This paper argues that development through large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) in Gambella, western Ethiopia, belies a state-remaking project under a dispossessive political economy. This argument is based on fieldwork in Gambella, Addis Ababa, and Minneapolis and is situated within the broader development agenda pursued by Ethiopia’s ruling party. The political economy of LSLAs tells us that the deals are not occurring in a predominantly economic manner; rather, extra-economic state intervention clears the way for, facilitates, and ensures sustained accumulation. This political intervention is “unlocking” and making the lowland resources accessible and extractable by the state, while a concomitant villagisation project is guaranteeing co...
The land grabbing phenomena grew in both reported cases and in scholarly interest after the 2008 fin...
Numerous countries in the third world have since the end of 2007 experienced a sudden rise in foreig...
"In diesem Aufsatz wird argumentiert, dass der äthiopische Staat eine Schlüsselrolle in der Rekonfig...
"This paper argues that development through large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) in Gambella, weste...
This paper argues that development through large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) in Gambella, wester...
This study examines the arrival of the (trans)national investment companies in Gambela Regional Stat...
Since 2008, land grabbing has become trendy, especially in the global South, particularly in Africa....
In surveying the literature on land tenure reform in Africa, what can readily be observed is that mu...
Land management is a multi-dimensional and multi-institutional engagement that demands collective an...
The central argument in this paper is that, for the past two decades, state-led agricultural extensi...
Großflächiger Landerwerb (large-scale land acquisition, LSLA) durch ausländische Investoren ist ein ...
The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) in Ethi...
The thesis consists of a short introduction and three self-contained analytical chapters on land pol...
Large-scale land acquisition (LSLA) by foreign interests is a major driver of agrarian change in the...
Gambella is one of the regional states in Ethiopia where huge tracts of land have been leased out to...
The land grabbing phenomena grew in both reported cases and in scholarly interest after the 2008 fin...
Numerous countries in the third world have since the end of 2007 experienced a sudden rise in foreig...
"In diesem Aufsatz wird argumentiert, dass der äthiopische Staat eine Schlüsselrolle in der Rekonfig...
"This paper argues that development through large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) in Gambella, weste...
This paper argues that development through large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) in Gambella, wester...
This study examines the arrival of the (trans)national investment companies in Gambela Regional Stat...
Since 2008, land grabbing has become trendy, especially in the global South, particularly in Africa....
In surveying the literature on land tenure reform in Africa, what can readily be observed is that mu...
Land management is a multi-dimensional and multi-institutional engagement that demands collective an...
The central argument in this paper is that, for the past two decades, state-led agricultural extensi...
Großflächiger Landerwerb (large-scale land acquisition, LSLA) durch ausländische Investoren ist ein ...
The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) in Ethi...
The thesis consists of a short introduction and three self-contained analytical chapters on land pol...
Large-scale land acquisition (LSLA) by foreign interests is a major driver of agrarian change in the...
Gambella is one of the regional states in Ethiopia where huge tracts of land have been leased out to...
The land grabbing phenomena grew in both reported cases and in scholarly interest after the 2008 fin...
Numerous countries in the third world have since the end of 2007 experienced a sudden rise in foreig...
"In diesem Aufsatz wird argumentiert, dass der äthiopische Staat eine Schlüsselrolle in der Rekonfig...