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PHONE:
+27 (0)21 959 3733
FAX:
+27 (0)21 959 3732
EMAIL: plaas@uwc.ac.za

POSTAL ADDRESS:
PLAAS, UWC
Private Bag X17
Bellville
7535
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Research Areas

Our research programme aims to develop an in-depth understanding of key processes within rural social formations and of land and agrarian reform, and to provide policy-oriented recommendations. Furthermore, we aim to foster critical yet engaged scholarship, and help build a new cadre of applied social scientists with expertise in these sectors.

Land Rights & Land Reform:

Land Rights and Land Reform

Information on Land Rights and Land Reform.
      
Natural Resources Management:

Natural Resources Management

The objective of this Specific Support Action (SSA) is to share existing research and experiences in the governance of large-scale natural resource commons across different ecosystem types Southern Africa: including marine and other large water body coastal zones; arid and semi-arid grasslands; savannas and forest patches; and floodplain ecosystems.
      
Chronic Poverty:

Chronic Poverty

PLAAS’s research on poverty and chronic poverty intends to inform policymaking by grounding debate in a detailed understanding of the livelihood activities and strategies of poor and vulnerable people, and the ways in which those livelihoods are embedded in the broader political economy of South Africa.
      
Fishing Rights & Marine Resources:

Fishing Rights & Marine Resources

This research aims to investigate the root causes as to why fishing and coastal communities continue to be poor even after 1994.
      
New Publications
Umhlaba Wethu 6 - October 2008
Land Reform in South Africa: A status report 2008
Land redistribution and poverty reduction in South Africa - Research Report 36 (RR36)
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