subject:(Land grabs)

Universiteit Utrecht

1. Knack, A.I. The Geopolitics of Foreign Land Acquisitions in the Philippines.

Degree: 2014, Universiteit Utrecht

URL: http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/298071

► The thesis examines how foreign acquisitions of land in the Philippines is made possible by Filipino policymakers’ geopolitical reasoning based on the opportunities in the… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: geopolitics; critical geopolitics; land grabbing; large scale land acquisitions; farmland grabs; land grabs

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Knack, A. I. (2014). The Geopolitics of Foreign Land Acquisitions in the Philippines. (Masters Thesis). Universiteit Utrecht. Retrieved from http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/298071

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Knack, A I. “The Geopolitics of Foreign Land Acquisitions in the Philippines.” 2014. Masters Thesis, Universiteit Utrecht. Accessed January 23, 2021. http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/298071.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Knack, A I. “The Geopolitics of Foreign Land Acquisitions in the Philippines.” 2014. Web. 23 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Knack AI. The Geopolitics of Foreign Land Acquisitions in the Philippines. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Universiteit Utrecht; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 23]. Available from: http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/298071.

Council of Science Editors:

Knack AI. The Geopolitics of Foreign Land Acquisitions in the Philippines. [Masters Thesis]. Universiteit Utrecht; 2014. Available from: http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/298071

University of Sydney

2. Siegenbeek van Heukelom, Timothy Christiaan. Food as Security: The controversy of foreign agricultural investment in the Yala Swamp, Kenya .

Degree: 2013, University of Sydney

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2123/9332

► This thesis explores the security implications of a wave of large-scale land acquisitions in developing countries led by foreign investors – generally known as the… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: food security; land grabs; food sovereignty; critical security studies; securitisation

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Siegenbeek van Heukelom, T. C. (2013). Food as Security: The controversy of foreign agricultural investment in the Yala Swamp, Kenya . (Thesis). University of Sydney. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2123/9332

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Siegenbeek van Heukelom, Timothy Christiaan. “Food as Security: The controversy of foreign agricultural investment in the Yala Swamp, Kenya .” 2013. Thesis, University of Sydney. Accessed January 23, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/9332.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Siegenbeek van Heukelom, Timothy Christiaan. “Food as Security: The controversy of foreign agricultural investment in the Yala Swamp, Kenya .” 2013. Web. 23 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Siegenbeek van Heukelom TC. Food as Security: The controversy of foreign agricultural investment in the Yala Swamp, Kenya . [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Sydney; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 23]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2123/9332.

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Siegenbeek van Heukelom TC. Food as Security: The controversy of foreign agricultural investment in the Yala Swamp, Kenya . [Thesis]. University of Sydney; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2123/9332

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3. ZERJAL, ROBERT. An examination of large-scale land acquisitions and their possible effects on growth volatility.

Degree: School of Business. Discipline of Business & Administrative Studies, 2020, Trinity College Dublin

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2262/92755

► Abstract Introduction Large-scale land acquisitions in developing countries became notorious in the early 2000s. Research carried out in those early years explored their effects from… (more)

▼ Abstract Introduction Large-scale land acquisitions in developing countries became notorious in the early 2000s. Research carried out in those early years explored their effects from multiple angles (e.g. ecology, water, gender, local population, etc.) and found their outcomes mostly negative. More recently however, academics started publishing articles which viewed such deals as a form of investments, and highlighted their possible positive outcomes. Since majority of developing and least developed countries' economies rely heavily on agriculture it is surprising that so far there had been no detailed analysis of the effects of agriculture either on economic growth or growth rate volatility. At most, analyses included agriculture as one of economic sectors and, in conjunction with other sectors, explored its effects on the economy. However, those studies are not detailed enough to understand agriculture specific economic effects, and to guide relevant policies either in general or in relation to large-scale land acquisitions. Ideally, my research would explore the economic effects of large-scale land acquisitions on growth rate volatility in developing countries. However, such direct approach was not feasible due to lack of necessary data in relation to large-scale land acquisitions. Therefore, I first explored large-scale land acquisitions from various perspectives with a focus on the composition of agricultural produce coming from such acquisitions. Secondly, I explored the effects of crops' production and export structure on growth rate volatility in developing and least developed countries. Methodology Two different research methodologies are used in my thesis; one for large-scale land acquisitions chapter, and the other one for the two analytical chapters. Exploration of large-scale land acquisitions was limited by available data. Data was gathered from an open-sourced Land Matrix database. The database compiles information on land deals in developing countries which took place after the year 2000, and involve an area of at least 200 hectares (my dataset spans from 2000 to 2017). After eliminating entries where information was incomplete, I explored different attributes of investor and host countries (e.g. where investments go/come from; how diversified investments are, etc.), and then focused on detailed analysis of crops' production structure (e.g. what types of produce are grown on such lands, how diversified crops are, etc.) In the two analytical chapters of my thesis I explore influence of crops' production and export structure on growth rate volatility in developing and least developed countries. I used Food and Agricultural Organisation's data on agricultural crops' production and export values in 64 countries from 1970 until 2010. Due to the dynamic nature of my dependent variable I employed generalised method of moments regression analysis to understand their effects. Chapter exploring crops' production structure explores individual crops as well as different crop groupings (e.g.… Advisors/Committee Members: Barry, Frank.

