Collective of Agrarian Scholar-Activists from the South
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Papers, books, book chapters and reports published by CASAS’ members
New publication alert! The thematic dossier of the journal “Debates en Sociologia,” co-edited by Mercedes Ejarque (CASAS member) and Tomás Palmisano, has just been published. You can find the presentation of the dossier, by both co-editors, in the following link (written in Spanish): https://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/debatesensociologia/article/view/27931
New publication alert! Check out this just-published article by Gabriel Bastos (CASAS member), Luana Mariani de Aguiar Furtado, Maria Clara Pinho Valente, and Thales Arcoverde Treiger: Abstract: This article aims to demonstrate the importance of seeking truth, memory, and reparation for the peasants of Pedra Lisa, a rural area in Baixada Fluminense, in Rio de…
New publication alert! Check out this just-published article by Anderson Silva (CASAS member), Thais Lombardi, and José Wylk. Abstract: This article contributes to the current debate on the violation of human rights through the practice of green grabbing. The study reflects upon the situation of territorial insecurity and the struggle for territorial rights of the…
New publication alert! Check out this recent article by Angela Serrano, CASAS member: Abstract: This paper investigates how some small-scale palm oil growers in northeast Colombia have managed to exercise partial autonomy from global markets while still participating in them. By comparing the varied experiences of these farmers, I find that, state-led land access and…
Check out this just-published book chapter by the CASAS members George Mudimu and Boaventura Mojane. Abstract: Because of the growing Chinese presence on the continent – from agriculture to construction and mining among others – China has been accused of being Africa’s new imperialist power. But what is the evidence for this claim? In other…