Violent conflict is a major cause of acute food crises. In 2021, at least 155 million people in
10 countries were severely food insecure and eight of those countries were experiencing …

Global food security is a priority for the future development agenda of the United Nations.
Given the high dependence of the modern global food production system on the continuous …

To what extent do extractive and industrial development pressures affect Indigenous
Peoples' lifeways, lands, and rights globally? We analyze 3081 environmental conflicts over …

One of the greatest challenges humanity faces is feeding the world's human population in a
sustainable, nutritious, equitable and ethical way under a changing climate. Urgent …

Can digital information and communication technology foster mass political mobilization?
We use a novel georeferenced data set for the entire African continent between 1998 and …

Earlier research that reports a correlational pattern between climate anomalies and violent
conflict routinely refers to drought-induced agricultural shocks and adverse economic …

In large parts of the developing world agriculture remains a broad economic sector securing
livelihoods for large parts of the population. In the discourse on security implications of …

For four decades, The Journal of Peasant Studies (JPS) has served as a principal arena for
the formation and dissemination of cutting-edge research and theory. It is globally renowned …

A growing body of scholarship acknowledges the increasing influence of global forces on
social institutions and societies on multiple scales. We focus here on the role of globalization …

Is climate change a major security threat? How has research on climate and conflict
progressed in recent years? And where should it move forward? This brief essay reflects on …