Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies
@plaasuwc.bsky.social
The Institute for Poverty, Land, and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) is an independent policy research hub within the Economic and Management Sciences Faculty at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa.
📢 Putting land redistribution back on the agenda:
As we head to #ICARRD+20, Prof @ianscoones.bsky.social reflects on experiences from very different settings to inform future policies.
🗓️ Wednesday, 11 February 2026
🕐 13:00-14:00 CAT
📍 At PLAAS or online shorturl.at/rDJ1N
@uwconline.bsky.social
As we head to #ICARRD+20, Prof @ianscoones.bsky.social reflects on experiences from very different settings to inform future policies.
🗓️ Wednesday, 11 February 2026
🕐 13:00-14:00 CAT
📍 At PLAAS or online shorturl.at/rDJ1N
@uwconline.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 11:59 AM
📢 Putting land redistribution back on the agenda:
As we head to #ICARRD+20, Prof @ianscoones.bsky.social reflects on experiences from very different settings to inform future policies.
🗓️ Wednesday, 11 February 2026
🕐 13:00-14:00 CAT
📍 At PLAAS or online shorturl.at/rDJ1N
@uwconline.bsky.social
As we head to #ICARRD+20, Prof @ianscoones.bsky.social reflects on experiences from very different settings to inform future policies.
🗓️ Wednesday, 11 February 2026
🕐 13:00-14:00 CAT
📍 At PLAAS or online shorturl.at/rDJ1N
@uwconline.bsky.social
👩🏾🎓 Welcome to 2026! Our renowned Postgraduate Diploma in Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies at @uwconline.bsky.social is open for applications.
🗓️ Deadline: 31 January 2026
1️⃣ First semester: 23 February to 13 March 2026
2️⃣ Second semester: 20 July to 7 August 2026
Apply: shorturl.at/Z8p1V
#AcademicSky
🗓️ Deadline: 31 January 2026
1️⃣ First semester: 23 February to 13 March 2026
2️⃣ Second semester: 20 July to 7 August 2026
Apply: shorturl.at/Z8p1V
#AcademicSky
Call for 2026 applications: Postgraduate Diploma in Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies | Plaas
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January 12, 2026 at 10:21 AM
👩🏾🎓 Welcome to 2026! Our renowned Postgraduate Diploma in Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies at @uwconline.bsky.social is open for applications.
🗓️ Deadline: 31 January 2026
1️⃣ First semester: 23 February to 13 March 2026
2️⃣ Second semester: 20 July to 7 August 2026
Apply: shorturl.at/Z8p1V
#AcademicSky
🗓️ Deadline: 31 January 2026
1️⃣ First semester: 23 February to 13 March 2026
2️⃣ Second semester: 20 July to 7 August 2026
Apply: shorturl.at/Z8p1V
#AcademicSky
📰 In a new @africa.theconversation.com post, a recent journal article citing PLAAS research shows how land reform in South Africa can expand people's economic opportunities outside of farming and into the wildlife economy: shorturl.at/EXgQO
Read the journal article: shorturl.at/Zn1CI
#AcademicSky
Read the journal article: shorturl.at/Zn1CI
#AcademicSky
Land reform in South Africa: how new landholders could prosper from wildlife and not just farming
South Africa needs to track whether beneficiaries of land reform policies are participating in the country’s thriving wildlife economy.
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January 9, 2026 at 1:44 PM
📰 In a new @africa.theconversation.com post, a recent journal article citing PLAAS research shows how land reform in South Africa can expand people's economic opportunities outside of farming and into the wildlife economy: shorturl.at/EXgQO
Read the journal article: shorturl.at/Zn1CI
#AcademicSky
Read the journal article: shorturl.at/Zn1CI
#AcademicSky
❗ Last chance to apply: If you're a Professor or Associate Professor looking to lead knowledge in poverty, land, and agrarian studies sectors, PLAAS is looking for you.
📢 APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON 9 JANUARY 2026
Are you our next Professor? We're looking for a Professor or Associate Professor to join PLAAS at @uwconline.bsky.social! Here's what we're looking for, what you'll do, and where to apply: shorturl.at/5kzkq
Are you our next Professor? We're looking for a Professor or Associate Professor to join PLAAS at @uwconline.bsky.social! Here's what we're looking for, what you'll do, and where to apply: shorturl.at/5kzkq
January 9, 2026 at 7:14 AM
❗ Last chance to apply: If you're a Professor or Associate Professor looking to lead knowledge in poverty, land, and agrarian studies sectors, PLAAS is looking for you.
