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LANDac | Announcing the LANDac Conference 2018!

LAND GOVERNANCE AND (IM)MOBILITY: Exploring the nexus between land acquisition, displacement and migration  28th and 29th June 2018 Muntgebouw, Utrecht, the Netherlands     Key notes including: Prof. dr. Tania Li, St. George Campus; Canada Research Chair in the Political-Economy and Culture… Read More

Land Portal | Launch New Country Portfolios for Kenya, South Africa and Zambia

Developed in partnership with local experts and organizations, Land Portal’s latest country portfolios for Kenya, South Africa and Zambia on the Land Portal offer an in-depth look at both the current and historical land governance situation as well as access to a wide… Read More

ITC Twente | Vacancy Assistant Professor Urban and Regional Planning and Geo Information Management

The department of Urban and Regional Planning and Geo Information Management (PGM) of ITC works on the linkage of geospatial technologies with both Urban Planning & Management and Land Administration. The department takes the role of people as… Read More

LANDac | Special issue: From land grabs to inclusive development?

LANDac is pleased to announce the release of a themed special issue, based on contributions from the LANDac Annual International Conference 2015, in the journal Geoforum. The themed issue explores the “elusiveness of inclusive development” through analyses of… Read More

LANDac | New journal article: Land acquisition for urban expansion in peri-urban Hue, Vietnam

  Recent LANDac PhD graduate Phuc Nguyen, together with co-chair August van Westen and chair Annelies Zoomers have recently published: Compulsory land acquisition for urban expansion: livelihood reconstruction after land loss in Hue’s peri-urban areas, Central Vietnam Available… Read More

LANDac | LANDac and Partners at the World Bank Conference

Want to catch up with us at the World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty? You can find out where we’ll be here: LANDac and partners at the World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty. LANDac will be running a… Read More

LANDac | Vice Versa and LANDac present special issue on land rights to Minister Ploumen

Yesterday, the Vice Versa special issue on land rights was officially handed over to Minister Ploumen, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation. The special issue features stories from journalists giving perspectives on land rights from different angles,… Read More

Wageningen University | PhD fellowship: Gender-Responsive Innovation in Maize-based Agricultural Contexts

Wageningen University (Chair Group Knowledge, Technology and Innovation), together with the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, CIMMYT, invite interested candidates to apply for a PhD fellowship ‘Gender-Responsive Innovation in Maize-( and Wheat-)based Agricultural Contexts’. Duration: 4 years,… Read More

LANDac | Conference report: Climate change interventions as a source of conflict, competing claims and new mobilities

Now available, a summary report from the November conference. Available here: landac-ccmcc-and-uu-conference-report This report describes some of the key themes that emerged during the 1,5 day event, and also provides some information about the programme, key note speakers and… Read More

LANDac | Report LANDac in Quito for Habitat III

LANDac attended the Habitat III Conference in Quito in October 2016. We organized a number of events and activities, of which you can find a brief report here: LANDac in Quito.