Land Deal Politics Initiative - Small Grants Competition

A convergence of factors has been driving a revaluation of land by powerful economic and political actors. This is occurring across the world, but especially in the global South. As a result, we are seeing a dramatic rise in the extent of cross-border, transnational corporation-driven and, in some cases foreign government-driven, large-scale land deals unfolding worldwide. The phrase ‘global land grab' has become a catch-all phrase to describe this explosion of (trans)national commercial land transactions revolving around the production and sale of food and biofuels, conservation and mining activities.

We are currently running a SMALL GRANT competition aimed at doctoral or post-doctoral researchers. To enter the competition:

Download the application document in one of 3 languages:

http://www.plaas.org.za/ldpi/docs/land%20grabbing%20-%20LDPI%20Call%20fo...

We especially urge researchers from Africa, or those working on African cases, to enter.

Successful applicants will receive grants of up to US$2000 per study.

For more information about the competition and the LDPI, please visit http://www.plaas.org.za/ldpi or http://www.smu.ca/academic/arts/ids/ldpi_about.html