📢 APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON 9 JANUARY 2026
Are you our next Professor? We're looking for a Professor or Associate Professor to join PLAAS at @uwconline.bsky.social! Here's what we're looking for, what you'll do, and where to apply: shorturl.at/5kzkq
Are you our next Professor? We're looking for a Professor or Associate Professor to join PLAAS at @uwconline.bsky.social! Here's what we're looking for, what you'll do, and where to apply: shorturl.at/5kzkq
January 8, 2026 at 10:44 AM
📢 APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON 9 JANUARY 2026
Are you our next Professor? We're looking for a Professor or Associate Professor to join PLAAS at @uwconline.bsky.social! Here's what we're looking for, what you'll do, and where to apply: shorturl.at/5kzkq
Are you our next Professor? We're looking for a Professor or Associate Professor to join PLAAS at @uwconline.bsky.social! Here's what we're looking for, what you'll do, and where to apply: shorturl.at/5kzkq
We asked 5 participants from our special Journal of Peasant Studies-PLAAS Africa Writeshop to show us what they're learning about journal publishing during their week with us.
What do they want? Community! 🧑🏿🤝🧑🏾
Watch the intro below, and follow their journeys here: shorturl.at/ZNjDm
What do they want? Community! 🧑🏿🤝🧑🏾
Watch the intro below, and follow their journeys here: shorturl.at/ZNjDm
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
We asked 5 participants from our special Journal of Peasant Studies-PLAAS Africa Writeshop to show us what they're learning about journal publishing during their week with us.
What do they want? Community! 🧑🏿🤝🧑🏾
Watch the intro below, and follow their journeys here: shorturl.at/ZNjDm
What do they want? Community! 🧑🏿🤝🧑🏾
Watch the intro below, and follow their journeys here: shorturl.at/ZNjDm
📽️ The slow methodology: our researchers in our Living Landscapes in Action project gather vast empirical data in the areas they work. This film shows how they do it and why it's important for our work on social and spatial justice in conservation and biodiversity.
RSVP: forms.gle/8PfzsHrujMRb...
RSVP: forms.gle/8PfzsHrujMRb...
🌱 Protecting nature from what, and for whom?
Join us on Wednesday for this beautiful film and important discussion about social and spatial justice in conservation and biodiversity.
Screening starts at 17:30 (but come and eat with us at 16:30).
Join us on Wednesday for this beautiful film and important discussion about social and spatial justice in conservation and biodiversity.
Screening starts at 17:30 (but come and eat with us at 16:30).
November 26, 2025 at 11:12 AM
📽️ The slow methodology: our researchers in our Living Landscapes in Action project gather vast empirical data in the areas they work. This film shows how they do it and why it's important for our work on social and spatial justice in conservation and biodiversity.
RSVP: forms.gle/8PfzsHrujMRb...
RSVP: forms.gle/8PfzsHrujMRb...
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🌱 Protecting nature from what, and for whom?
Join us on Wednesday for this beautiful film and important discussion about social and spatial justice in conservation and biodiversity.
Screening starts at 17:30 (but come and eat with us at 16:30).
Join us on Wednesday for this beautiful film and important discussion about social and spatial justice in conservation and biodiversity.
Screening starts at 17:30 (but come and eat with us at 16:30).
November 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
🌱 Protecting nature from what, and for whom?
Join us on Wednesday for this beautiful film and important discussion about social and spatial justice in conservation and biodiversity.
Screening starts at 17:30 (but come and eat with us at 16:30).
Join us on Wednesday for this beautiful film and important discussion about social and spatial justice in conservation and biodiversity.
Screening starts at 17:30 (but come and eat with us at 16:30).
🌱 Protecting nature from what, and for whom?
Join us on Wednesday for this beautiful film and important discussion about social and spatial justice in conservation and biodiversity.
Screening starts at 17:30 (but come and eat with us at 16:30).
Join us on Wednesday for this beautiful film and important discussion about social and spatial justice in conservation and biodiversity.
Screening starts at 17:30 (but come and eat with us at 16:30).
November 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
🌱 Protecting nature from what, and for whom?
Join us on Wednesday for this beautiful film and important discussion about social and spatial justice in conservation and biodiversity.
Screening starts at 17:30 (but come and eat with us at 16:30).
