Diverse forms of resistance to extractivist land grabs

Published in Third World Quarterly, the article argues that this diversity is influenced by the social structures and institutions upon which land grabs unfold. These conditions also shape how land grabs take shape across time and space.

The authors have identified two broad types of land grabs in terms of status: operational corporate and failed corporate land deals; and three broad types in terms of scale: large-scale corporate land grabs, and non-corporate medium-scale and pin-prick land grabs.

They demonstrate the uneven outcomes of resistance and the various patterns in the forms of struggle. Their investigation provides insights into the political struggles against extractivism and capitalism more broadly.