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Panel: Land Contestation in the Mekong

July 8, 2022
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This panel gathers a collection of new research exploring attempts to govern or acquire land and the actions of different authorities (state, private, community), often pitted against one another by their claims. The research presented was conducted by master’s students from the Development Studies program at Chiang Mai University, with a focus on land relations and who are supported by Mekong Region Land Governance (MRLG). View the entire list of abstracts for the panel here (panel #5) and join in person or online for the full presentation during ICIRD7!

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Panel: Border and Migration between China & Southeast

July 3, 2022
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Convened by Long Xiaoyan and Wang Yueping from Yunnan University's School of Ethnology and Sociology, this panel focuses on connectivity between China and Southeast Asia, both through long-running geographic, ethnic, and migratory ties and also examines connectivity through modern means and phenomenon like tourism, transnational investment and trade, and the impact of covid-19. Please follow this link to view all abstracts for this panel (panel #1).

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ICIRD7 Panel: Peasant Agroecology as a Social Movement

June 28, 2022
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Panel 13 of ICIRD7 will be convened by Peter Rosset of El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR) to give an overview of different peasant movements and processes in Africa, Latin America and Asia as they struggle against trade liberalization, the non-enforcement of antimonopoly legislation, dangerous pesticides and industrial livestock operations. At the same time, the panel looks at how peasant movements are building new food systems based on food sovereignty, land occupations, defense of land and territory, and peasant-based agroecology. Read the collected abstracts for the panel here and watch for the full ICIRD7 schedule to be posted soon...

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