Africa
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Burkina Faso and the New Sahelian Era/ Burkina Faso e a Nova Era Saheliana
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…
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The colonial project in Kenya’s “White Highlands” and the continuing devastation of pastoral livelihoods
Mokua Ombati, CASAS’ member, has published a chapter in the book Handbook of Social Justice in the Global South. Abstract: A revolutionary agricultural policy initiated by the British colonial government aimed to transform Kenya from a subsistence society into an economically viable nation through land adjudication, consolidation, and registration. This approach, adopted and intensified by…
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CASAS Research Talks: Episode 3
Episode 3 of the CASAS Research Talks focuses on the process of film making as a scholar activist activity. It is Part II of the conversation with Mnqobi Ngubane, CASAS member and the producer of the documentary Mathonga Elizwe – Spirits of the Land which captures one of the most critical and complex issues in contemporary South Africa—land…
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CASAS Research Talks: Episode 2
In line with our manifesto principles of engaging in critical agrarian debates, strengthening the co-production of knowledge and broadening the scope of dissemination, we are launching this new initiative: CASAS’ Research Talks. This podcast invites our members to address the key issues of their scholar-activist practice in a modern and popular format. The Second Episode…