Lamphay Inthakoun, CASAS’ member, has published in the Journal of Peasant Studies with her colleague Miles Kenney-Lazar. Abstract: Historically, swidden cultivation has been practiced sustainably in upland Southeast Asia. However, it has been condemned by governments as environmentally destructive and impoverishing, leading to a general decline. Nonetheless, swidden continues to be practiced in many upland…
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Free access articles, databases, platforms, etc.
30 minutes with Morgan Ody: La Via Campesina, challenges facing the agrarian world and the Nyéléni process
Rama Salla Dieng, CASAS’ member has hosted an interview with Morgan Ody. This interview with Morgan Ody is part of a bilingual channel, created in 2016 by Rama Salla Dieng, CASAS’ member. It contains 30-minute interviews halfway between education & entertainment on current issues for the African continent. The conversations are multidisciplinary with inspiring academics,…
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
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…
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…