commons
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Waste commons in motion
Daren Shi-Chi Leung, CASAS’ member, has just published this article in Cultural Studies journal. Abstract: In thinking biowaste at the heart of commoning, this article juxtaposes the alarming escalation of the global waste crisis with the quiet history of repurposing food waste as pigswills in Hong Kong. It develops the notion of waste commons, in…
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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…