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PhD defence Cynthia Embido Bejeno

'On the frontlines: peasant women and land reform struggles in the Philippines'

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Successful PhD defence by Natacha Bruna

'Extractivism, rural livelyhoods and accumulation in a "ClimateSmart" world'

Agrarian climate justice as a progressive alternative to climate security
Daniela Calmon, Massa Koné and Chantal Jacovetti explore emerging trends in natural resource politics in Mali. Read the full article here.
- Monday 25 Oct 2021
- Publication
On the emergence, transformation and functions of paramilitary groups in Turkey
In this interview on the 5th anniversary of the Cizre Massacre, Ayhan Işık, discusses his research into paramilitary groups in Turkey. Read the full interview.
- Thursday 21 Oct 2021
- Publication
Scurvy, lemons and the Sicilian mafia:
What’s the link between lemons grown on an impoverished island at the foot of Italy and a violent criminal organization?
- Wednesday 20 Oct 2021
- In the media

Hosting Zapatistas at ISS
Live event sharing stories of struggles and experiences of radical practices of autonomy and building other worlds. Come meet the Zapatista delegation at ISS.
- Tuesday 26 Oct 2021, 17:00 - 20:00
- General
PhD defence by Cynthia Embido Bejeno
Cynthia Embido Bejeno will defend her thesis the role of peasant women in land reform struggles. Find out more.
- Friday 29 Oct 2021, 13:30 - 15:00
- PhD defence
Chemical Colonialism: Environmental justice and industrial epidemics
Dr Yogi Hale Hendlin considers the planetary de-evolution of the human species resulting from globalized chemical pollution. Find out more during this seminar.
- Tuesday 2 Nov 2021, 16:00 - 17:00
- Seminar