Suzanne VerhoogVrije Universiteit Amsterdam | VU · Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Suzanne Verhoog
Master of Science
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Introduction
I am a lecturer qualitative research methods/Atlas.ti (available for inquiries).
My PhD project concentrates on 'Land Grabbing in the Post-Socialist Era? - The Role of Intermediary Elite Brokers in Eastern European Transitional Democracies', with a specific focus on Romania.
In general my research focuses on land issues globally: effectiveness of soft law instruments (codes of conduct), LSLA & climate-food-energy nexus, role of ict's in improving land governance, uprise of peasant movements.
Additional affiliations
May 2015 - present
Ministry of Social Affairs
Position
- Trainer Atlas.ti
Description
- 'Atlas.ti trainer on the job', trainer qualitative research methodologies
November 2013 - present
November 2013 - present
Position
- Lecturer
Description
- Lecturer qualitative research methodologies/Atlas.ti, several BSc, MSc & PhD courses
Education
September 2011 - August 2012
Field of study
- Political Science, Specialization Global Environmental Governance
January 2007 - July 2011
Publications
Publications (16)
Scholars in the international land debate frequently refer to the important role of local and national governments and elites in initiating and facilitating land deals, however without a further elaboration and conceptualization of these important actors. This paper tries to get a grasp of these actors from a political science perspective, hereby d...
Due to current crises, large-scale land acquisition is becoming a topic of growing concern. Public data from the ‘Land Matrix Global Observatory’ project demonstrates that since 2000, 1,622 large-scale land transactions in low- and middle-income countries were reported, covering an area of nearly 69 million hectares. The majority of these land deal...
Due to current crises, large-scale land acquisition (LSLA) is becoming a topic of growing concern. Public data from the ‘Land Matrix Global Observatory’ project (Land Matrix 2014a) demonstrates that since 2000, 1,664 large-scale land transactions in low- and middle-income countries were reported, covering an area of 69 million hectares. The majorit...
Based upon a theoretical analysis of eight case studies in rural India and Sub-Saharan Africa, this research aims to test the hypothesis that the empowerment of women can be improved through women’s participation in small-scale biofuel projects.
The hypothesis has been tested through the following formulated derived research questions:
1. Which co...
The Kyoto Protocol expires at the end of this year, and current climate summits and conferences have not proven to be very effective. The urge for new promising commitments under a post-2012 Global Climate Governance architecture is one of the main challenges the world is facing today. The Rio?20 conference, which was held in Rio de Janeiro from 13...
The upward land grabbing trend in Eastern Europe has remained understudied, as well as its strong interlinkages with political narratives - more specifically with the ones proposed by Euroskepticism and populism. The current paper looks at how land grabbing has emerged as a topic that fits the Euroskeptic populist discourse in Romania, despite the...
Based on data from the Land Matrix database, this paper analyses current trends and future challenges in the large-scale land acquisition debate, in the context of the complex and highly fragmented climate and land governance discourse. Within the water-food-energy nexus, current (research) challenges lie in governing (in)securies in the transition...
Abstract Due to current crises, large-scale land acquisition is becoming a topic of growing concern. Public data from the ‘Land Matrix Global Observatory’ project demonstrates that since 2000, 1,568 large-scale land deals have been concluded in low- and middle-income countries , covering an area of 65 million hectares. The majority of these land tr...
ABSTRACT Due to current crises, large-scale land acquisition is becoming a topic of growing concern. Public data from the Land Matrix project demonstrates that since 2000, 924 large-scale land deals have been concluded, covering an area of almost 50 million hectares . The majority of these acquisitions, also referred to as ‘land grabs’, took place...
![Figure 4.2: Overview LSLA in Developing Countries: Hectares [region]](profile/Suzanne-Verhoog/publication/230787806/figure/fig2/AS:300432925708301@1448640199948/Overview-LSLA-in-Developing-Countries-Hectares-region_Q320.jpg)
![Figure 4.1: Overview LSLA in Developing Countries: Deals [region]](profile/Suzanne-Verhoog/publication/230787806/figure/fig1/AS:300432925708300@1448640199919/Overview-LSLA-in-Developing-Countries-Deals-region_Q320.jpg)
Due to current crises, large-scale land acquisition is becoming a topic of growing concern. Data from the Land Matrix project demonstrates that since 2000, more than 1,000 large-scale land deals have been concluded, covering an area of almost 70 million hectares. The majority of these acquisitions, also referred to as ‘land grabs’, took place betwe...
Questions
Question (1)
I am currently writing a research article/paper on the effectiveness of global land policies on large-scale land acquisition.
For my research on land grabbing I have specifically looked at global land policies, as established by four major international institutions (World Bank, FAO-CFS, EU and African Union) in an attempt to govern the global land grab.
My research is focusing on the effectiveness of the FAO-CFS Voluntary Guidelines and the AU Framework & Guidelines, since they are currently being implemented.
Evidence so far reveals that in practice global land policies can be problematic due to: 1) Their ‘Voluntary character’, 2) Land deals are often initiated and facilitated by nationals and/or national governments, 3) Vulnerability of ‘customary land rights’ (shortcomings in implementation/weak governance structures) , and 4) ‘Emptiness of Consultations’, hereby referring to the ineffectiveness of Free, Prior and informed Consent (FPIC).
I have therefore two questions I would like to share and discuss with you:
1) Do you think these ‘voluntary guidelines’, ‘Codes of Conduct’, ‘Principles..’ can actually work in practice? And why, why not?
2) Do you think the FAO VG & AU F&G can work well in conjunction with each other? Are they complementary?
If you have any journal suggestions for publication, please feel free to contact me.
See the attached document for more information (conference proceeding).
Projects
Projects (6)
Current developments as a direct result from the (binding) Paris Agreement , adopted at the COP 21 December last year, are promising in terms of the crucial role science, technology and innovation plays in achieving the SDGs by means of increasing the resilience of farmers toward the negative impacts of climate change through new approaches like Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA), and the increasing role ICT plays in linking farmers to markets (e-agriculture). Specifically ‘next generation young farmers’ or the ‘(r)urban youth’ can benefit from new innovative challenges in science and technology, since they are ‘exploring income and employment opportunities in both rural and urban areas’.
