PO 311E

The Global Politics of Land

Land lies at the heart of politics, power and political struggle, at every scale - from the community to the global level. In this course, students will gain broad and deep understanding of the importance of land in political, cultural, spiritual, ecological, legal and economic terms. They will build a toolkit of theoretical frameworks for critically analysing conflicts and debates related to land, including who gets access to it and control over it, and how it is used. By engaging with real-world examples of land struggles across the planet from multiple perspectives – with a particular focus on Indigenous and other land-based communities - students will gain a wide-ranging understanding of long-standing and emerging currents in the global politics of land.