Join us on Wednesday for this beautiful film and important discussion about social and spatial justice in conservation and biodiversity.
Screening starts at 17:30 (but come and eat with us at 16:30).
🔊 Register online to watch our Land Availability and Land-use Changes in Africa report. Four minutes to go!
🌍 Africa does not have huge tracts of “vacant” land - a myth used to fuel land grabs, ecological destruction & dispossession. Join us in person or online for our new myth-busting report launch at the Conference on Land Policy in Africa at 15:00 GMT+3: shorturl.at/y0Efa
#AFSA @oaklandinstitute.org
#AFSA @oaklandinstitute.org
November 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
🔊 Register online to watch our Land Availability and Land-use Changes in Africa report. Four minutes to go!
🌍 Africa does not have huge tracts of “vacant” land - a myth used to fuel land grabs, ecological destruction & dispossession. Join us in person or online for our new myth-busting report launch at the Conference on Land Policy in Africa at 15:00 GMT+3: shorturl.at/y0Efa
#AFSA @oaklandinstitute.org
#AFSA @oaklandinstitute.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:45 AM
🌍 Africa does not have huge tracts of “vacant” land - a myth used to fuel land grabs, ecological destruction & dispossession. Join us in person or online for our new myth-busting report launch at the Conference on Land Policy in Africa at 15:00 GMT+3: shorturl.at/y0Efa
#AFSA @oaklandinstitute.org
#AFSA @oaklandinstitute.org
Join Dr Lubabalo Mbekeni for a PLAAS academic seminar as he shares insights from his research on the Ebenhaeser community, a case study of how land reform can aid poverty reduction.
📆 Tuesday, 18 November 2025
🕐 13:00–14:00 SAST
📍 PLAAS Seminar Room, UWC
💻 Register: uwc.zoom.us/j/95585116993
📆 Tuesday, 18 November 2025
🕐 13:00–14:00 SAST
📍 PLAAS Seminar Room, UWC
💻 Register: uwc.zoom.us/j/95585116993
October 23, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Join Dr Lubabalo Mbekeni for a PLAAS academic seminar as he shares insights from his research on the Ebenhaeser community, a case study of how land reform can aid poverty reduction.
📆 Tuesday, 18 November 2025
🕐 13:00–14:00 SAST
📍 PLAAS Seminar Room, UWC
💻 Register: uwc.zoom.us/j/95585116993
📆 Tuesday, 18 November 2025
🕐 13:00–14:00 SAST
📍 PLAAS Seminar Room, UWC
💻 Register: uwc.zoom.us/j/95585116993
See you in 10 minutes! ✍🏾
African communities are on the frontline of a crisis we did not create. What paths to addressing the climate emergency — rooted in justice, solidarity, and respect for nature — are open to us? Join this Masterclass with @kuminaidoo.bsky.social. Register and find class resources: shorturl.at/aDjdc
October 15, 2025 at 7:51 AM
See you in 10 minutes! ✍🏾
🔊 Today's the day! Join us online for this Masterclass as @kuminaidoo.bsky.social presents just solutions for the climate emergency - with respect and solidarity at its centre.
🕙 10:00-13:00 SAST
🗓️ Today! 15 October 2025
💻 shorturl.at/aDjdc
🕙 10:00-13:00 SAST
🗓️ Today! 15 October 2025
💻 shorturl.at/aDjdc
October 15, 2025 at 5:12 AM
🔊 Today's the day! Join us online for this Masterclass as @kuminaidoo.bsky.social presents just solutions for the climate emergency - with respect and solidarity at its centre.
🕙 10:00-13:00 SAST
🗓️ Today! 15 October 2025
💻 shorturl.at/aDjdc
🕙 10:00-13:00 SAST
🗓️ Today! 15 October 2025
💻 shorturl.at/aDjdc
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African communities are on the frontline of a crisis we did not create. What paths to addressing the climate emergency — rooted in justice, solidarity, and respect for nature — are open to us? Join this Masterclass with @kuminaidoo.bsky.social. Register and find class resources: shorturl.at/aDjdc
October 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
African communities are on the frontline of a crisis we did not create. What paths to addressing the climate emergency — rooted in justice, solidarity, and respect for nature — are open to us? Join this Masterclass with @kuminaidoo.bsky.social. Register and find class resources: shorturl.at/aDjdc
The #PLAAS30 Land, Life and Society conference kicked off yesterday with important keynote addresses and plenaries from experts.
