New publication alert! Claudia Oviedo-Rodriguez, CASAS’ member, has just published an article in Revista de Historia, a history journal. Abstract: This paper characterizes the evolution of Mexican coffee policies, addressing howthe state’s interest and its mechanisms for supporting coffee production have changedsignificantly over time. Three major phases of coffee policies were identified. First,during the late…
Category: CASAS’ members publications
Papers, books, book chapters and reports from CASAS’ members
Transforming critical agrarian studies: Solidarity, scholar-activism and emancipatory agendas in and from the Global South (in Spanish)
CASAS’ Collective paper is now published in Spanish in Revista Alter-Nativa. This paper examines the challenges and opportunities faced by critical agrarian scholars in and from the Global South. We argue that despite the historical and structural limitations, the critical juncture of convergence of crises and renewed interest in agrarian political economies offers an opportunity…
Truth, justice and memory: human rights and transitional justice in Mexico
New publication alert! Discover the new book chapter by Isabel Güiza Gómez (CASAS member) and Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes. Abstract: In its prevailing, core understanding, transitional justice is conceived of as a range of extraordinary judicial and non-judicial mechanisms directed to redressing gross and massive human rights violation legacies in societies marked by political transition—e.g., either…
Policy support strategies for organic farming extensification in Nigeria
New publication alert! Chukwuma Ume, a CASAS member, and Yonas Bahta have just published an article in Organic Agricultura – Official journal of The International Society of Organic Agriculture Research. Abstract: To achieve a more sustainable agricultural production system, the focus should extend beyond solely promoting the adoption of organic farming to include an emphasis on…
Can climate change affect income-generationg activities? Evidence from farmers in Enugu State Nigeria
Chukwuma Ume, a member of CASAS, and colleagues have recently published their latest article in the American International Journal of Agricultural Studies. Abstract: The need to analyze the changes that the effect of climate change brings on the income-generating activities of farmers in Enugu state necessitated this study. The study examined farmers’ socio-economic characteristics, described…