Alessandra Mezzadri, Sara Stevano, Hannah Bargawi A new special issue on the Social Reproduction of Agrarian Change, edited by Alessandra Mezzadri (SOAS), Sara Stevano (SOAS), Lyn Ossome and Hannah Bargawi (SOAS). The Social Reproduction of Agrarian Change: Feminist Political Economy and Rural Transformations in the Global South

Peter Mollinga published: a co-authored paper titled Blooming activism in a drying land: Water justice movements along river Tigris in Iraq

Interview with Aljazeera: Naomi Hossain speaks to Aljazeera, expressing concerns about the reprisal attacks following Bangladesh’s PM Sheikh Hasina’s resignation. She emphasises that Bangladesh “cannot afford” to repeat authoritarian rule. You can also watch Naomi Hossain on BBC, listen to her on SAFM radio, and read in the New York Times and Liberation.

Home Beyond the Home Office: Addressing Refugee Move-On Challenges in the Oxford Area by Anna Lindley (SOAS, University of London), Agegnehu Mamo & Hari Reed (Asylum Welcome)

Sarah Njeri (SOAS), with the assistance of Christiana Greene, has been commissioned to write a report on the link between climate change and land contamination and degradation due to the remnants of armed conflict. This is being commissioned by the Bonn Contact Group on Climate, Peace and Security ahead of COP29.

Working with LINKS Europe and the Bonn Contact Group itself, they will identify key action points that will be presented to world leaders in November at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Read more.

Carlos Oya’s recently published policy brief based on a major research project on employment trends in Africa, this policy brief presents key findings and offers recommendations from a study on the local skills and expertise of Ethiopian middle-level managers in the foreign-owned light manufacturing sector. Prioritising the Skill Development of Local Production Managers in Ethiopia’s Apparel industry.