Nikhil Deb, CASAS’ member, has published a book review in Contemporary Sociology. Abstract: In this book, Manisha Anantharaman scrutinizes consumer–driven environmentalism embraced by the affluent classes and elucidates how this variant of environmentalism falls short in effecting essential transformations, instead contributing to the marginalization, condescension, and stigmatization of the underprivileged and their environmental advocacy. To…
Itayosara Rojas Herrera, CASAS’ member, has published this article in the Journal of Peasant Studies. Abstract: In Colombia, rural working people’s struggles are led by Indigenous Peoples, Afro-Colombians, and Campesinxs, each with platforms for land claims. While these efforts have yielded significant titles and land areas, contradictions arise as the state’s and capital’s attempts to…
Lamphay Inthakoun, CASAS’ member, has published in the Journal of Peasant Studies with her colleague Miles Kenney-Lazar. Abstract: Historically, swidden cultivation has been practiced sustainably in upland Southeast Asia. However, it has been condemned by governments as environmentally destructive and impoverishing, leading to a general decline. Nonetheless, swidden continues to be practiced in many upland…
Rama Salla Dieng, CASAS’ member has hosted an interview with Morgan Ody. This interview with Morgan Ody is part of a bilingual channel, created in 2016 by Rama Salla Dieng, CASAS’ member. It contains 30-minute interviews halfway between education & entertainment on current issues for the African continent. The conversations are multidisciplinary with inspiring academics,…
Antoinette Danebaï Lamana, CASAS’ member, has published this book review in the Journal of Peasant Studies. Abstract: Henri Lefebvre’s book is a compilation of his work which offers an original and interdisciplinary framework for understanding the complexities of social life. Read the full review here: https://doi.org/10.1080/03066150.2024.2445649