Politics of Land

The politics of land are essential and raise questions about power, authority, violence, populism, and neoliberalism. This volume of Research in Political Sociology seeks to carve out a renewed political sociology of land, bringing together classic questions about the state, commodification, and social change and contemporary studies of contentious land use in various parts of the world.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 288 pages
\n Publication date: 13 March 2019
\n Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
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The politics of land are a vital and complex realm that encompasses a wide range of issues, from disputes over fracking, gentrification, and taxation to land grabs, dispossession, and border conflicts. These issues raise crucial questions about power, authority, violence, populism, and neoliberalism, and they require a renewed political sociology of land to fully understand their implications.

This volume of Research in Political Sociology aims to contribute to this renewed understanding by bringing together classic questions about the state, commodification, and social change with contemporary studies of contentious land use in various parts of the world. The introductory essay provides a foundation for a political sociology of land and highlights what makes land unique compared to other political objects.

Chapters in the volume are based on highly original qualitative, quantitative, and/or historical analyses to shed light on numerous dimensions of land politics. These analyses cover a wide range of topics, including anti-fracking campaigns, property tax caps, and green gentrification in the United States; soil protection regulation in Europe; squatter settlements in Peru; land grabs in peri-urban China and rural Senegal; violent expulsions in Colombia; and the privatization of property rights in Morocco.

By bringing together high-quality, peer-reviewed research, this volume opens up novel comparisons and enriches theories of the state, commodification, and collective resistance. It provides valuable insights into the complex dynamics of land politics and their implications for social, economic, and political systems around the world.

In conclusion, the politics of land are a critical and multifaceted area that requires a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach. This volume of Research in Political Sociology contributes to this effort by bringing together classic and contemporary studies of land politics and highlighting their relevance to contemporary social, economic, and political challenges.

\n Weight: 548g\n
Dimension: 159 x 238 x 24 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781787564282\n \n