Subjects/Keywords: Land grabs; Large-scale land acquisitions; Growth volatility; Agriculture; Crops; Plantation crops; Agricultural diversification

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ZERJAL, R. (2020). An examination of large-scale land acquisitions and their possible effects on growth volatility. (Thesis). Trinity College Dublin. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2262/92755

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

ZERJAL, ROBERT. “An examination of large-scale land acquisitions and their possible effects on growth volatility.” 2020. Thesis, Trinity College Dublin. Accessed January 23, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/2262/92755.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

ZERJAL, ROBERT. “An examination of large-scale land acquisitions and their possible effects on growth volatility.” 2020. Web. 23 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

ZERJAL R. An examination of large-scale land acquisitions and their possible effects on growth volatility. [Internet] [Thesis]. Trinity College Dublin; 2020. [cited 2021 Jan 23]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2262/92755.

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Council of Science Editors:

ZERJAL R. An examination of large-scale land acquisitions and their possible effects on growth volatility. [Thesis]. Trinity College Dublin; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2262/92755

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Technical University of Lisbon

4. Madureira, Margarida Paulos e Cruz. Mega-projectos e transição agrária : o caso do projecto WANBAO (Moçambique).

Degree: 2013, Technical University of Lisbon

URL: http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/11400

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Mestrado em Desenvolvimento e Cooperação Internacional

Esta dissertação aborda o fenómeno de land grabbing - investimentos de grande escala em terrenos agrícolas em países em… (more)

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Mestrado em Desenvolvimento e Cooperação Internacional

Esta dissertação aborda o fenómeno de land grabbing - investimentos de grande escala em terrenos agrícolas em países em desenvolvimento - como uma forma específica assumida pelo processo de transição agrária no contexto destes países no início do séc. XXI. Para tal, toma como estudo de caso o projecto Wanbao, em Xai-Xai (província de Gaza, Moçambique). Trata-se de um projecto que pretende aumentar a produtividade agrícola, nomeadamente na produção de arroz, e que assenta numa parceria entre a empresa chinesa Wanbao e a empresa pública moçambicana Regadio do Baixo Limpopo. A implementação do projecto implica a concessão de 20 mil hectares de terrenos no Regadio do Baixo Limpopo e a expropriação de milhares de camponeses que dependiam destes terrenos para a sua subsistência. O trabalho de campo foi realizado em Junho de 2013 e incluiu a realização de 24 entrevistas, em Xai-Xai e Maputo, com responsáveis do projecto, representantes de entidades oficiais moçambicanas e de organizações da sociedade civil e diversos camponeses afectados. Conclui-se que o projecto Wanbao está a implicar uma transformação profunda das estruturas sociais na região, a qual pode ser interpretada proveitosamente à luz da bibliografia histórica e teórica sobre a transição agrária correspondente à penetração das lógicas mercantis e capitalistas, na medida em que incorpora todos os elementos dessa transição: expropriação, concentração da propriedade e (semi-proletarização).