Watch the replays here:
Plenary 1 Keynotes: shorturl.at/itENF
Plenary 2 Politics: shorturl.at/fAclP
For information on upcoming plenaries: lnkd.in/ef2Ct_25
Watch the replays here:
Plenary 1 Keynotes: shorturl.at/itENF
Plenary 2 Politics: shorturl.at/fAclP
For information on upcoming plenaries: lnkd.in/ef2Ct_25
October 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The #PLAAS30 Land, Life and Society conference kicked off yesterday with important keynote addresses and plenaries from experts.
Watch the replays here:
Plenary 1 Keynotes: shorturl.at/itENF
Plenary 2 Politics: shorturl.at/fAclP
For information on upcoming plenaries: lnkd.in/ef2Ct_25
Watch the replays here:
Plenary 1 Keynotes: shorturl.at/itENF
Plenary 2 Politics: shorturl.at/fAclP
For information on upcoming plenaries: lnkd.in/ef2Ct_25
Reposted by Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies
@plaasuwc.bsky.social marked 30 years of scholarship and advocacy with the Land, Life and Society conference — bringing together global experts to explore how land, food, and climate justice can shape a more equitable future.
#IAmUWC
#IAmUWC
October 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
@plaasuwc.bsky.social marked 30 years of scholarship and advocacy with the Land, Life and Society conference — bringing together global experts to explore how land, food, and climate justice can shape a more equitable future.
#IAmUWC
#IAmUWC
The Land, Life and Society Conference is live! Watch our plenaries via live stream on our YouTube account.
This conference will be a marker of a memorable 30 years of PLAAS and a solid road towards ICARRD+20. Thank you for creating it with us. #PLAAS30 www.youtube.com/@PlaasOrgZaUWC
This conference will be a marker of a memorable 30 years of PLAAS and a solid road towards ICARRD+20. Thank you for creating it with us. #PLAAS30 www.youtube.com/@PlaasOrgZaUWC
October 7, 2025 at 7:26 AM
The Land, Life and Society Conference is live! Watch our plenaries via live stream on our YouTube account.
This conference will be a marker of a memorable 30 years of PLAAS and a solid road towards ICARRD+20. Thank you for creating it with us. #PLAAS30 www.youtube.com/@PlaasOrgZaUWC
This conference will be a marker of a memorable 30 years of PLAAS and a solid road towards ICARRD+20. Thank you for creating it with us. #PLAAS30 www.youtube.com/@PlaasOrgZaUWC
Reposted by Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies
What's driving land grabbing in the world today?
Our hot-off-the-press open access paper shows land grabbing is now shaped by:
1. geopolitics
2. financialization
3. climate policies
We set out why it matters, how people respond, and what's to be done @plaasuwc.bsky.social @tninstitute.bsky.social
Our hot-off-the-press open access paper shows land grabbing is now shaped by:
1. geopolitics
2. financialization
3. climate policies
We set out why it matters, how people respond, and what's to be done @plaasuwc.bsky.social @tninstitute.bsky.social
The ‘return’ of land grabbing?
This introductory paper to the Special Forum on ‘The Return of Land Grabbing’ examines the evolving dynamics of land grabbing. We argue that land grabbing never disappeared but has persisted and tr...
www.tandfonline.com
October 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
What's driving land grabbing in the world today?
Our hot-off-the-press open access paper shows land grabbing is now shaped by:
1. geopolitics
2. financialization
3. climate policies
We set out why it matters, how people respond, and what's to be done @plaasuwc.bsky.social @tninstitute.bsky.social
Our hot-off-the-press open access paper shows land grabbing is now shaped by:
1. geopolitics
2. financialization
3. climate policies
We set out why it matters, how people respond, and what's to be done @plaasuwc.bsky.social @tninstitute.bsky.social
African communities are on the frontline of a crisis we did not create. What paths to addressing the climate emergency — rooted in justice, solidarity, and respect for nature — are open to us? Join this Masterclass with @kuminaidoo.bsky.social. Register and find class resources: shorturl.at/aDjdc
October 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
African communities are on the frontline of a crisis we did not create. What paths to addressing the climate emergency — rooted in justice, solidarity, and respect for nature — are open to us? Join this Masterclass with @kuminaidoo.bsky.social. Register and find class resources: shorturl.at/aDjdc
Two days to go until the Journal of Peasant Studies Africa Writeshop ahead of our 30th anniversary Land, Life and Society conference. #PLAAS30 🎉 Meet the early career and PhD scholars who will learn from some of eminent academics in our sector. plaas.org.za/sarchi-chair...
