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.
👤 Joined on 10 January 2025
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@plaasuwc.bsky.social“I don’t want to be seated in heaven seeing my grandchildren without land.” 🎥 Watch this new documentary, based on research 25 years after Zimbabwe's controversial land reform programme www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldiT...
Show PostPLAAS postdoctoral fellow Boaventura Monjane argues that rural and urban struggles are deeply interconnected. Drawing on case studies of popular resistance ✊🏾, he shows how building solidarity across these spaces can challenge inequality. Read here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Show Post🌊 New research by PLAAS Professors Mafa Hara and Moenieba Isaacs, alongside fellow researchers, used 10 years of data from 34 African countries to map more than 1,000 conflicts involving small-scale fishers. Nearly 75% were linked to access to resources. Read: theconversation.com/disputes-ove...
Show Post"Theorising back": join us & Dr Mfundo Mlilo from @unicologne.bsky.social for his seminar, Decolonising tourism development at Victoria Falls. 🗓️ Wed, 3 June 2026 🕐 13:00 – 14:00 SAST 📍 PLAAS seminar room, 2nd Floor, Jakes Gerwel Hall, @uwconline.bsky.social & zoom 📝 Register: shorturl.at/anIQZ
Show PostHappy Africa Day! 🌍 Join us today at 🕐 13:00–14:00 SAST as we unpack the first-ever global Status of Land Tenure and Governance Report with experts Ward Anseeuw, Dr Stha Yeni & Dr Joan Kagwanja. 📍 Online via Zoom OR In-person: PLAAS Seminar Room Register here: uwc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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