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Saturnino M. Borras
Researcher at Erasmus University Rotterdam
Publications - 110
Citations - 10450
Saturnino M. Borras is an academic researcher from Erasmus University Rotterdam. The author has contributed to research in topics: Agrarian society & Land grabbing. The author has an hindex of 44, co-authored 104 publications receiving 9207 citations. Previous affiliations of Saturnino M. Borras include China Agricultural University & Saint Mary's University.
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Agrarian change and peasant studies: changes, continuities and challenges – an introduction
TL;DR: In this paper, a collection of essays on key perspectives, frameworks and methodologies for agrarian transformation and development is presented, with a focus on the nature, scope, pace and direction of agrarians' transformations and development.
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Contemporary discourses and contestations around pro-poor land policies and land governance.
TL;DR: The meaning of land and land policies is diverse and contested across and within local and (inter)national settings as mentioned in this paper, and the meaning of policies that have anything to do with land may be convenient, but it masks the actual complexity of issues.
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The Challenge of Global Governance of Land Grabbing: Changing International Agricultural Context and Competing Political Views and Strategies
TL;DR: The emergence of "flex crops and commodities" within a fluid international food regime transition, the rise of BRICS and middle-income countries, and the revalued role of nation-states are critical context for land grabbing as mentioned in this paper.
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La Vía Campesina and its Global Campaign for Agrarian Reform
TL;DR: The Global Campaign for Agrarian Reform (GCAR) as discussed by the authors has made a significant impact (inter)nationally in reshaping the terms of the land reform debates, but its impact on other land policy dynamics has been marginal.
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The politics of agrofuels and mega-land and water deals: insights from the ProCana case, Mozambique
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the politics of large-scale commercial bio-fuels production and mega-land-water deals, with special reference to the dynamics of changes in land/water use and property rights and how these impact on the lives and livelihoods of the socioeconomically marginalised rural sectors in the countryside.