A call for panellists has been issued for a panel on ‘Political Ecologies, Authoritarian Populism and Emancipatory Politics’ at the POLLEN conference in Oslo, 20-22 June 2018. The panel is organised…
CfP: POLLEN18 – Political Ecologies, Authoritarian Populism and Emancipatory Politics
Call for papers: International conference on authoritarian populism in the rural world
A call for abstracts has been issued for an international conference in March 2018, to explore the rise of ‘authoritarian populism’ in rural settings, as well as resistance and alternatives….
STEPS presents research at Resilience and Transformations conferences
The STEPS Centre and our partners in the Pathways to Sustainability Global Consortium will present new and emerging research at two major international conferences in August and September 2017. We…
A Food Brexit: Time to get real
The UK is unprepared for the most complex ever change to its food system, which will be required before Brexit, according to a new briefing paper published by SPRU, titled…
4th BICAS Conference: call for abstracts on extractivism & rural social dynamics in the BRICS
Following the launch of the Emancipatory Rural Politics Initiative (ERPI), a call for papers has been issued for an international conference in Moscow in October. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS/PAPERS for the…
GM mustard in India: are important questions not being asked?
The Indian researcher Poonam Pandey has written an opinion piece for the Hindustan Times about the latest controversy over GM mustard in India. DMH 11 (Dhara Mustard Hybrid) was recently…
Small grants call to launch Emancipatory Rural Politics Initiative
The new Emancipatory Rural Politics Initiative (ERPI) has launched with a call for small grants applications. The grants will fund working papers and fieldwork to generate new, empirical reflections and…
New research on pastoralism in Africa funded by European Research Council
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded one of its prestigious Advanced Grants to STEPS director Prof Ian Scoones. Ian will take this opportunity to build upon his earlier work…
STEPS researchers receive grants from Sussex Sustainability Research Programme
The Sussex Sustainability Research Programme (SSRP), a partnership between the University of Sussex and the Institute for Development Studies, has announced its first round of funding.
Who owns our seeds? Video ‘Intellectual Property and Seeds’ explains the issues
Limiting access to seeds means limiting food production and access, and putting biodiversity at risk. This video explains the importance of intellectual property for seeds. It was produced by STEPS…