Call for Grant Applications Land Grabbing and Land Deals for Researchers in Global South

Call for Grant Applications Land Grabbing and Land Deals for Researchers in Global South


The Land Deal Politics Initiative (LDPI) is offering 25 grants of US$3,000 each to researchers based in/from the Global South who have undertaken original empirical research on land grabs.

More than a decade ago, the Land Deals Politics Initiative (LDPI) was launched as a loose network of scholars and activists concerned about the rise of land, water and green grabs across the world and the consequences for rural livelihoods and agrarian relations.

A massive wave of investment in land, resulting in expropriation and displacement had emerged following the financial, food and energy crises of 2008-09. We wanted to understand what was going on and how best to respond.

The global debate around land deals has diminished in the last several years, but important research and political questions remain.