CASAS’ members publications
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The agrarian question and agroecology in the South and South-West of Minas Gerais
Estevan Coca, CASAS’ member, has organised this book with Adriano Santos. Abstract: The south and south-west of Minas Gerais is known worldwide for its arabica coffee production, but the region’s agriculture goes far beyond that. Here, land disputes, struggles against agribusiness, agroecological experiments, fairs, academic events and social movements that challenge the capitalist model of…
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Entering the Political Arena in Exclusionary Settings: A Grassroots-Led Turn to the Left in Colombia
Isabel Güiza-Gomez, CASAS’ member, has published an article in Comparative Politics with Laura García-Montoya & María Paula Saffon. Abstract: Under what conditions can the Left become electorally competitive in exclusionary contexts where actors championing redistribution face barriers to entry? We argue that leftist parties can significantly increase electoral support during inclusionary institutional openings, such as…
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Digital Democracy in Action: Impact of Civic Tech Innovation on Public Service Delivery
CASAS’ member Johannes Bhanye with Ruvimbo Shayamunda has published a chapter in the book “Digitalisation and Public Policy in Africa”. Abstract: This chapter explores the impact of civic tech innovation on public service delivery within the framework of digital democracy. It does so by investigating how digital tools and platforms enable citizens to engage in…
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Thinking within and beyond the plantation: the making of a waterscape in Costa Rica
Soledad Castro-Vargas, CASAS’ member, has published an article in The Journal of Peasant Studies Abstract: Where does a plantation begin, and where does it end? This article analyzes the making of the Diquís deltaic region in Costa Rica to interrogate temporal and spatial relationships in and through plantations. Grounded on ethnographic fieldwork, I trace the…