This dissertation addresses the phenomenon of land grabbing - large scale investments in agriculture in developing countries - as a particular form taken by the process of agrarian transition in the context of these countries in the beginning of the 21st Century. For this purpose, the Wanbao project in Xai-Xai (Gaza province, Mozambique) is used as a case study. The Wanbao project aims at increasing agricultural productivity, namely in rice production, and it builds on a partnership between the Chinese private company Wanbao and the Mozambican state company Regadio do Baixo Limpopo. The implementation of the project implies both the concession of 20 thousand hectares in the Regadio do Baixo Limpopo area and the expropriation of thousands of peasants who relied on these lands for their subsistence. Fieldwork was undertaken in June 2013 and included 24 interviews, in Xai-Xai and Maputo, with project managers, representatives of the Mozambican authorities and civil society organizations, as well as several affected peasants. We conclude that the Wanbao project is bringing about a profound transformation of the region?s social structures which can be usefully interpreted under the light of the historical and theoretical literature on the agrarian transition corresponding to the penetration of mercantile and capitalist logics insofar as this process exhibits all the elements of that transition: expropriation; consolidation of land holdings; and (semi-proletarianization).

Advisors/Committee Members: Leite, Joana Pereira, Mosca, João Santos.

Subjects/Keywords: Transição Agrária; Land Grabs; Wanbao; Agricultura; Xai-Xai; Moçambique; Agrarian Transition; Agriculture; Mozambique

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APA (6^th Edition):

Madureira, M. P. e. C. (2013). Mega-projectos e transição agrária : o caso do projecto WANBAO (Moçambique). (Thesis). Technical University of Lisbon. Retrieved from http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/11400

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Madureira, Margarida Paulos e Cruz. “Mega-projectos e transição agrária : o caso do projecto WANBAO (Moçambique).” 2013. Thesis, Technical University of Lisbon. Accessed January 23, 2021. http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/11400.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Madureira, Margarida Paulos e Cruz. “Mega-projectos e transição agrária : o caso do projecto WANBAO (Moçambique).” 2013. Web. 23 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Madureira MPeC. Mega-projectos e transição agrária : o caso do projecto WANBAO (Moçambique). [Internet] [Thesis]. Technical University of Lisbon; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 23]. Available from: http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/11400.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Madureira MPeC. Mega-projectos e transição agrária : o caso do projecto WANBAO (Moçambique). [Thesis]. Technical University of Lisbon; 2013. Available from: http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/11400

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University of Manchester

5. Morgan, Miranda Yeen. Women, gender and protest: contesting oil palm plantation expansion in Sambas district, Indonesia.

Degree: 2011, University of Manchester

URL: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:142578

► The rapid expansion of oil palm plantations throughout Indonesia has resulted in a range of environmental and social consequences, including dispossessing rural people of their… (more)

▼ The rapid expansion of oil palm plantations throughout Indonesia has resulted in a range of environmental and social consequences, including dispossessing rural people of their land. But these people are not accepting the infringements passively. As oil palm plantations have expanded and spread, so have instances of oil palm-related protest and resistance. In almost all accounts of oil palm, however, women and gender relations are overlooked. This thesis examines the role of women and gender relations in oil palm expansion and resistance in Indonesia today. Using a combination of secondary literature (specifically, the fields of agrarian political economy, feminist political ecology and contentious politics) and primary data, this thesis provides both a new case study and a new way - through the lens of gender - of understanding oil palm expansion and resistance in Indonesia. At the heart of this research study are the voices, opinions and experiences of 42 women who participated in one protest against dispossession in Sambas district, Indonesia. Emphasizing the role of these women in their households, communities and in this protest, as well as the gender relations that shape and are shaped by the women’s participation at all of these levels, this study offers new analysis of who is impacted by oil palm expansion, who resists it and in what ways. The Sambas case study demonstrates how gender relations shape all stages and facets of a protest, from womenʼs decisions to participate in protest (by informing their motivations and political opportunities) to womenʼs protest activities and how women experience protest outcomes. It also reveals how at all stages of mobilization, gender relations are not fixed. Rather, gender relations themselves may also be shaped by and through womenʼs participation in protest. This study has far-reaching implications not only for the future of oil palm expansion and resistance, but on women’s participation in protest, in politics in general and on gender relations. Advisors/Committee Members: CASTREE, NOEL N, Castree, Noel, Swyngedouw, Erik.

