agrarian studies, global south, scholar-activists
CASAS’ members Raouf Ahmad Peerzada & Amrita Sharma have published this article in Human Geography with Samyuktha Kannan and Gayatri Malhotra Abstract: This paper is the first in a series examining the political, legal, and social implications of internet shutdowns in Kashmir, based on a unique and extensive dataset compiled over 5 years. It analyses…
CASAS’ members, Sinem Kavak & Zeynep Ceren Eren Benlisoy have published this article in Agriculture and Human Values. Abstract: This paper examines seasonal migrant farmworkers in Turkey, focusing on the intersection of relations of production and social reproduction under rapidly shifting land and labour regimes. The workers are predominantly Kurds and Arabs of Turkey and…
Julio Gutiérrez, CASAS’ member, has published this article in Antipode. Abstract: Libertarian city projects are emerging as a new trend in capitalist urbanisation. One aspect about this trend is their location in rural Global South regions. The former raises questions about the role of these projects in the global land grab. This paper analyses the…
By Boaventura Monjane (CASAS’ member), associate researcher at the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), University of the Western Cape and co-founding member and Executive Director of Alternactiva (Acção Pela Emancipação Social). boa.monjane@gmail.com ** English version- Portuguese below** Between January and February of this year, I visited West Africa, dividing my time between…
Dimas Dwi Laksmana has published this article in Engaging Science, Technology, & Society. Abstract: The Indonesian government has promoted several forms of alternative agriculture in response to the productivity orientation and top-down bureaucratic institutions in intensive agriculture. Implemented in the late 1980s, the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) marked a paradigm shift in that it focused…