pastoralism
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Epistemic evictions of nomadic pastoralists: policy promises for the children of the Bakarwal tribe in Jammu & Kashmir

New publication alert! CASAS’ member Afreen Gani Faridi has just published this article in Third World Quarterly. This paper explores the issue of hegemonic bias in education policies which invisibilises the lived environment of pastoralists Abstract: The erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir is home to one of the largest pastoral transhumance communities in the…
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Resilience from Below: Rethinking Development in Northern Kenya’s Pastoral Drylands

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…
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Pastoralism and food sovereignty: struggles for land, livelihoods and recognition

CASAS’ members Rahma Hassan, Mercedes Ejarque, Aayushi Malhotra, Carlos Bolomey Córdova, Leon Brenya Yeboah & Jackson Wachira have published this article in The Journal of Peasant Studies as a part of the Forum: Food Sovereignty and Systems Change. Abstract: Pastoral systems are globally significant for their invaluable contributions to food systems and socio-economic and environmental…
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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…