Subjects/Keywords: Gender; Agrarian change; Land grabs; Oil palm; Feminist political ecology; Contentious politics

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Morgan, M. Y. (2011). Women, gender and protest: contesting oil palm plantation expansion in Sambas district, Indonesia. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Manchester. Retrieved from http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:142578

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Morgan, Miranda Yeen. “Women, gender and protest: contesting oil palm plantation expansion in Sambas district, Indonesia.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Manchester. Accessed January 23, 2021. http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:142578.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Morgan, Miranda Yeen. “Women, gender and protest: contesting oil palm plantation expansion in Sambas district, Indonesia.” 2011. Web. 23 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Morgan MY. Women, gender and protest: contesting oil palm plantation expansion in Sambas district, Indonesia. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Manchester; 2011. [cited 2021 Jan 23]. Available from: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:142578.

Council of Science Editors:

Morgan MY. Women, gender and protest: contesting oil palm plantation expansion in Sambas district, Indonesia. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Manchester; 2011. Available from: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:142578

University of Manchester

6. Morgan, Miranda Yeen. Women, gender and protest : contesting oil palm plantation expansion in Sambas district, Indonesia.

Degree: PhD, 2011, University of Manchester

URL: https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/women-gender-and-protest-contesting-oil-palm-plantation-expansion-in-sambas-district-indonesia(bdac5f38-db28-4d24-ac92-b6a2f53dd818).html ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.701086

► The rapid expansion of oil palm plantations throughout Indonesia has resulted in a range of environmental and social consequences, including dispossessing rural people of their… (more)

▼ The rapid expansion of oil palm plantations throughout Indonesia has resulted in a range of environmental and social consequences, including dispossessing rural people of their land. But these people are not accepting the infringements passively. As oil palm plantations have expanded and spread, so have instances of oil palm-related protest and resistance. In almost all accounts of oil palm, however, women and gender relations are overlooked. This thesis examines the role of women and gender relations in oil palm expansion and resistance in Indonesia today. Using a combination of secondary literature (specifically, the fields of agrarian political economy, feminist political ecology and contentious politics) and primary data, this thesis provides both a new case study and a new way - through the lens of gender - of understanding oil palm expansion and resistance in Indonesia. At the heart of this research study are the voices, opinions and experiences of 42 women who participated in one protest against dispossession in Sambas district, Indonesia. Emphasizing the role of these women in their households, communities and in this protest, as well as the gender relations that shape and are shaped by the women’s participation at all of these levels, this study offers new analysis of who is impacted by oil palm expansion, who resists it and in what ways. The Sambas case study demonstrates how gender relations shape all stages and facets of a protest, from womenʼs decisions to participate in protest (by informing their motivations and political opportunities) to womenʼs protest activities and how women experience protest outcomes. It also reveals how at all stages of mobilization, gender relations are not fixed. Rather, gender relations themselves may also be shaped by and through womenʼs participation in protest. This study has far-reaching implications not only for the future of oil palm expansion and resistance, but on women’s participation in protest, in politics in general and on gender relations.

Subjects/Keywords: 305.5; Gender; Agrarian change; Land grabs; Oil palm; Feminist political ecology; Contentious politics

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Morgan, M. Y. (2011). Women, gender and protest : contesting oil palm plantation expansion in Sambas district, Indonesia. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Manchester. Retrieved from https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/women-gender-and-protest-contesting-oil-palm-plantation-expansion-in-sambas-district-indonesia(bdac5f38-db28-4d24-ac92-b6a2f53dd818).html ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.701086

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Morgan, Miranda Yeen. “Women, gender and protest : contesting oil palm plantation expansion in Sambas district, Indonesia.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Manchester. Accessed January 23, 2021. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/women-gender-and-protest-contesting-oil-palm-plantation-expansion-in-sambas-district-indonesia(bdac5f38-db28-4d24-ac92-b6a2f53dd818).html ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.701086.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Morgan, Miranda Yeen. “Women, gender and protest : contesting oil palm plantation expansion in Sambas district, Indonesia.” 2011. Web. 23 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Morgan MY. Women, gender and protest : contesting oil palm plantation expansion in Sambas district, Indonesia. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Manchester; 2011. [cited 2021 Jan 23]. Available from: https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/women-gender-and-protest-contesting-oil-palm-plantation-expansion-in-sambas-district-indonesia(bdac5f38-db28-4d24-ac92-b6a2f53dd818).html ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.701086.

