Afonso Henrique Fernandes holds a Ph.D. in History from the Universidade Federal Fluminense. He is dedicated to teaching and research in Contemporary Social History of Latin America, as well as its political and cultural sociology. In this field he has been developing research focused especially on the role of organizations and associations of landowners and agro-industrial…
CASAS’ member Patricia Retamal has published this article with Lara M. Espeter in Journal of World-Systems Research Abstract: The availability of labor-power is a critical element of all commodity chains. This is especially true of labor-intensive production processes such as agriculture. The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on this, as well as on many…
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…
New publication alert! Claudia Oviedo-Rodriguez, CASAS’ member, has just published an article in Revista de Historia, a history journal. Abstract: This paper characterizes the evolution of Mexican coffee policies, addressing howthe state’s interest and its mechanisms for supporting coffee production have changedsignificantly over time. Three major phases of coffee policies were identified. First,during the late…
Check out this just-published book chapter by Carol Hérnandez, CASAS member: Abstract: Peasant agriculture and its agrobiodiversity systems are at a juncture in which two global processesimpose significant challenges for their sustainability: climate change and the expansion of agriculturalbiotechnology supported by a regimen of intellectual property rights over plant genetic resources. Inthis article, I explore…