Davide Chinigò
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 223122 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Davide Chinigò |
| NOMBRES | Davide |
| APELLIDO | Chinigò |
| FIRMA | CHINIGÒ D |
| AFILIACIONES | Stellenbosch University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6683-6615 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 15 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 51 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 15 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2013 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
The geopolitics of space exploration in Africa
Over the past two decades, African states have rapidly expanded investments in outer space. Attracted by low-cost earth observation and access to global astronomy networks, many have founded national space agencies and mobilized resources for a new ‘space age’. At the centre stands the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), an international effort to build the world’s largest radio telescope. Drawing on long-term fieldwork in South Africa, I analyse the S…
Heads in the Stars, Feet on the Ground
This article explores the evolution of radio astronomy in South Africa and Madagascar, focusing on how “scale” functions as both a way of understanding the world and marking differences in existence. In outer space research, the ground is crucial but often overlooked. By collaboratively examining the expansion of infrastructure for radio astronomy, driven by the goal of scaling up research objectives, we navigate across different scales to presen…
Contract and Control
This article explores the “agrarian question of labour” (AQ of labour) that is emerging in Ethiopia as part of a strategy of agricultural commercialisation present since the mid-2000s. We contribute to debates about the uneven character and open-ended trajectory of Ethiopia’s agrarian transformation, which is a state-led, investmentbased attempt at a transition from a largely rural, agrarian society and economy to an increasingly industrial one. …
Science, astronomy, and sacrifice zones
We explore the notion of “sacrifice zones” to reflect critically on the trade-offs between Science & Technology (S&T) policy and inclusive development in South Africa. We draw evidence from one of the country’s flagship projects, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope, currently under construction in the semi-arid Northern Cape. The SKA embodies a key tension in the country’s S&T policy, that between the promotion of astronomy, based on…
From the 'Merino Revolution' to the 'Astronomy Revolution
The establishment of an astronomy reserve around the core site of the Square Kilometre Array radio telescope marks the beginning of an epochal shift away from commercial sheep farming in the upper Karoo. In this article, I reflect on the significance of this ‘astronomy revolution’ by exploring the ways in which land is central to dynamics of identification, shaping social hierarchies and development expectations. The article uses archival and eth…
Karoo Futures
no
The peri-urban space at work
By discussing details of the current policy emphasis on entrepreneurship and microfinance, this article explores the dynamic and inconclusive negotiation of state authority in Kolfe Keraniyo, peri-urban Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In the last few years, Ethiopia embarked on a strategy of rapid transformation driven by what its political elite defined as a 'developmental state', which entailed the significant rescaling of the peri-urban space. The prom…
Disassembling the Square Kilometre Array
The article poses questions about astronomy and its local, national and global developmental impacts, drawing on ongoing research around the internationally networked Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope in South Africa. The relationship between progress in global science and technology and societal change has traditionally been framed through western-centric notions of progress imbued with universalism; the field of astronomy exemplifies…
Rural Radicalism and the Historical Land Conflict in the Malawian Tea Economy
This article contributes to the debate about land conflicts in Africa and explores how people and social groups claim, negotiate and legitimate access to land and local resources through the construction of political repertoires drawing on history. Empirically, the article discusses a historical land conflict in Thyolo, southern Malawi, and presents details about a recently established rural movement known as the People’s Land Organisation (PLO).…
Thermidor in Ethiopia? Agrarian Transformations between Economic Liberalization and the Developmental State
L’article analyse les récentes politiques foncières mises en place par le gouvernement Éthiopien pour promouvoir la commercialisation agricole, dans la perspective de la trajectoire historique de formation de l’État Éthiopien et à partir du paradigme des « situations thermidoriennes » développé par Jean-François Bayart. L’idée d’un Thermidor Éthiopien éclaircit les stratégies originales et sélectives de libéralisation politique et économique adop…
Re-Peasantization and Land Reclamation Movements in Malawi
This article explores the emergence of land reclamation movements in contemporary southern Malawi through the case of the People's Land Organization in Thyolo. It shows that land reclamation movements are the result of a historical politics of land reform that has reproduced a dual agrarian system and shaped inequalities in land and labour since the colonial period. The article speaks to the debate about contemporary rural movements and employs t…
Historicising agrarian transformation. Agricultural commercialisation and social differentiation in Wolaita, southern Ethiopia
This article discusses contemporary agrarian transformation in southern Ethiopia from the perspective of how policies of agricultural commercialisation engender new patterns of rural social differentiation and politicisation of the land issue in the rural setting. By presenting a case of biofuels production through contract farming in Wolaita, the paper sheds light on the historical trajectory of agrarian transformation to elucidate the tensions …
The politics of land registration in Ethiopia
Contemporary policies of land titling and registration are central to the negotiation of the rights of access to resources and constitute a main facet of the territorialisation of the state in the rural milieu. In Ethiopia, the distribution of land use certificates started in the 1990s with the support of international donors. This paper examines land registration in rural Oromiya and discusses how it reconfigures the exercise of political author…
