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LANDac | Country fact sheets on land governance and food security updated and extended

Updated country fact sheets on land governance and food security are now available for download on the LANDac website. As part of the joint knowledge agenda on land governance and food security, the fact sheets – originally compiled… Read More

LANDac | Final programme LANDac International Conference now available

The final programme for the upcoming LANDac International Conference, on 30 June and 1 July in the Muntgebouw in Utrecht, is now available online. Please see the final programme, including some new speakers here: FINAL programme 30 June-1… Read More

LANDac | Practical information LANDac International Conference

Registration Registration for the conference is required. You can register by filling out the registration form and sending it to: landacconference2016@gmail.com. The conference fee is EUR 100 and includes coffee, drinks, lunches and a conference walking dinner on… Read More

UCL | Three PhD scholarships @ Université catholique de Louvain

3 PhD scholarships in the social sciences at the Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium).   The selected candidates will be inserted in an interdisciplinary research project, titled ‘Resistance to international prescriptions and injunctions in Africa and the Middle East’…. Read More

Utrecht University | Inaugural lecture Bernhard Truffer: The Geography of Sustainability Transitions

The inaugural lecture of Prof. Bernhard Truffer (Utrecht University) is available online: The geography of sustainability transitions.

LANDac | Annual International Conference: session descriptions available

Detailed descriptions of sessions have been added to the webpage of the LANDac International Conference 2016. The descriptions highlight focus areas of the sessions, main questions and the chairs of the sessions. More information will be added in… Read More

Utrecht University | Vacancies: Utrecht University is looking for 4 Assistant Professors

Assistant Professors in Human Geography, International Development Studies and Spatial Planning (4 x 0,8/1,0 FTE) Job description The Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning has developed the challenging research programme ‘Urban Futures: Transitions towards Economic and Social… Read More

LEGEND | New publication: LEGEND State of the land debate

The UK Department for International Development (DfID) has launched its first global State of the Land Debate report today, on the 4th anniversary of the VGGT. The report addresses the Voluntary Guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure of land,… Read More

LANDac | New publication: Soy production in South America: Globalization and new agroindustrial landscapes

Special Issue, 43(2), March 2016 Soy production in South America: Globalization and new agroindustrial landscapes Guest editors: Gustavo de L. T. Oliveira and Susanna B. Hecht   The entire collection (15 articles) free access for a limited time!… Read More

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg | Vacancy: Research associate in agri-environmental governance, policy analysis and commons research

Research Associate (100%) in agri-environmental governance, policy analysis and commons research   The Professorship of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Policy with a focus on Governance and Natural Resources (Prof. Insa Theesfeld) is member of the Institute of Agricultural… Read More