Essential Concepts of Land Politics: An A–Z Guide is now freely available in Open Access.
Taking a broad view of land across the rural–urban continuum, this book advances a holistic understanding of land politics as inseparable from the politics of food, climate, labour, citizenship, and geopolitics. It brings together 67 key concepts that shape contemporary debates on land, offering readers an accessible guide to the ideas, processes, and struggles at the heart of this growing field.
The book demonstrates how land has long been central to both productive and social reproductive activities, underpinning the continual renewal of life and society. Rather than presenting concepts as fixed or neutral, the authors show how they are politically contested and evolve within changing historical and social contexts.
Grounded in the perspectives of Critical Agrarian Studies and the scholar-activist tradition, Essential Concepts of Land Politics provides an essential resource for students, researchers, activists, and policymakers seeking to better understand the dynamics of land, power, and social transformation.
