Land Rush
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Investigating land rushes and the social implications worldwide
The "land rush" in the Colombian Amazon is more than just big companies. A new paper by @itayosara.bsky.social introduces two crucial, but often overlooked, categories: failed corporate deals and everyday pin-prick land accumulation. Access from here!👇🏽
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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September 4, 2025 at 9:26 AM
The "land rush" in the Colombian Amazon is more than just big companies. A new paper by @itayosara.bsky.social introduces two crucial, but often overlooked, categories: failed corporate deals and everyday pin-prick land accumulation. Access from here!👇🏽
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
"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.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
August 18, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
"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.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Arabic version of “Power and politics through keywords in everyday life” blog by Jun Borras and Jenifer Franco is out! Translated by @SiyadaAfrique
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August 11, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Arabic version of “Power and politics through keywords in everyday life” blog by Jun Borras and Jenifer Franco is out! Translated by @SiyadaAfrique
www.siyada.org/amr-khairy/%...
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While global land rush discourse centers on corporate deals, Moges Belay's Ethiopia research reveals how often-overlooked "pin-prick" and "in-between" land transactions collectively wield comparable socio-economic impact on communities. #LandRush #Ethiopia
Open access here!
doi.org/10.1080/1474...
Open access here!
doi.org/10.1080/1474...
July 19, 2025 at 2:08 AM
While global land rush discourse centers on corporate deals, Moges Belay's Ethiopia research reveals how often-overlooked "pin-prick" and "in-between" land transactions collectively wield comparable socio-economic impact on communities. #LandRush #Ethiopia
Open access here!
doi.org/10.1080/1474...
Open access here!
doi.org/10.1080/1474...
📚 Essential Concepts of Land Politics: an A-Z Guide" by Jun Borras & Jennifer Franco is out now!
Get a holistic view, linking land to food, climate, labor, citizenship, & geopolitics. Essential for students, policymakers & activists. 25% off with code ECLP25! 👉 www.routledge.com/.../Borras.....
Get a holistic view, linking land to food, climate, labor, citizenship, & geopolitics. Essential for students, policymakers & activists. 25% off with code ECLP25! 👉 www.routledge.com/.../Borras.....
June 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
📚 Essential Concepts of Land Politics: an A-Z Guide" by Jun Borras & Jennifer Franco is out now!
Get a holistic view, linking land to food, climate, labor, citizenship, & geopolitics. Essential for students, policymakers & activists. 25% off with code ECLP25! 👉 www.routledge.com/.../Borras.....
Get a holistic view, linking land to food, climate, labor, citizenship, & geopolitics. Essential for students, policymakers & activists. 25% off with code ECLP25! 👉 www.routledge.com/.../Borras.....
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. 👇🏽
www-tandfonline-com.eur.idm.oclc.org/doi/full/10....
www-tandfonline-com.eur.idm.oclc.org/doi/full/10....
June 2, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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. 👇🏽
www-tandfonline-com.eur.idm.oclc.org/doi/full/10....
www-tandfonline-com.eur.idm.oclc.org/doi/full/10....
The most critical factor that shapes the character and trajectory of the sugarcane sector in China is neither land nor labour, individually, but rather the interactions of social dynamics around land and labour, and specifically migrant labour. Read further here!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
March 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The most critical factor that shapes the character and trajectory of the sugarcane sector in China is neither land nor labour, individually, but rather the interactions of social dynamics around land and labour, and specifically migrant labour. Read further here!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
¿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. 👇🏽
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February 24, 2025 at 2:15 AM
¿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. 👇🏽
estudiosdeldesarrollo.mx/ebooks-inves...
estudiosdeldesarrollo.mx/ebooks-inves...