Afonso Henrique Fernandes holds a Ph.D. in History from the Universidade Federal Fluminense. He is dedicated to teaching and research in Contemporary Social History of Latin America, as well as its political and cultural sociology. In this field he has been developing research focused especially on the role of organizations and associations of landowners and agro-industrial…
Category: Who is who in CASAS?
Who is who in CASAS? Malvern Marewo
Malvern Kudakwashe Marewo is a researcher affiliated with the Centre for African Studies at the University of Cape Town. He holds a PhD in African Studies from the University of Cape Town, an MSc in Development Studies from the National University of Science and Technology (Zimbabwe), and a BA in History and Development Studies from…
Who is who in CASAS? Patricia Retamal
Patricia Retamal holds a Ph.D. in Territory, Space and Society from the University of Chile and is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Economics and Social Policy at the Universidad Mayor. Her work focuses on understanding women’s employment and care arrangements in rural agro-industrial contexts.
Who is who in CASAS? Ruth Castel-Branco
Ruth-Castel Branco is a Senior Lecturer at the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand and coordinates the Future of Work(ers) Research Group. Her research interests include structural transformation and agrarian change, the implications for the labour market and conditions of work, worker struggle and the redistributive role of the state. She holds…
Who is who in CASAS? Deniz Pelek
Deniz Pelek is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at İzmir Democracy University in Türkiye. She received her PhD degree from the Atatürk Institute at Boğaziçi University and the Geopolitical Institute at Paris-8 University (2019) within the framework of the double doctoral degree programme (cotutelle). Her research interests are critical agrarian studies, migration…





