in Research and Beyond”. Abstract: Why is reflexivity needed to transform coloniality in participatory research? In this chapter I critically reflect on my shifting positionalities as an Indonesian field researcher and a doctoral researcher in Germany to argue that…
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Institutional dynamics in community-based forest restoration: a systematic review on ecological and socio-economic outcomes
Mahendra Singh Thapa (CASAS’ member) has published this article with Sony Baral & Bir Bahadur Khanal Chhetri in Discover Sustainability. Abstract: Forest restoration operates within complex landscapes, where the diverse roles, needs and land-use practices of local communities are integrated. This study sheds light on the roles of community institutions in relation to forest restoration…
Turn the Tide – Filipino Oil Palm Migrant Workers in Sabah
CASAS’ member Carlo Arceo has created a short animation based on his doctoral project. Abstract: The research explores the intersection of agrarian squeeze, irregular migration, and labor and border regimes in two agrarian frontiers in Southeast Asia. The animation follows the journey of a six-member migrant household from Palawan, Philippines, who irregularly cross the maritime…
Energy transition effects on food security amidst climate change and progress toward sustainable development goals
George Mudimu (CASAS’ member) has published with Phemelo Tamasiga, Valentine Munyaradzi Dzingai, Helen Onyeaka, Rose Daphnee Tchonkouang, Kehinde Favour Siyanbola & Ulakom Genesis an article in Energy and Climate Change. Abstract: Transitioning to net-zero societies affects how energy is produced and consumed, with consequences for food security. Through a systematic review of 43 peer-reviewed studies…
The origins of organic production in the Andean Region of Parallel 42º: contributions to thinking about the institutionalisation of agroecology
Mercedes Ejarque (CASAS’ member) has published with Liliana Barbosa this paper in Spanish in the journal Identidades. Abstract: This paper reconstructs the origins of organic production in the Comarca Andina del Paralelo 42º (Chubut – Río Negro) up to its institutionalisation, identifying the motivations and tensions involved in this process. Environmental history and political ecology…





