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  1. Research

    Gender-Based Violence and Property Grabbing in Africa: A Denial of Women’s Security and Liberty

    Izumi, Kaori. 2007.”Gender-Based Violence and Property Grabbing in Africa: A Denial of Women’s Security and Liberty.” Gender and Development 15 (1): 11-23.

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    Topics: Economies, Gender, Women, Gender-Based Violence, Health, HIV/AIDS, Mental Health, Land grabbing, Rights, Land Rights, Women's Rights, Security, Human Security Regions: Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa Keywords: gendered violence, insecurity, physical abuse, mental harassment, women's rights, Property grabbing

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    The Gender Implications of Large-Scale Land Deals

    Behrman, Julia, Ruth Meinzen-Dick, and Agnes Quisumbing. 2011. The Gender Implications of Large-Scale Land Deals. IFPRI Discussion Paper 01056. Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division, Environment and Production Technology Division, International Food Policy Research Institute.

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    Topics: Economies, Gender, Land grabbing, Rights, Land Rights Keywords: gender, large-scale land deals, land tenure reform

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    Gender and ‘Land Grabbing’ in Sub-Saharan Africa: Women’s Land Rights and Customary Land Tenure

    Chu, Jessica. 2011. “Gender and ‘Land Grabbing’ in Sub-Saharan Africa: Women’s Land Rights and Customary Land Tenure.” Development 54 (1): 35–39. doi:10.1057/dev.2010.95.

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    Topics: Economies, Gender, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, International Financial Institutions, International Organizations, Land grabbing, Rights, Land Rights, Property Rights Regions: Africa Keywords: women's land rights, customary law, land grabs, the World Bank, gender relations

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    Governing the Global Land Grab: What Role for Gender in the Voluntary Guidelines and the Principles for Responsible Investment?

    Collins, Andrea M. 2014. "Governing the Global Land Grab: What Role for Gender in the Voluntary Guidelines and the Principles for Responsible Investment?" Globalizations 11 (2): 189-203.

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    Topics: Economies, Gender, Gender Analysis, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Governance, Land grabbing, Rights, Land Rights Keywords: gender, global governance, land grabbing, large-scale land acquisitions, voluntary guidelines, agricultural investment

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    Land, Gender, and Food Security

    Doss, Cheryl, Gale Summerfield, and Dzodzi Tsikata. 2014. “Land, Gender, and Food Security.” Feminist Economics 20 (1): 1–23. 

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    Topics: Economies, Food Security, Gender, Gender Analysis, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equity, Land grabbing, Livelihoods, Rights, Human Rights, Land Rights, Security Keywords: gender, land rights, land acquisition, food security, land grabs

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    Contemporary Processes of Large-Scale Land Acquisition in Sub-Saharan Africa: Legal Deficiency or Elite Capture of the Rule of Law?

    German, Laura, George Schoneveld, and Esther Mwangi. 2013. “Contemporary Processes of Large-Scale Land Acquisition in Sub-Saharan Africa: Legal Deficiency or Elite Capture of the Rule of Law?” World Development 48: 1–18.

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    Topics: Civil Society, Development, Economies, Gender, Governance, Land grabbing, Rights, Land Rights Regions: Africa Keywords: foreign direct investment, land governance, land grabs, large-scale land acquisition, Sub-Saharan Africa

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    From Under Their Feet: A Think Piece on the Gender Dimensions of Land Grabs in Africa

    Kachingwe, Nancy. 2012. From Under Their Feet: A Think Piece on the Gender Dimensions of Land Grabs in Africa. Johannesburg, South Africa: ActionAid.

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    Topics: Economies, Gender, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Land grabbing, Livelihoods, Rights, Land Rights, Women's Rights Regions: Africa

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    Land Grabs, Women’s Farming, and Women’s Activism in Africa

    Koopman, Jeanne, and Iba Mar Faye. 2012. “Land Grabs, Women’s Farming, and Women’s Activism in Africa.” In International Conference on Global Land Grabbing II. Ithaca, NY. 

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    Topics: Civil Society, Economies, Gender, Women, Gender Roles, Gendered Power Relations, Patriarchy, Households, Land grabbing, Livelihoods, Rights, Land Rights Regions: Africa

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    Coercive Harmony in Land Acquisition: The Gendered Impact of Corporate ‘Responsibility’ in the Brazilian Amazon

    Miyasaka Porro, Noemi, and Joaquim Shiraishi Neto. 2014. “Coercive Harmony in Land Acquisition: The Gendered Impact of Corporate ‘Responsibility’ in the Brazilian Amazon.” Feminist Economics 20 (1): 227–48. 

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    Topics: Development, Food Security, Gender, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Land grabbing, Multi-national Corporations, Rights, Land Rights, Women's Rights Regions: Americas, South America Countries: Brazil Keywords: gender, food security, land, development, Amazon

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    Gendered Dimensions of Land and Rural Livelihoods: The Case of New Settler Farmer Displacement at Nuanetsi Ranch, Mwenezi District, Zimbabwe

    Mutopo, Patience. 2011. Gendered Dimensions of Land and Rural Livelihoods: The Case of New Settler Farmer Displacement at Nuanetsi Ranch, Mwenezi District, Zimbabwe. Brighton, UK: Land Deals Politics Initiative.

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    Topics: Agriculture, Development, Displacement & Migration, Forced Migration, Economies, Environment, Gender, Governance, Land grabbing, Livelihoods, Political Economies, Rights, Land Rights Regions: Africa, Southern Africa Countries: Zimbabwe

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