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This year the Journal of Peasant Studies is celebrating its 50th year in print. Since the first volume spanning 1973-1974, JPS has tackled some of the most powerful issues in the rural world. To celebrate the anniversary we are releasing a golden collection of articles free access until August 31st. This collection includes the top…
31 January 2023 was Jun’s last day as Editor of the Journal of Peasant Studies after 15 years of working for the journal. This year is also the 50th anniversary of JPS! We want to share Jun’s laudatio piece for La Vía Campesina on its 30th anniversary, which has just been released. This is Open Access….
EMERGING LEADERS IN THE AMERICAS PROGRAM (ELAP) The ELAP scholarships provide students from post-secondary institutions located in Latin America and the Caribbean with short-term research exchange opportunities in Canadian post-secondary institutions. Candidates must be citizens of an eligible country/territory: For more info, please visit: http://www.sfu.ca/international/index/funding/other-funding-opportunities/elap.html P.S. Gerardo Otero is willing to accept a student in the…
What is the Sustainable Rural Livelihoods Approach (SRLA) and what is it good for – and what not? In this episode we are joined by Ian Scoones in conversation about this approach which he has been centrally involved in elaborating. Unlike political economy, the SRLA is not, and cannot provide, a theoretical framework, in that it does not contain…
Check out this article by Claudia I. Camacho (UAM & CASAS Member) and coauthors Alejandra Sánchez, Marlen Saldaña and Erika Carcaño in Revista Iberoamericana de Economía Ecológica. Abstract: Los movimientos por la soberanía alimentaria y el escalamiento de la agroecología, son propuestasdesde pueblos y comunidades campesinas e indígenas que aportan esperanzadoras alternativas paramejorar la calidad…