Decentralization and agrarian transformation in Ethiopia
A controversial aspect of the Ethiopian ‘developmental state’ lies in the peculiar relationship between local administrative structures and farmers. This article discusses this local interface in light of the implementation of recent reforms establishing a decentralized system of land administration. The aim is to explore the discursive repertoire behind the implementation of decentralization so as to understand its significance in relation to th…
Ethiopia’s ‘Developmental State’
Over the past two decades, Ethiopia has garnered significant scholarly attention for its ambitious strategy of economic transformation. Celebrated as a beacon of Africa’s economic resurgence, the c
The politics of land registration in Ethiopia
Contemporary policies of land titling and registration are central to the negotiation of the rights of access to resources and constitute a main facet of the territorialisation of the state in the rural milieu. In Ethiopia, the distribution of land use certificates started in the 1990s with the support of international donors. This paper examines land registration in rural Oromiya and discusses how it reconfigures the exercise of political author…
Decentralization and agrarian transformation in Ethiopia
A controversial aspect of the Ethiopian ‘developmental state’ lies in the peculiar relationship between local administrative structures and farmers. This article discusses this local interface in light of the implementation of recent reforms establishing a decentralized system of land administration. The aim is to explore the discursive repertoire behind the implementation of decentralization so as to understand its significance in relation to th…
Science, astronomy, and sacrifice zones
We explore the notion of “sacrifice zones” to reflect critically on the trade-offs between Science & Technology (S&T) policy and inclusive development in South Africa. We draw evidence from one of the country’s flagship projects, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope, currently under construction in the semi-arid Northern Cape. The SKA embodies a key tension in the country’s S&T policy, that between the promotion of astronomy, based on…
Thermidor in Ethiopia? Agrarian Transformations between Economic Liberalization and the Developmental State
L’article analyse les récentes politiques foncières mises en place par le gouvernement Éthiopien pour promouvoir la commercialisation agricole, dans la perspective de la trajectoire historique de formation de l’État Éthiopien et à partir du paradigme des « situations thermidoriennes » développé par Jean-François Bayart. L’idée d’un Thermidor Éthiopien éclaircit les stratégies originales et sélectives de libéralisation politique et économique adop…
Rural Radicalism and the Historical Land Conflict in the Malawian Tea Economy
This article contributes to the debate about land conflicts in Africa and explores how people and social groups claim, negotiate and legitimate access to land and local resources through the construction of political repertoires drawing on history. Empirically, the article discusses a historical land conflict in Thyolo, southern Malawi, and presents details about a recently established rural movement known as the People’s Land Organisation (PLO).…
Karoo Futures
no
Disassembling the Square Kilometre Array
The article poses questions about astronomy and its local, national and global developmental impacts, drawing on ongoing research around the internationally networked Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope in South Africa. The relationship between progress in global science and technology and societal change has traditionally been framed through western-centric notions of progress imbued with universalism; the field of astronomy exemplifies…
Historicising agrarian transformation. Agricultural commercialisation and social differentiation in Wolaita, southern Ethiopia
This article discusses contemporary agrarian transformation in southern Ethiopia from the perspective of how policies of agricultural commercialisation engender new patterns of rural social differentiation and politicisation of the land issue in the rural setting. By presenting a case of biofuels production through contract farming in Wolaita, the paper sheds light on the historical trajectory of agrarian transformation to elucidate the tensions …
The peri-urban space at work
By discussing details of the current policy emphasis on entrepreneurship and microfinance, this article explores the dynamic and inconclusive negotiation of state authority in Kolfe Keraniyo, peri-urban Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In the last few years, Ethiopia embarked on a strategy of rapid transformation driven by what its political elite defined as a 'developmental state', which entailed the significant rescaling of the peri-urban space. The prom…
From the 'Merino Revolution' to the 'Astronomy Revolution
The establishment of an astronomy reserve around the core site of the Square Kilometre Array radio telescope marks the beginning of an epochal shift away from commercial sheep farming in the upper Karoo. In this article, I reflect on the significance of this ‘astronomy revolution’ by exploring the ways in which land is central to dynamics of identification, shaping social hierarchies and development expectations. The article uses archival and eth…
Re-Peasantization and Land Reclamation Movements in Malawi
This article explores the emergence of land reclamation movements in contemporary southern Malawi through the case of the People's Land Organization in Thyolo. It shows that land reclamation movements are the result of a historical politics of land reform that has reproduced a dual agrarian system and shaped inequalities in land and labour since the colonial period. The article speaks to the debate about contemporary rural movements and employs t…
Decentralization and agrarian transformation in Ethiopia
A controversial aspect of the Ethiopian ‘developmental state’ lies in the peculiar relationship between local administrative structures and farmers. This article discusses this local interface in light of the implementation of recent reforms establishing a decentralized system of land administration. The aim is to explore the discursive repertoire behind the implementation of decentralization so as to understand its significance in relation to th…
The politics of land registration in Ethiopia
