CASAS’ members publications
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Book review: On the rural: Economy, Sociology, Geography by Henri Lefebvre
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
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Climate Change Shocks and Land Resource in reconstructing Peoples’ Livelihoods in Rural Areas of Sub-Saharan Countries
Prosper Turimubumwe, CASAS’ member, has published an article with Saidi VianeyBaseka in African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences Abstract: Climate change in Africa complicates the existing problems related to improving the livelihood of rural settlers who rely on land as major capital. Drought, floods, pests, and crop diseases are among the major climate…
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Soy’s “War of Routes”: from speculation to “logistics rationale”
Diana Aguiar, CASAS’ member, has published an article in Portuguese in “Estudos Sociedade e Agricultura”. Abstract: This article analyzes how transformation of the global geography of soy and the subsequent retracing of trade routes for this commodity encounters previously established interests and speculative flows in frontier regions, generating disputes and strategies for local and regional…
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Book review: Creatures of Fashion: Animals, Global Markets, and the Transformation of Patagonia, by John Soluri
CASAS’ member, Mercedes Ejarque, has just published a book review in the Journal of Agrarian Change. The book reviewed proposes a reconstruction of the history of the southernmost extremity of the continent (currently Argentinean and Chilean territories) by examining the impact of the commodification of animals (native and exotic) on the relations between society and…