The Politics of Global Land Grabbing: Insights from the Philippines, with Glances at Other Southeast Asian Countries
Friday, November 19th, 2010
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 19, 2010 | 12:00PM - 2:00PM | Seminar Room 208N, Munk School of Global Affairs, 1 Devonshire Place |
Series
Southeast Asia Seminar Series
Description
This presentation will look into the politics of contemporary global land grabbing, the dynamics of food-energy complex, and the key debates around it, including the mainstream position for a ‘Code of Conduct’. It will also critically examine competing positions by various (trans)national social movements and their allies around these debates. Insights from land grabbing in the Philippines will be discussed, with glances at other Southeast Asian countries. The presentation will conclude by mapping key challenges in academic research around land issues and on dynamics of (trans)national agrarian movements today.
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Saturnino (‘Jun’) Borras Jr. Is Canada Research Chair in International Development Studies at Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is a Fellow of the Amsterdam-based Transnational Institute (TNI) and of the Oakland-based Food First, and is Adjunct Professor at the College of Humanities and Development, China Agricultural University in Beijing. His research interests include land reform, land grabbing, and (trans)national agrarian movements.
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