Council of Science Editors:

Morgan MY. Women, gender and protest : contesting oil palm plantation expansion in Sambas district, Indonesia. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Manchester; 2011. Available from: https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/women-gender-and-protest-contesting-oil-palm-plantation-expansion-in-sambas-district-indonesia(bdac5f38-db28-4d24-ac92-b6a2f53dd818).html ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.701086

Karlstad University

7. Persson, Mikael. Den nya kapplöpningens geografier : En studie av Land Grabs i Afrika.

Degree: Karlstad University, 2013, Karlstad University

URL: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-28597

Subjects/Keywords: Land grabs; Afrika; postkolonial teori; nyimperialism; Human Geography; Kulturgeografi

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Persson, M. (2013). Den nya kapplöpningens geografier : En studie av Land Grabs i Afrika. (Thesis). Karlstad University. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-28597

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Persson, Mikael. “Den nya kapplöpningens geografier : En studie av Land Grabs i Afrika.” 2013. Thesis, Karlstad University. Accessed January 23, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-28597.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Persson, Mikael. “Den nya kapplöpningens geografier : En studie av Land Grabs i Afrika.” 2013. Web. 23 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Persson M. Den nya kapplöpningens geografier : En studie av Land Grabs i Afrika. [Internet] [Thesis]. Karlstad University; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 23]. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-28597.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Persson M. Den nya kapplöpningens geografier : En studie av Land Grabs i Afrika. [Thesis]. Karlstad University; 2013. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-28597

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

8. LaFrancesca, Joanna. Land Grabs and Implications on Food Sovereignty and Social Justice in Senegal.

Degree: MAin International Studies, International Studies, 2013, University of San Francisco

URL: https://repository.usfca.edu/thes/79

► This thesis focuses on the case study of Senegal to examine the implications of large- scale land acquisitions on the livelihoods of small-scale farmers.… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Land grabs; food sovereignty; Senegal; land rights; food security; peasants; family farming; large-scale land acquisitions; smallholder agriculture; social justice.; African Studies; Agriculture; International and Area Studies

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LaFrancesca, J. (2013). Land Grabs and Implications on Food Sovereignty and Social Justice in Senegal. (Thesis). University of San Francisco. Retrieved from https://repository.usfca.edu/thes/79

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

LaFrancesca, Joanna. “Land Grabs and Implications on Food Sovereignty and Social Justice in Senegal.” 2013. Thesis, University of San Francisco. Accessed January 23, 2021. https://repository.usfca.edu/thes/79.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

LaFrancesca, Joanna. “Land Grabs and Implications on Food Sovereignty and Social Justice in Senegal.” 2013. Web. 23 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

LaFrancesca J. Land Grabs and Implications on Food Sovereignty and Social Justice in Senegal. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of San Francisco; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 23]. Available from: https://repository.usfca.edu/thes/79.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

LaFrancesca J. Land Grabs and Implications on Food Sovereignty and Social Justice in Senegal. [Thesis]. University of San Francisco; 2013. Available from: https://repository.usfca.edu/thes/79

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Erasmus University Rotterdam

9. Park, Clara. Gender, generation and agrarian change: Cases from Myanmar and Camodia.

Degree: 2019, Erasmus University Rotterdam

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/116458

► textabstractRural communities, physical landscapes and social relations have been deeply transformed in countries in Southeast Asia by the effects of the global land rush. The… (more)

▼ textabstractRural communities, physical landscapes and social relations have been deeply transformed in countries in Southeast Asia by the effects of the global land rush. The surge of initiatives around industrial development, hydropower projects, monocrop commercial plantations, mining and conservation has given way to a process of appropriation of land and natural resources unprecedented in scale, speed and scope. This has been underwritten by a favourable environment of neoliberal market-driven reforms, trade policies and investment flows that are the expression of the fast-track development model embraced by most countries in the region, including Cambodia and Myanmar. Today, the climate change agenda and the commitments to reduce emissions have created the conditions for an expanded menu of land and resource grabs justified in the name of the environmental good, so-called ‘green grabs’. Southeast Asia has thus become a “core region of concern in land grab studies”. This body of work has also begun to integrate gender and, to a lesser extent, generational perspectives in analyses of agrarian and environmental transformations, advancing a more nuanced understanding of the impacts of land grabs. However, to date literature in these areas remains limited, while, as in land grabs studies, ‘local people’ and ‘local communities’ are often assumed to be homogeneous groups of people with similar interests, identities and aspirations. This has not only severe analytical limitations but also political implications. Building on feminist political economy and with feminist political ecology as the overarching intellectual and political project, this thesis contributes to furthering the understanding of the implications of land grab in Southeast Asia with an analysis of gendered and ‘generationed’ patterns of rural dispossession, incorporation and political reactions from below with empirical evidence from Cambodia and Myanmar. The thesis also aims to make the case for centring gender and generations into the politics of land grabs and argues that there can be no real social justice if attention is not paid to everyday struggles in diverse contexts and without a commitment to changing power relations that perpetuate social injustices.

