As world leaders gather for the COP26 summit in Glasgow, a new, open access essay in the Journal of Peasant Studies (JPS) – ‘Climate change and agrarian struggles’ – offers…
Climate change and agrarian studies: new essay and call for abstracts
Apply now: ‘Writeshop/workshop’ on Critical Agrarian Studies, Beijing, July 2019
Early career researchers from the Global South are invited to apply to be part of a summer ‘writeshop’/workshop in Beijing on critical agrarian studies and activism. The deadline for abstracts…
Journal of Peasant Studies new special issue: critical perspectives on Food Sovereignty
A new special issue on ‘Critical perspectives on food sovereignty’ from the Journal of Peasant Studies has been released, with free articles available for a limited period. The guest editors…
Getting the facts right on land grabs: 5 new (free) articles
As part of its series on land grabs, The Journal of Peasant Studies has released a collection of 5 new articles on the problem of recording accurate and reliable information…
Press release: Green grabs: the dark side of the green economy
Green’ market initiatives are increasing poverty. Local ecosystem stewardship must be nurtured instead. ‘Green grabbing’ – the rapidly-growing appropriation of land and resources in the name of ‘green ’ biofuels,…