Contemporary policies of land titling and registration are central to the negotiation of the rights of access to resources and constitute a main facet of the territorialisation of the state in the rural milieu. In Ethiopia, the distribution of land use certificates started in the 1990s with the support of international donors. This paper examines land registration in rural Oromiya and discusses how it reconfigures the exercise of political author…
Thermidor in Ethiopia? Agrarian Transformations between Economic Liberalization and the Developmental State
L’article analyse les récentes politiques foncières mises en place par le gouvernement Éthiopien pour promouvoir la commercialisation agricole, dans la perspective de la trajectoire historique de formation de l’État Éthiopien et à partir du paradigme des « situations thermidoriennes » développé par Jean-François Bayart. L’idée d’un Thermidor Éthiopien éclaircit les stratégies originales et sélectives de libéralisation politique et économique adop…
Re-Peasantization and Land Reclamation Movements in Malawi
This article explores the emergence of land reclamation movements in contemporary southern Malawi through the case of the People's Land Organization in Thyolo. It shows that land reclamation movements are the result of a historical politics of land reform that has reproduced a dual agrarian system and shaped inequalities in land and labour since the colonial period. The article speaks to the debate about contemporary rural movements and employs t…
Historicising agrarian transformation. Agricultural commercialisation and social differentiation in Wolaita, southern Ethiopia
This article discusses contemporary agrarian transformation in southern Ethiopia from the perspective of how policies of agricultural commercialisation engender new patterns of rural social differentiation and politicisation of the land issue in the rural setting. By presenting a case of biofuels production through contract farming in Wolaita, the paper sheds light on the historical trajectory of agrarian transformation to elucidate the tensions …
Rural Radicalism and the Historical Land Conflict in the Malawian Tea Economy
This article contributes to the debate about land conflicts in Africa and explores how people and social groups claim, negotiate and legitimate access to land and local resources through the construction of political repertoires drawing on history. Empirically, the article discusses a historical land conflict in Thyolo, southern Malawi, and presents details about a recently established rural movement known as the People’s Land Organisation (PLO).…
Disassembling the Square Kilometre Array
The article poses questions about astronomy and its local, national and global developmental impacts, drawing on ongoing research around the internationally networked Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope in South Africa. The relationship between progress in global science and technology and societal change has traditionally been framed through western-centric notions of progress imbued with universalism; the field of astronomy exemplifies…
From the 'Merino Revolution' to the 'Astronomy Revolution
The establishment of an astronomy reserve around the core site of the Square Kilometre Array radio telescope marks the beginning of an epochal shift away from commercial sheep farming in the upper Karoo. In this article, I reflect on the significance of this ‘astronomy revolution’ by exploring the ways in which land is central to dynamics of identification, shaping social hierarchies and development expectations. The article uses archival and eth…
Karoo Futures
no
The peri-urban space at work
By discussing details of the current policy emphasis on entrepreneurship and microfinance, this article explores the dynamic and inconclusive negotiation of state authority in Kolfe Keraniyo, peri-urban Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In the last few years, Ethiopia embarked on a strategy of rapid transformation driven by what its political elite defined as a 'developmental state', which entailed the significant rescaling of the peri-urban space. The prom…
Contract and Control
This article explores the “agrarian question of labour” (AQ of labour) that is emerging in Ethiopia as part of a strategy of agricultural commercialisation present since the mid-2000s. We contribute to debates about the uneven character and open-ended trajectory of Ethiopia’s agrarian transformation, which is a state-led, investmentbased attempt at a transition from a largely rural, agrarian society and economy to an increasingly industrial one. …
Science, astronomy, and sacrifice zones
We explore the notion of “sacrifice zones” to reflect critically on the trade-offs between Science & Technology (S&T) policy and inclusive development in South Africa. We draw evidence from one of the country’s flagship projects, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope, currently under construction in the semi-arid Northern Cape. The SKA embodies a key tension in the country’s S&T policy, that between the promotion of astronomy, based on…
Ethiopia’s ‘Developmental State’
Over the past two decades, Ethiopia has garnered significant scholarly attention for its ambitious strategy of economic transformation. Celebrated as a beacon of Africa’s economic resurgence, the c
The geopolitics of space exploration in Africa
Over the past two decades, African states have rapidly expanded investments in outer space. Attracted by low-cost earth observation and access to global astronomy networks, many have founded national space agencies and mobilized resources for a new ‘space age’. At the centre stands the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), an international effort to build the world’s largest radio telescope. Drawing on long-term fieldwork in South Africa, I analyse the S…
Heads in the Stars, Feet on the Ground
This article explores the evolution of radio astronomy in South Africa and Madagascar, focusing on how “scale” functions as both a way of understanding the world and marking differences in existence. In outer space research, the ground is crucial but often overlooked. By collaboratively examining the expansion of infrastructure for radio astronomy, driven by the goal of scaling up research objectives, we navigate across different scales to presen…
Political science (12 obras) · Geography (11 obras) · Politics (11 obras) · Economics (10 obras) · Law (9 obras) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (8 obras) · Sociology (8 obras) · Agriculture (7 obras) · Agrarian society (5 obras) · Land Rights and Reforms (5 obras)