Subjects/Keywords: Gender; generation; agrarian change; land grabs; environment; social justice; Myanmar; Cambodia; feminist political ecology

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Park, C. (2019). Gender, generation and agrarian change: Cases from Myanmar and Camodia. (Doctoral Dissertation). Erasmus University Rotterdam. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/116458

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Park, Clara. “Gender, generation and agrarian change: Cases from Myanmar and Camodia.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, Erasmus University Rotterdam. Accessed January 23, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/116458.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Park, Clara. “Gender, generation and agrarian change: Cases from Myanmar and Camodia.” 2019. Web. 23 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Park C. Gender, generation and agrarian change: Cases from Myanmar and Camodia. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Erasmus University Rotterdam; 2019. [cited 2021 Jan 23]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/116458.

Council of Science Editors:

Park C. Gender, generation and agrarian change: Cases from Myanmar and Camodia. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Erasmus University Rotterdam; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/116458

10. Murray, James Henry. The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human rights: A normative account of the business and human rights norm in the Malawian sugar industry.

Degree: MA, Political Science, 2017, Stellenbosch University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/102927

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ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study delves into the business and human rights norm that in recent years has been drawn ever closer to center of non-state,… (more)

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ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study delves into the business and human rights norm that in recent years has been drawn ever closer to center of non-state, and particularly transnational corporations (TNCs), governance debates. To date, the United Nations’ Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (GPs) endures as the most authoritative text ascribing states and business enterprises with their respective responsibilities in relation to business and human rights. In the time since the GPs were endorsed by the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2011 it has been cited by enumerable state and non-state corporate governance, due diligence, and policy recommendations and frameworks. These efforts have been made with the intention aligning corporations’ internal governance structures to international best practice. The GPs and its recommendations remain voluntary; nevertheless, this study accounts for the normative contribution it has imprinted despite having no legal enforcement mechanisms. To facilitate this, International Norm Theory’s postulations and hypothesis on international norm dynamics are instituted as this study theoretical lens. This lens is applied to a case study of the Malawian sugar industry that sees both the Government of Malawi (GoM) and the principle corporate actor in this space, Illovo Malawi Limited, participating in processes that intended to implement the GPs. The justification for these actions fits firmly in the context of the Water- Food-Energy Nexus that describes the recent spike in global demand and investment in agricultural land and inputs. Thus, the GoM and Illovo Malawi have actively sort to counter the negative characteristics that has led to this wave of land investments being termed ‘land grabs.’ Through these efforts the domestic salience of the business and human rights norm can be measured. Moreover, its presence in the Malawian context proves to be an opportunity to reveal some challenges that a step beyond the GPs would need to consider and overcome for the business and human rights norm to be meaningfully internalized by business corporations.

AFRIKAANS OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie delf in die besigheid en mense regte norm in wat in onlangse jare so al nader aan die middel van nie-staat,en spesifieke transnasionale korporasies (TNKs), bestuurs besprekings is. tot op datum, die Verenigde Nasies se Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (GPs) verduur as die mees gesaghebbende staat en besigheid ondernemings met hulle verskillende verantwoordelikhede in verhouding met besigheid en mense regte. Gedurende die tyd sedert die GP se goedkeuring deur die Verenigde Nasies Mense Regte Raad in 2011 het die verwysings deur ontelbare staat en nie-staat korporasies bestuur omsigtigheid en polis voorstelle en raamwerk, wat bedoel is om korporasies se interne bestuur strukture op te stel tot internasionale beste praktyk gemaak. Die GP en hulle voorstelle bly vrywillig, maar dit het tog die standaard stempel wat dit ingebring het ten spyte van dat daar…

Advisors/Committee Members: Lambrechts, Derica, Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Political Science..

