More than a decade ago, the Land Deals Politics Initiative (LDPI) was launched as a loose network of scholars and activists concerned about the rise of land, water and green grabs across the world and the consequences for rural livelihoods and agrarian relations. A massive wave of investment in land, resulting in expropriation and displacement…
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Transforming critical agrarian studies: Solidarity, scholar-activism and emancipatory agendas in and from the Global South
31 CASAS members co-authored this piece just published by the Journal of Peasant Studies in its Commentary section! It’s our contribution on a much needed debate for transforming critical agrarian studies through solidarity, scholar-activist and emancipatory agendas! Abstract: This paper examines the challenges and opportunities faced by critical agrarian scholars in and from the Global…
La Via Campesina at 30: a special grassroots voices collection
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of La Via Campesina, the global peasant movement, we have put together a special “grassroots voices” collection, comprising interviews with key leaders of the movement: Morgan Ody, Francisca ‘Pancha’ Rodríguez, Geum Soon Yoon, Ibrahima Coulibaly, and Paul Nicholson, as well as reflection pieces by Nettie Wiebe, Rita Calvário and Annette…
Fondecyt postdoctoral fellowships (from the Chilean government) is now open
The call for Fondecyt postdoctoral fellowships (from the Chilean government) is now open. In the following link you can see the requirements and deadlines (in Spanish). If you know someone who is interested in conducting research on agribusiness in Central / South America/ pesticides and public health, and public policies in Chile, Grettel Navas would…
Book review: An elusive common: Land, politics, and agrarian rurality in Moroccan Oasis by Karen E. Rignall, Ithaca, NY.
Check out this book review by Fayrouz Yousfi: https://doi.org/10.1111/joac.12537 Please email Fayrouz for a PDF copy at y.fayrouz@gmail.com