In sub-Saharan Africa, property relationships around land and access to natural resources
vary across localities, districts and farming regions. These differences produce patterned …

Cobalt (Co) is an essential metal for the development of energy-transition technologies,
decarbonising transportation, achieving several sustainable development goals, and …

This paper places land grabbing within the context of developments within agribusiness
within the last 30 years, tracing the various trajectories of increasing competition and …

In this revealing new book, Bøås and Dunn explore the phenomenon of'autochthony'-
literally'son of the soil'-in African politics. In contemporary Africa, questions concerning origin …

Scholars have long argued that local conflicts need to be integrated into the analysis of civil
war and peacebuilding. Yet, systematic research of the linkages between communal …

The field of political demography-the politics of population change-is dramatically
underrepresented in political science. At a time when demographic changes-aging in the …

While disputes over land are prominent in many situations of protracted violent conflict,
questions remain about the precise relationships between land and violent conflict. Political …

Research on environmental change has often focused on changes in population as a
significant driver of unsustainability and environmental degradation. Demographic …

Artisanal mining is commonly associated with violent conflict, rampant corruption and
desperate poverty. Yet millions of people across Sub Sahara Africa depend on it. Many of …

This paper analyses the shifting role of South African farmers, agribusiness and capital
elsewhere in the Southern African region and the rest of the continent. It explores recent …