Collective of Agrarian Scholar-Activists from the South
agrarian studies, global south, scholar-activists
CASAS’ member Boaventura Monjane has published this article in Tensões Mundiais in Portuguese. Abstract: This article examines how agrarian movements in Southern Africa – particularly in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and South Africa – confront the corporate model of food production and trade. It highlights La Via Campesina Southern and Eastern Africa and the Rural Women’s Assembly…
CASAS’ members Rahma Hassan & Jackson Wachira have published this article with Tahira Mohamed, Ian Scoones & Hussein Wario in The Journal of Development Studies Abstract: Based on in-depth field research in northern Kenya over three years, this article makes the case for a new approach to building resilience in the pastoral drylands. Past approaches…
CASAS’ member Fayrouz Yousfi has published this article in Kohl: a Journal for Body and Gender Research. Abstract: The word al-‘Ucha in Arabic refers to a tent, and it refers to the makeshift camp that workers establish during labour disputes, strikes, and occupations in Souss Massa, southern Morocco. During these occupations, women either mobilise for…
CASAS’ member Sane Zuka has published an article in Cities journal. Abstract: Despite extensive research on the phenomenon of capitalist transformation of land use, debates over commodification of land into capitalist modes of relations persist. This paper responds to this ongoing debate that highlights how, while adequately engaging with large-scale land deals, the scholarship on…
CASAS’ member Sinem Kavak has published an article in the Journal of Rural Studies with Ronald Byaruhanga & Ellinor Isgren. Abstract: Farmer collectives, such as farmer groups, play a crucial role in advancing struggles for inclusive and sustainable rural development. Yet their potential to influence agricultural policies and practices remains undervalued. Drawing on focus group…