Writeshop 2025 | Plaas
The Journal of Peasant Studies & partners are pleased to announce the 4th Annual Writeshop in Critical Agrarian Studies and Scholar-Activism 2022
plaas.org.za
September 27, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Two days to go until the Journal of Peasant Studies Africa Writeshop ahead of our 30th anniversary Land, Life and Society conference. #PLAAS30 🎉 Meet the early career and PhD scholars who will learn from some of eminent academics in our sector. plaas.org.za/sarchi-chair...
How do we consider land as heritage? As South Africa celebrates Heritage Day today, listen to @ruthhallplaas.bsky.social explain everything to understand about the country's first expropriation with nil compensation case, which uses the 1975 expropriation Act. omny.fm/shows/capeta...
Will Ekurhuleni land expropriation become test case? - Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit
Will the expropriation of a 34-hectare piece of property in Ekurhuleni without compensation become a test case for South Africa? Lester Kiewit speaks to Professor Ruth Hall, Director of the Institute ...
omny.fm
September 24, 2025 at 7:04 AM
How do we consider land as heritage? As South Africa celebrates Heritage Day today, listen to @ruthhallplaas.bsky.social explain everything to understand about the country's first expropriation with nil compensation case, which uses the 1975 expropriation Act. omny.fm/shows/capeta...
📢 Does the medium-scale commercial farming model contribute to structural transformation, wealth creation, and improved livelihoods? Dr Clement Chipenda will reveal insights from his work in Zimbabwe. Register below for 13:00 today.
Join Dr Clement Chipenda on Tuesday for an academic seminar, where he will share insights from his fascinating research on Zimbabwe's medium-scale farming sector.
📆 Tuesday, 23/09/2025
🕐 13:00-14:00
📍PLAAS Seminar Room or via Zoom: shorturl.at/YYZTm
What does his research show? 🧵👇🏾
#AcademicSky
📆 Tuesday, 23/09/2025
🕐 13:00-14:00
📍PLAAS Seminar Room or via Zoom: shorturl.at/YYZTm
What does his research show? 🧵👇🏾
#AcademicSky
September 23, 2025 at 8:06 AM
📢 Does the medium-scale commercial farming model contribute to structural transformation, wealth creation, and improved livelihoods? Dr Clement Chipenda will reveal insights from his work in Zimbabwe. Register below for 13:00 today.
How do you write a well-grounded journal article? These researchers will refine their manuscripts at the Journal of Peasant Studies writeshop on critical agrarian studies.
Learn more about our participants: plaas.org.za/sarchi-chair...
#PLAAS30
Learn more about our participants: plaas.org.za/sarchi-chair...
#PLAAS30
September 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
How do you write a well-grounded journal article? These researchers will refine their manuscripts at the Journal of Peasant Studies writeshop on critical agrarian studies.
Learn more about our participants: plaas.org.za/sarchi-chair...
#PLAAS30
Learn more about our participants: plaas.org.za/sarchi-chair...
#PLAAS30
Join Dr Clement Chipenda on Tuesday for an academic seminar, where he will share insights from his fascinating research on Zimbabwe's medium-scale farming sector.
📆 Tuesday, 23/09/2025
🕐 13:00-14:00
📍PLAAS Seminar Room or via Zoom: shorturl.at/YYZTm
What does his research show? 🧵👇🏾
#AcademicSky
📆 Tuesday, 23/09/2025
🕐 13:00-14:00
📍PLAAS Seminar Room or via Zoom: shorturl.at/YYZTm
What does his research show? 🧵👇🏾
#AcademicSky
September 22, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Join Dr Clement Chipenda on Tuesday for an academic seminar, where he will share insights from his fascinating research on Zimbabwe's medium-scale farming sector.
📆 Tuesday, 23/09/2025
🕐 13:00-14:00
📍PLAAS Seminar Room or via Zoom: shorturl.at/YYZTm
What does his research show? 🧵👇🏾
#AcademicSky
📆 Tuesday, 23/09/2025
🕐 13:00-14:00
📍PLAAS Seminar Room or via Zoom: shorturl.at/YYZTm
What does his research show? 🧵👇🏾
#AcademicSky