Subjects/Keywords: International Relations; International Norm Theory; Business rights – Malawi; Human Rights – Malawi; UCTD; Land Grabs; New Alliance Framework

…77 3.4.4.4. Illovo’s and accusations of land grabs… …be briefly detailed. Often referred to as ‘land grabs’, LSLBIs are motivated by… …distinguish this wave of land grabs. Some of these revolve around the rate that land has attracted… …process, land grabs are undermining good governance and democratic principles. This incubates a… …as “climate colonisation”, “green grabs”, “green colonisation”, “new land colonisation” and…

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APA (6^th Edition):

Murray, J. H. (2017). The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human rights: A normative account of the business and human rights norm in the Malawian sugar industry. (Masters Thesis). Stellenbosch University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/102927

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Murray, James Henry. “The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human rights: A normative account of the business and human rights norm in the Malawian sugar industry.” 2017. Masters Thesis, Stellenbosch University. Accessed January 23, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/102927.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Murray, James Henry. “The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human rights: A normative account of the business and human rights norm in the Malawian sugar industry.” 2017. Web. 23 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Murray JH. The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human rights: A normative account of the business and human rights norm in the Malawian sugar industry. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Stellenbosch University; 2017. [cited 2021 Jan 23]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/102927.

Council of Science Editors:

Murray JH. The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human rights: A normative account of the business and human rights norm in the Malawian sugar industry. [Masters Thesis]. Stellenbosch University; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/102927

11. Mesic, Selma. The 'Green' Land Grabs : How the rush for biofuels is impacting land rights in Tanzania.

Degree: Government, 2019, Uppsala University

URL: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-384254

► The last decade has witnessed an exponential interest in land investments across numerous industries in the developed countries. Africa has been particularly targeted for… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: biofuel; land grabs; land investments; Tanzania; CCT; Neo-patrimonial theory; land tenure security; Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalisation Studies); Statsvetenskap (exklusive studier av offentlig förvaltning och globaliseringsstudier)

…land investments are not fully established, the open-ended qualitative approach is more in… …investments in Tanzania and study their impact on locals’ land security from a CCT perspective. 5… …overview of the terminology used when speaking about land tenure and secure rights. In subsequent… …previous research on land tenure security. Finally, I will explore the need to incorporate… …captures common political and institutional characteristics on the continent. 2.1 Land tenure…

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APA (6^th Edition):

Mesic, S. (2019). The 'Green' Land Grabs : How the rush for biofuels is impacting land rights in Tanzania. (Thesis). Uppsala University. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-384254

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Mesic, Selma. “The 'Green' Land Grabs : How the rush for biofuels is impacting land rights in Tanzania.” 2019. Thesis, Uppsala University. Accessed January 23, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-384254.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Mesic, Selma. “The 'Green' Land Grabs : How the rush for biofuels is impacting land rights in Tanzania.” 2019. Web. 23 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Mesic S. The 'Green' Land Grabs : How the rush for biofuels is impacting land rights in Tanzania. [Internet] [Thesis]. Uppsala University; 2019. [cited 2021 Jan 23]. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-384254.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Mesic S. The 'Green' Land Grabs : How the rush for biofuels is impacting land rights in Tanzania. [Thesis]. Uppsala University; 2019. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-384254

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

12. Kinuthia, Wanyee. “Accumulation by Dispossession” by the Global Extractive Industry: The Case of Canada .

Degree: 2013, University of Ottawa

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10393/30170

► This thesis draws on David Harvey’s concept of “accumulation by dispossession” and an international political economy (IPE) approach centred on the institutional arrangements and power… (more)

