South America
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The Beans Of/For Change: Challenges and Opportunities for Colombian Coffee Farming
CASAS’ member Sinem Kavak has produced this documentary with her colleagues from Lund University. Abstract: In the face of a changing climate and global market volatility, farmers in Colombia are increasingly adopting specialty coffee techniques. Although still a market niche, specialty coffee poses a significant economic and environmental opportunity for farmers to incorporate sustainable practices…
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The synchronization of hydrotemporalities in fishing territories: Debating time and history in the Llanito swamp, Magdalena River (Colombia)
CASAS’ member Juliana Forigua-Sandoval has published this article in Geoforum with colleagues Lieke Anna Melsen, Bibiana Duarte-Abadía & Rutgerd Boelens. Abstract: This article introduces the concept of hydrotemporalities to analyze the history of the fishing hydrosocial territory of Llanito Swamp in the Middle Magdalena River. Specifically, this research contributes to debates on the temporal dimensions…
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Gendered Perceptions of Public Services: Quality, Equality of Treatment, and Corruption in Chile
CASAS’ member Patricia Retamal has published this article in Public Administration with Chiara Cazzuffi. Abstract: Public services in Latin America face persistent challenges that affect access, quality, and fairness, particularly for women and marginalized groups. This study examines gendered differences in public service perceptions in Chile, focusing on quality, equality of treatment, and corruption in…
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The collective actions of agrarian socio-territorial movements and the relationship between the countryside and the cities in Brazil in 2020: the struggle for Popular Agrarian Reform
Estevan Coca, CASAS’ member has recently published this article in Portuguese in Punto Sur journal, with Leonardo Lencioni, Janaina Vinha, João Paulo Lopes, Oscar Triviño and Rangel Nascimento. Abstract: This paper discusses the socioterritorial movements’ collective action in Brazil, during the year 2020. For this, we organize and analyze the dataluta network database. In dialogue…