South America
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We, the Affected: Preliminary diagnoses for the development of reparative public policies
José Sobreiro Filho, CASAS’ member, has published a book in Portuguese with Fernando Luiz Araújo Sobrinho, Maria do Socorro Ferreira da Silva, Aline Albuquerque Jorge, Maria Luiza Araújo Lopes, Pedro Mendonça Carvalho Santos. Abstract: This publication addresses a set of elements that contribute to understanding not only the reality of populations affected by dams in…
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Revisiting Deere in an Extractivist Era: Agrarian Reform and Feminist Legacies in Coastal Ecuador
CASAS’ member Natalia Landívar has published this article with Lynne Phillips in the Journal of Agrarian Change. Abstract: This article examines how campesinas in coastal Ecuador have navigated shifting labour roles, financial precarity and ecological degradation under Plan Tierras, a state-led land redistribution policy embedded in an extractivist model of agriculture. While Plan Tierras formally recognized women as land beneficiaries,…
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Waste pickers against pollution and public policy
Grettel Navas, CASAS’ member, has published this chapter with Francisco Venes in the book Contested Waste. Abstract: The favela of Cidade Estrutural in Brazil’s Federal District, home to a major landfill, has long relied on waste picking as a critical source of income for its inhabitants. However, the landfill poses severe health risks due to…
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A hostile environment for peace mobilization: stigmatization and violence-justifying attitudes toward land rights advocates in Colombia
CASAS’ member Isabel Güiza Gómez has published this book with Abby Córdova. Abstract: Despite signing a peace accord in 2016, Colombia remains one of the most dangerous countries for social mobilization for peace, democracy, and equality. Between 2016 and 2023, 1,804 social leaders and 351 ex-combatants were assassinated. However, there has been no strong or…