Joanny Bélair
Biographic Data
| ID | 73728 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joanny Bélair |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joanny |
| FAMILY NAME | Bélair |
| SIGNATURE | BÉLAIR J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Utrecht University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8178-0154 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Minding ‘Productive Gaps’
One of the dominant global development agendas for rural Africa in the past two decades has cast large-scale agro-industrial investments as a solution to achieve more efficient land use, higher crop yields, enhanced food security, and poverty reduction, among others. However, mounting evidence shows that this agenda has not fulfilled its promises: most land deals for agricultural production have not materialised as planned and their socio-economi…
Covid-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa
This paper focuses on the impacts of COVID-19 on livelihoods, land access and governance in rural and peri-urban selected areas of Sub-Saharan Africa. Crises are usually expected to be worse for citizens in developing countries since most of their economic activities are in the informal sector, and access to the social protection programs is often limited and exclusionary. Those vulnerable and marginalized are often those who are hit the hardest …
Formalising village land dispossession? An aggregate analysis of the combined effects of the land formalisation and land acquisition agendas in Tanzania
While literature on land grabbing and land formalisation respectively has literally exploded the past decade, few studies analyse the practical processes taking place at their confluence, or provide an analysis at an aggregate level. This paper is based on 27 months of in-depth empirical investigation of thirteen large-scale agro-investments across four regions in Tanzania. It explores how four key legislative acts and policies related to land fo…
Negotiating inclusion by exclusion, or how to secure “eating” from farmland investments in Tanzania
This paper challenges previous institutional analyses of conflict patterns, showing that land conflicts are more complex and unpredictable than generally assumed. It documents how the arrival of investors in a Tanzanian village has fostered local land conflicts, and explains why local leaders defended their fellow villagers in one land conflict, but discriminated against them in another. Using a local political settlement approach, I argue that s…
Farmland investments in Tanzania
Since the global land rush began in 2008, an abundance of studies have either documented the international and domestic drivers of the phenomenon or assessed the local impact of new land acquisition dynamics. However, beyond acquisition processes, the effect of farmland investments on economic growth in developing countries remains highly uncertain. In particular, the implementation gap remains substantial. Meanwhile, little is known about how gl…
Land investments in Tanzania
Focusing on one of the most targeted areas for land investments in Tanzania (Rufiji district), this article compares the involvement of two Tanzanian state agencies in land acquisition, in the context of the central government's new strategy on productive investors. Given the fragmented and contentious authority of many African states, I investigate the impact of state intermediaries on the relationships between investors and local populations an…
Ethnic federalism and conflicts in Ethiopia
Managing ethnic diversity stands as a challenging political issue for multi-ethnic societies. Since the 1990s, multicultural federalism has been studied as a political tool to accommodate ethnic di
Farmland investments in Tanzania
Since the global land rush began in 2008, an abundance of studies have either documented the international and domestic drivers of the phenomenon or assessed the local impact of new land acquisition dynamics. However, beyond acquisition processes, the effect of farmland investments on economic growth in developing countries remains highly uncertain. In particular, the implementation gap remains substantial. Meanwhile, little is known about how gl…
Land investments in Tanzania
Focusing on one of the most targeted areas for land investments in Tanzania (Rufiji district), this article compares the involvement of two Tanzanian state agencies in land acquisition, in the context of the central government's new strategy on productive investors. Given the fragmented and contentious authority of many African states, I investigate the impact of state intermediaries on the relationships between investors and local populations an…
Formalising village land dispossession? An aggregate analysis of the combined effects of the land formalisation and land acquisition agendas in Tanzania
While literature on land grabbing and land formalisation respectively has literally exploded the past decade, few studies analyse the practical processes taking place at their confluence, or provide an analysis at an aggregate level. This paper is based on 27 months of in-depth empirical investigation of thirteen large-scale agro-investments across four regions in Tanzania. It explores how four key legislative acts and policies related to land fo…
Ethnic federalism and conflicts in Ethiopia
Managing ethnic diversity stands as a challenging political issue for multi-ethnic societies. Since the 1990s, multicultural federalism has been studied as a political tool to accommodate ethnic di
Land investments in Tanzania
Focusing on one of the most targeted areas for land investments in Tanzania (Rufiji district), this article compares the involvement of two Tanzanian state agencies in land acquisition, in the context of the central government's new strategy on productive investors. Given the fragmented and contentious authority of many African states, I investigate the impact of state intermediaries on the relationships between investors and local populations an…
Farmland investments in Tanzania
Since the global land rush began in 2008, an abundance of studies have either documented the international and domestic drivers of the phenomenon or assessed the local impact of new land acquisition dynamics. However, beyond acquisition processes, the effect of farmland investments on economic growth in developing countries remains highly uncertain. In particular, the implementation gap remains substantial. Meanwhile, little is known about how gl…
Negotiating inclusion by exclusion, or how to secure “eating” from farmland investments in Tanzania
This paper challenges previous institutional analyses of conflict patterns, showing that land conflicts are more complex and unpredictable than generally assumed. It documents how the arrival of investors in a Tanzanian village has fostered local land conflicts, and explains why local leaders defended their fellow villagers in one land conflict, but discriminated against them in another. Using a local political settlement approach, I argue that s…
Formalising village land dispossession? An aggregate analysis of the combined effects of the land formalisation and land acquisition agendas in Tanzania
While literature on land grabbing and land formalisation respectively has literally exploded the past decade, few studies analyse the practical processes taking place at their confluence, or provide an analysis at an aggregate level. This paper is based on 27 months of in-depth empirical investigation of thirteen large-scale agro-investments across four regions in Tanzania. It explores how four key legislative acts and policies related to land fo…
Covid-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa
This paper focuses on the impacts of COVID-19 on livelihoods, land access and governance in rural and peri-urban selected areas of Sub-Saharan Africa. Crises are usually expected to be worse for citizens in developing countries since most of their economic activities are in the informal sector, and access to the social protection programs is often limited and exclusionary. Those vulnerable and marginalized are often those who are hit the hardest …
Minding ‘Productive Gaps’
One of the dominant global development agendas for rural Africa in the past two decades has cast large-scale agro-industrial investments as a solution to achieve more efficient land use, higher crop yields, enhanced food security, and poverty reduction, among others. However, mounting evidence shows that this agenda has not fulfilled its promises: most land deals for agricultural production have not materialised as planned and their socio-economi…
Economics (7 works) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (6 works) · Land Rights and Reforms (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Geography (5 works) · Development economics (4 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Agriculture (3 works) · Business (3 works) · Finance (3 works)