CASAS’ members publications
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Everyday land speculation without production in state-led urbanization: The case of Indonesia’s new capital city
CASAS’ member Bosman Batubara has published this paper with Kei Otsuki, Femke Van Noorloos & Michelle Kooy in Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space. Abstract: Indonesia’s new capital city construction is inducing state-led urbanization in the absence of private investments. Reports show the impacts of this process as a rapid land price increase and…
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A Troubling Nexus: Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice in the Context of Socioeconomic Transformations in Catatumbo, Colombia
CASAS’ member Jenniffer Vargas Reina with Hobeth Martínez Carrillo have just published this paper in Journal of Intervention and statebuilding. Abstract: International practice highlights the need to integrate peacebuilding and transitional justice policies to enhance their effectiveness in transforming war-affected societies. However, there is limited empirical analysis of this integration. This study examines the relationship…
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Bridging divides against erratic democratic trajectories: the politics of rural and urban social movements in Southern Africa
CASAS’ member Boaventura Monjane just published this paper in Globalizations. Abstract: This article examines the complex relationship between social and popular movements in Southern Africa across sectors and geographies amid erratic democracy. It analyzes how these sectorial and geographical divides undermine collective strategies and shape the contested legitimacy of neoliberal or undemocratic authorities. The article…
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Activism and stories around agroecology and climate justice for new ways to inhabit the planet
CASAS’ member Bruno Prado has published this article with Helena Lopes in Global Environment. Abstract: This paper examines how activism on agroecology in Brazil contributes to climate justice by responding to climate change through territorially grounded practices. Drawing on empirical stories, it shows how agroecological movements develop locally situated strategies that address the social and…