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This book is about scholar-activism and political struggles for land. Scholar-activism is a way of working that tries to change society by combining the best features of radical academic and political activist traditions, despite the many contradictions and challenges that this entails. The role played by scholar-activists in land struggles is important, but is not straightforward. This book unapologetically celebrates the contributions of scholar-activism in land struggles and scholarship, but more than this, it is about exploring the contradictions and challenges facing scholar-activism. It is neither a glorification of the achievements of scholar-activism, nor a set of prescriptive propositions on how to ‘do’ scholar-activism. Rather, it addresses contentious issues in scholar-activism, many of which are rarely discussed, or are discussed only gingerly and awkwardly when they cannot be avoided. It is a book written by two scholar-activists who have focused their individual and collaborative research and activist works on the politics of land and the role played by radical agrarian movements. Insights in this book are drawn on the experiences of the authors working in the three main sites of global knowledge circuits: academic institutions, independent research institutions oriented to practical politics, and left-wing agrarian movements.

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Author:   Saturnino M. Borras Jr. ,  Jennifer C. Franco
Publisher:   Practical Action Publishing
Imprint:   Practical Action Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 13.30cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 20.30cm
Weight:   0.350kg
ISBN:  

9781788532587

ISBN 10:   1788532589
Pages:   180
Publication Date:   17 July 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Book series Foreword Foreword by Pietje Vervest et al., Transnational Institute (TNI) Authors’ Preface Chapter 1: Scholars, activists and agrarian struggles Struggles and scholarship Historical roots of competing views on agrarian politics and allies Historical roots of contemporary agrarian politics The current conjuncture Chapter 2: The politics of land The contemporary global land rush Broadening the scope of land politics Land movements Chapter 3: Scholar-activism Studies about scholar-activism Scholar-activism in critical agrarian studies Scholar-activism and the academy Scholar-activism and political activism Chapter 4: What is to be done? Future challenges for agrarian scholar-activism Aims: Access, equity, autonomy Transformative knowledge Affirmative action Solidarity and internationalism References Authors’ Bio

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International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Hague  Transnational Institute, Amsterdam 

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