The Agrarian Question as an Ecological Question

The Agrarian Question as an Ecological Question

Author: Alexander Scott November 25, 2024 Duration: 59:33

LAP contributing editors Daniela García Grandón, Joana Salém Vasconcelos, and Andrew R. Smolski join the pod to discuss the January 2024 issue of LAP, "The Agrarian Question as an Ecological Question." The themes covered include the classic debate over agrarianism and development, the history of land reform in Latin America during the twentieth century, and the significance of centering ecology in the agrarian debate. 

Daniela García Grandón is a part-time professor in the School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies at the University of Ottawa. Joana Salém Vasconcelos is a full-time Visiting Professor at the Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Brazil, and has a PhD in Economic History from the University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil. Andrew R. Smolski is an Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education at the Pennsylvania State University. 

Access the January 2024 issue of LAP here: https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/lapa/51/1

For additional information about contacting the journal, podcast host, or guests, please contact latampodcasts@gmail.com


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