▼ This thesis draws on David Harvey’s concept of “accumulation by dispossession” and an international political economy (IPE) approach centred on the institutional arrangements and power structures that privilege certain actors and values, in order to critique current capitalist practices of primitive accumulation by the global corporate extractive industry. The thesis examines how accumulation by dispossession by the global extractive industry is facilitated by the “free entry” or “free mining” principle. It does so by focusing on Canada as a leader in the global extractive industry and the spread of this country’s mining laws to other countries – in other words, the transnationalisation of norms in the global extractive industry – so as to maintain a consistent and familiar operating environment for Canadian extractive companies. The transnationalisation of norms is further promoted by key international institutions such as the World Bank, which is also the world’s largest development lender and also plays a key role in shaping the regulations that govern natural resource extraction. The thesis briefly investigates some Canadian examples of resource extraction projects, in order to demonstrate the weaknesses of Canadian mining laws, particularly the lack of protection of landowners’ rights under the free entry system and the subsequent need for “free, prior and informed consent” (FPIC). The thesis also considers some of the challenges to the adoption and implementation of the right to FPIC. These challenges include embedded institutional structures like the free entry mining system, international political economy (IPE) as shaped by international institutions and powerful corporations, as well as concerns regarding ‘local’ power structures or the legitimacy of representatives of communities affected by extractive projects. The thesis concludes that in order for Canada to be truly recognized as a leader in the global extractive industry, it must establish legal norms domestically to ensure that Canadian mining companies and residents can be held accountable when there is evidence of environmental and/or human rights violations associated with the activities of Canadian mining companies abroad. The thesis also concludes that Canada needs to address underlying structural issues such as the free entry mining system and implement FPIC, in order to curb “accumulation by dispossession” by the extractive industry, both domestically and abroad.

Subjects/Keywords: natural resources; raw materials; global extractive industry; mining; accumulation by dispossession; primitive accumulation; resource curse; free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC); consultation; free entry; Bill C-300; Omnibus Bill; self-determination; madaraka; multinational / transnational corporations; land grabs; governance gap; enforcement vacuum; regulatory gap; landlessness; involuntary resettlement; displacement; liberalization; financial markets; capitalism; International Monetary Fund (IMF); Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA); Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA); Impact and Benefits Agreement (IBA); corporate social responsibility (CSR); international political economy (IPE); Washington Consensus; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP); sustainable development; rare earth; oil; fossil fuels; Whitehorse Mining Initiative (WMI); foreign direct investment (FDI); privatization; Canadian Centre for the Study of Resource Conflict (CCSRC); Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade (SCFAIT); Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD); neoliberal / corporate globalization; Northern Gateway pipeline project; Ring of Fire; centre-periphery; metropolitan-hinterland; Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD); Gross Domestic Product (GDP); Extractive Industries Review (EIR); Sub-Saharan Africa; war on terror; terrorists; false flag terrorism; Fisheries Act; Navigable Waters Protection Act; primary goods; aid; Third World debt; free trade; modernization; dependency; tariffs; trade barriers; HudBay; home country liability; state; Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX); Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC); spatio-temporal fix; militarism; Sudbury; Atlantic Canada; Crown; neo-colonialism; industrial revolution; imperialism; public policy; democracy; justice; Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA); Export Development Corporation (EDC); Kimberley Process; International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM); Mining Association of Canada; National Roundtables on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the Canadian Extractive Industry in Developing Countries; equity; austerity measures; Environmental Commissioner of Ontario (ECO); Mining Act reforms; proletariat; aboriginal; Least Developed Countries (LDCs); developing country; comparative advantage; human rights; export-led development; Tiomin; Government of Kenya; Government of Canada; Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC); World Bank Group (WBG); World Trade Organization (WTO); United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP); Bill C-38; Bill C-45; Assembly of First Nations (AFN); Idle No More; meaningful participation; AFRICOM; titanium; Base Resources Australia; House of Commons; conditionalities; Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs); World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

…often “local people feel no perceptible benefit from the resources extracted from ‘their’ land… …25 Many local people also complained about the lack of jobs and access to land for farming… …privatization of land and the forceful eviction of peasant populations; conversion of various forms of… …grants unlimited access to land based on the assumption that mining is the “highest and best… …Canada today, allowing mining companies and prospectors to legally enter private land and stake…

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APA (6^th Edition):

Kinuthia, W. (2013). “Accumulation by Dispossession” by the Global Extractive Industry: The Case of Canada . (Thesis). University of Ottawa. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10393/30170

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Kinuthia, Wanyee. ““Accumulation by Dispossession” by the Global Extractive Industry: The Case of Canada .” 2013. Thesis, University of Ottawa. Accessed January 23, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/30170.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Kinuthia, Wanyee. ““Accumulation by Dispossession” by the Global Extractive Industry: The Case of Canada .” 2013. Web. 23 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Kinuthia W. “Accumulation by Dispossession” by the Global Extractive Industry: The Case of Canada . [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Ottawa; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 23]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10393/30170.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Kinuthia W. “Accumulation by Dispossession” by the Global Extractive Industry: The Case of Canada . [Thesis]. University of Ottawa; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10393/30170

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

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