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Grappling with unease – together: collective reflections on Migration Studies and Colonialism by Mayblin and Turner

Mahardhika Sjamsoe’oed Sadjad, Zeynep Kaşlı, Nanneke Winters, Haya Alfarra, Mausumi Chetia, Xander Creed, Vanessa Ntinu, and Gabriela Villacis Izquierdo
May 26, 2023
How can scholars tackle the legacy of colonialism in migration studies? Last year, a small group of critical development studies scholars at ISS sought to reflect on this challenge by collectively reading and discussing the book Migration Studies and Colonialism that explores exactly this issue. In this article, we share our observations and discuss two things that we consider vital in meaningful discussions on the topic: the need to move beyond simplistic notions of European colonialism and the importance of meaningful engagement with scholars from the ‘Global South’.
May 26, 2023
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Contract farming is everywhere, but how does it affect agrarian relations in the Global South?

Caroline Hambloch, Mark Vicol and Helena Pérez Niño
May 19, 2023
Contemporary debates in agrarian studies have been predominantly focused on land and property issues, at times to the detriment of questions about production and exchange. The large and expanding footprint of contract farming is one example of a relatively neglected – yet significant – dimension of contemporary agricultural systems in the Global South. Farming contracts are one of many forms of coordinating production and exchange that seek to avoid the uncertainty for producers and buyers of finding each other more spontaneously in open markets. Contract farming involves a non-transferable agreement between farmers and buyers that specifies the terms of production and marketing, typically relating to the price, quantity, quality and delivery of the product.
May 19, 2023

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Grappling with unease – together: collective reflections on Migration Studies and Colonialism by Mayblin and Turner

Mahardhika Sjamsoe’oed Sadjad, Zeynep Kaşlı, Nanneke Winters, Haya Alfarra, Mausumi Chetia, Xander Creed, Vanessa Ntinu, and Gabriela Villacis Izquierdo
May 26, 2023
How can scholars tackle the legacy of colonialism in migration studies? Last year, a small group of critical development studies scholars at ISS sought to reflect on this challenge by collectively reading and discussing the book Migration Studies and Colonialism that explores exactly this issue. In this article, we share our observations and discuss two things that we consider vital in meaningful discussions on the topic: the need to move beyond simplistic notions of European colonialism and the importance of meaningful engagement with scholars from the ‘Global South’.
May 26, 2023
Contract-farming-broad-2000×1200

Contract farming is everywhere, but how does it affect agrarian relations in the Global South?

Caroline Hambloch, Mark Vicol and Helena Pérez Niño
May 19, 2023
Contemporary debates in agrarian studies have been predominantly focused on land and property issues, at times to the detriment of questions about production and exchange. The large and expanding footprint of contract farming is one example of a relatively neglected – yet significant – dimension of contemporary agricultural systems in the Global South. Farming contracts are one of many forms of coordinating production and exchange that seek to avoid the uncertainty for producers and buyers of finding each other more spontaneously in open markets. Contract farming involves a non-transferable agreement between farmers and buyers that specifies the terms of production and marketing, typically relating to the price, quantity, quality and delivery of the product.
May 19, 2023