landrush

RRUSHES-5 is a research project investigating the global land rush. Based at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) in The Hague, & funded by ERC.

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Agrarian conversation webinar starting now!
"What is the emancipatory potential of left-wing populism?" @RuthHallPLAAS
#AgrarianConversations
#authoritarianpopulism

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"Land is life" 🌾🌱🌾🌱🍂💦
Animation by Boy Dominguez x Brisa Amir x Tom Estrera III
Narrated by professor Jun Borras

https://t.co/693Yc7zTl8

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The "land rush" in the Colombian Amazon is more than just big companies. New paper by @itayosara introduces two crucial, but often overlooked, categories: failed corporate deals and everyday pin-prick land accumulation. Access here!👇🏽
https://t.co/zkUV8FVLUm

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New research by Nguyet shows how wage labor on Vietnamese family farms is fueled by a self-exploitation mechanism. This system, manipulated by brokers, profits from the fears of cross-border workers labeled as "illegal."
Read the full paper here: https://t.co/zsM5zlE7Md

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New paper alert!
"Failed land deals and the invisibilization of land grabbing in Mozambique" by Natacha Bruna, Saturnino M. Borras Jr. & Yunan Xu.

Failed land deals, even when they fall through, fundamentally alter social relations & local ecologies.

https://t.co/Yy39hRLzqK

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Arabic version of “Power and politics through keywords in everyday life” blog by Jun Borras and Jenifer Franco is out! Translated by @SiyadaAfrique
https://t.co/kPEb8BjGgY

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While global land rush discourse centers on corporate deals, Moges Belay's research from Ethiopia reveals how often-overlooked "pin-prick" and "in-between" land transactions collectively produce comparable socio-economic impact on communities. Open access!
https://t.co/mHYwfCnEyH

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Keywords are never neutral! 🧐 "Land tenure security" can protect peasants OR legitimize a land grab. Where you stand shapes meaning. Dive deeper into how power & politics work through keywords with Jun Borras & Jennifer Franco: https://t.co/332qhJVISs

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New book alert!📚 "Essential Concepts of Land Politics: an A-Z Guide" by Jun Borras & Jennifer Franco. Get a holistic view, linking land to food, climate, labor, & geopolitics. Essential for students, policymakers & activists. 25% off with code ECLP25! 👉https://t.co/cJlwbXnI1k

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Global land rushes often result in "failed land deals." Dr Lorenza Arango's Colombian 𝘈𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘢 study shows spectacle drives investment, but understanding the full picture means looking beyond hype to both failed & operational land deals. 👇🏽
https://t.co/GqqP8x7FJn

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New paper alert! 👇🏽 PhD researcher Moges Belay analyzes how Ethiopia's land rush over the past 20 years led to the emergence of aspiring small/medium capitalist farmers and the role played by migrant labour.
https://t.co/5id4LTiWbP

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New blog alert! Jun Borras & @ItayosaraRojash discuss a revolution for land & life in #Colombia (and beyond!), emphasizing urgently needed redistribution, restitution, and recognition. Agrarian & environmental justice is a shared global goal. #landreform
https://t.co/rNSif7lUj0

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¿Cómo se unen investigación y luchas por la tierra? Borras y Franco lo explican en su libro 'Investigación activista y luchas por la tierra', traducido por J. Sebastian Reyes-Bejarano.

https://t.co/MzcAOe1NEu

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Mañana

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Please apply! Deadline is 15 March 2025.

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Call for Applications: @Peasant_Journal Asia Writeshop
We are pleased to announce the Asia Writeshop in Critical Agrarian Studies and Scholar-Activism 2025, from 1-12 July 2025 at China Agricultural University, Beijing.
For application details, see https://t.co/W2J5OgExGI

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Congrats to RRUSHES-5 Deputy Coordinator, Dr. Tsegaye Moreda, on being appointed Associate Editor of World Development!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
https://t.co/vH8bpncHf5

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Migrant workers from Myanmar play a key role in Southern China's agrarian transformation. Land, labor, production, & social reproduction are interconnected across China & Myanmar, linking various social classes and groups through land, wages, & capital.
https://t.co/cZuUiQSrrH

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New paper alert! @ItayosaraRojash examines sectoral struggles for land by Black communities, Indigenous Peoples, and peasants. In particular, she explores their ambivalences, dynamics, limitations, and the possibilities for overcoming them.
https://t.co/UFSrHrdoMa

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As mining for critical minerals expands, rural communities face new threats. Sai Sam Kham and @ItayosaraRojash examine land’s meaning, policies for justice, and the struggle for sustainable, equitable mining tied to the renewable energy revolution.
https://t.co/m0B43bnE11

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Out now! @LorenzaArango 's paper critiques the idea that Indigenous stewardship and land tenure can address the climate crisis, emphasizing capitalist exploitation's impact on the commons and the need to consider Indigenous communities’ lived realities.
https://t.co/ALVnnEqTLX