New publication alert! CASAS’ member, Johannes Bhanye, has published with Monaphathi Timothy Lehobo, Kgosi Mocwagae & Ruvimbo Shayamunda a new article in Discover Sustainability. Abstract: Housing is a fundamental human need, yet access remains a significant challenge in Africa, particularly for low-income families. Rapid urbanization exacerbates this issue, highlighting the need for innovative and sustainable…
Collective action for agroecological transition in the Bolivian Highlands
New publication alert in Spanish! CASAS’ member, Amaya Carrasco Torrontegui, has published with María Quispe, Renato Pardo, Maya Apaza, Roly Cota, Carlos Andrés Gallegos Riofrío, Gabriela Bucini, Colin Anderson, Martha Caswell, Ernesto Méndez a new article in Spanish in “Miradas Plurales” a Latin-American Journal of Politics and Public action. Abstract in English: To facilitate a…
Review of “The Pulse of the Earth, Political Geology in Java” by Adam Bobbette
New book review! Bosman Batubara, CASAS’ member, has published a book review of “The Pulse of the Earth, Political Geology in Java” by Adam Bobbette in the Journal of Anthropological Research. Read his review here: https://doi.org/10.1086/729737
Wango! Women’s Struggles Amidst Privatised and Extractive Models of Salt Mining in Ghana
New article alert! Gertrude Dzifa Torvikey, Adwoa Yeboah Gyapong and Faustina Obeng Adomaa, CASAS’ members, have published a new article in Feminist Africa. Abstract: In this article, we examine the contestations and struggles of women salt miners in Ghana within the context of the increasing privatisation of commons and enclosures. Using a qualitative approach based…
“The Ink of the Scholars“ – “The Taming of Fate“: reflections on knowledge production in social sciences and parrhêsia
New blog piece! Antoinette Danebaï Lamana, CASAS’ member, has wrote a reflection piece for the Fondation Oumou Dilly Blog. In her article, she brings us back to Michel Foucault in The Hermeneutics of the Subject, when he refers to parrhêsia as a way of saying everything frankly, with openness of speech, openness of mind, openness…