International Conference on Global Land Grabbing
The first international conference on Global Land Grabbing was organised by the Land Deals Politics Initiative ( LDPI) in collaboration with the Journal of Peasant Studies and hosted by the Future Agricultures Consortium at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, on 6-8 April 2011.
Organising committee: Jun Borras (ISS, Netherlands), Ruth Hall (PLAAS, South Africa), Ian Scoones (IDS, UK), Wendy Wolford (Cornell, USA), Ben White (ISS, Netherlands)
The focus of the conference was on the politics of global land grabbing and agrarian change.
Related conferences
Global Land Grabbing II: The conference was followed in October 2012 by Global Land Grabbing II – the second international conference on large-scale land deals – at Cornell University, USA.
Third Land Grabbing conference: A third international conference, Land Grabbing: Perspectives from East and Southeast Asia, was held at Chiang Mai University in Thailand on 5-6 June 2015.
Latest articles
JPS Forum
April 4, 2011 / International Conference on Global Land Grabbing A new report has been released to coincide with the conference. The Journal of Peasant Studies (JPS) Forum on global land grabbing, with three leading commentators, debates the sometimes hidden impacts of land deals and sets the scene for wider
Further Resources
April 4, 2011 / International Conference on Global Land Grabbing Media Reports The Guardian, Ugandan villagers evicted to make way for forestry company (video) The Guardian, Mark Tran UN expert calls for guidelines to protect vulnerable people against ‘land grabs’ (quotes keynote speaker, Olivier de Schutter) Geographical Magazine A new
Conference Papers
April 4, 2011 / International Conference on Global Land Grabbing No. Name Paper title 1 Abdirizak Nunow The Dynamics of Land Deals in the Tana Delta, Kenya 2 Alberto Alonso-Fradejas Expansion of oil palm agribusinesses over indigenous-peasant lands and territories in Guatemala: Fuelling a new cycle of agrarian accumulation, territorial
Policy Frameworks
April 4, 2011 / International Conference on Global Land Grabbing Much recent policy debate has focused on policy guidelines or principles aimed at governing land investments. A number of competing frameworks exist. There are also opportunities to get involved through e-discussions and petitions.
Media Coverage
March 30, 2011 / International Conference on Global Land Grabbing Press release and other media coverage
Further Reading
March 24, 2011 / International Conference on Global Land Grabbing Global Donor Platform – Land, Investment and Development IIED – Land grab or development opportunity? Agricultural investment and international land deals in Africa IFPRI – “Land grabbing” by foreign investors in developing countries Farm Land Grab .org – Food Crisis
Programme
January 28, 2011 / International Conference on Global Land Grabbing Over 100 papers will be presented 32 panels during the conference. Find the full listing of plenary presentations, all papers, plus panel abstracts here.
Panel Commentaries
January 28, 2011 / International Conference on Global Land Grabbing Commentaries on each of the panel sessions were provided by participants and are linked below.
What’s on in Brighton?
January 28, 2011 / International Conference on Global Land Grabbing A listing of local theatre, cinema, restaurants and art galleries.
Directions
January 28, 2011 / International Conference on Global Land Grabbing The Institute of Development Studies is situated on the campus of the University of Sussex, conveniently located on the outskirts of Brighton, close to the Channel ferry ports and to Gatwick and Heathrow international airports, and just over an hour
Venue
January 28, 2011 / International Conference on Global Land Grabbing VenueThe Institute of Development Studies is a leading global organisation for research, teaching and communications on international development. IDS was founded in 1966 and enjoys an international reputation based on the quality of its work and its commitment to
Conference Background
January 28, 2011 / International Conference on Global Land Grabbing Co-organized and hosted by the Future Agricultures Consortium in partnership with the Journal of Peasant Studies and the Land Deal Politics Initiative (LDPI). This international academic conference on ‘Global Land Grabbing’ will be held on 6-8 April 2011 at the
LDPI Research Network
January 28, 2011 / International Conference on Global Land Grabbing LDPI promotes 'engaged research' on the recent explosion of (trans) national commercial and corporation-driven land transactions.
About LPDI
January 28, 2011 / International Conference on Global Land Grabbing Globally, powerful transnational actors are tapping into lands outside their own borders to provide sufficient food and energy security at home. The original North-South dynamic to this 'global land grab' is developing into a North-South-South dynamic with economically powerful non-Northern