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Agrarian Extractivism in Bolivia by McKay, Ben M.

“…•The social, economic, and environmental extractive dynamics of Bolivia’s soy complex are revealed.•Agrarian extractivism challenges legitimating discourses of…”
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Between the mine and the farm: livelihood diversification and social differentiation in the Bolivian highlands by McKay, Ben M.

“…This paper analyzes livelihood diversification and social differentiation in the Bolivian highlands. It argues that peasants' increased dependence on mining is…”
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Food sovereignty and neo-extractivism: limits and possibilities of an alternative development model by McKay, Ben M.

“…Food sovereignty and neo-extractivism are two highly contentious concepts that have emerged in the development studies literature and as development…”
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The politics of convergence in Bolivia: social movements and the state by McKay, Ben M.

“…The convergence of social movements in Bolivia was a decisive factor in bringing President Evo Morales and the Movement Towards Socialism (Movimiento al…”
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The politics of agrarian change in Bolivia's soy complex by McKay, Ben M.

“…This paper analyses the politics of agrarian change in Bolivia in the context of the development and expansion of the soy complex in Santa Cruz. It attempts to…”
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Democratising land control: towards rights, reform and restitution in post-conflict Colombia by McKay, Ben M.

“…Colombia's contentious agrarian dynamics have been at the centre of both the armed conflict and peace process. This article reveals the discrepancies between…”
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Control grabbing and value-chain agriculture: BRICS, MICs and Bolivia's soy complex by McKay, Ben M.

“…This paper analyses Bolivia's industrial value-chain agriculture and argues that a new phase of control grabbing is occurring via value-chain relations. New…”
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Beyond land grabs: new insights on land struggles and global agrarian change by Oliveira, Gustavo de L. T., McKay, Ben M., Liu, Juan

“…The conjunction of climate, food, and financial crises in the late 2000s triggered renewed interest in farmland and agribusiness investments around the world…”
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Authoritarianism, populism, nationalism and resistance in the agrarian South by McKay, Ben M., Oliveira, Gustavo de L.T., Liu, Juan

“…This special section contributes to the vibrant debates concerning the "new political moment" underway with regards to "authoritarian populism" and nationalism…”
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A Graph-Based Genetic Algorithm and Its Application to the Multiobjective Evolution of Median Molecules by Brown, Nathan, McKay, Ben, Gilardoni, François, Gasteiger, Johann

“…In this paper we propose a novel graph-based genetic algorithm for the evolution of novel molecular graphs from a predefined set of elements or molecular…”
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Between-rater reliability for using radar technology to quantify maximal horizontal deceleration performance in NCAA division 1 American football and female lacrosse athletes by Philipp, Nicolas M, McKay, Ben, Martin, Ethan, Cabarkapa, Dimitrije, Fry, Andrew C, Troester, Jordan

“…With recent increases in the popularity of studying the physical construct of horizontal deceleration performance in team-sport athletes, the aim of the…”
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Understanding Catalytic Biomass Conversion Through Data Mining by Ras, Erik-Jan, McKay, Ben, Rothenberg, Gadi

“…Catalytic conversion of biomass is a key challenge that we chemists face in the twenty-first century. Worldwide, research is conducted into obtaining bulk…”
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A novel workflow for the inverse QSPR problem using multiobjective optimization by Brown, Nathan, McKay, Ben, Gasteiger, Johann

“…A workflow for the inverse quantitative structure-property relationship (QSPR) problem is reported in this paper for the de novo design of novel chemical…”
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Bolivia's soy complex: the development of 'productive exclusion' by McKay, Ben, Colque, Gonzalo

“…A significant transition is underway in Bolivia where both domestic and foreign capital are monopolizing commercial agriculture and leading a highly…”
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‘state’ of food sovereignty in Latin America: political projects and alternative pathways in Venezuela, Ecuador and Bolivia by McKay, Ben, Nehring, Ryan, Walsh-Dilley, Marygold

“…The concept of food sovereignty has been enshrined in the constitutions of a number of countries around the world without any clear consensus around what…”
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Populism and Its Authoritarian Tendencies: The Politics of Division in Bolivia by McKay, Ben M., Colque, Gonzalo

“…Evo Morales rose to power on the shoulders of Bolivia’s most powerful social movements, ostracizing the neoliberal elite with a progressive-left populist…”
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Oxazaborolidine mediated asymmetric ketone reduction: prediction of enantiomeric excess based on catalyst structure by Hoogenraad, Marcel, Klaus, Guido M, Elders, Niels, Hooijschuur, Simone M, McKay, Ben, Smith, Alan A, Damen, Eric W.P

“…Graphic The feasibility of enantiomeric excess (ee) prediction is demonstrated for asymmetric oxazaborolidine mediated ketone reduction. A quantitative…”
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The political economy of agroecological transitions: key analytical dimensions by McKay, Ben M., Nehring, Ryan, Catacora-Vargas, Georgina

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Mechanistic Study of Silsesquioxane Synthesis by Mass Spectrometry and in Situ ATR FT-IR Spectroscopy by Pescarmona, Paolo P, Raimondi, Maria E, Tetteh, John, McKay, Ben, Maschmeyer, Thomas

“…The synthesis of cyclopentylsilsesquioxane a7b3 [(c-C5H9)7Si7O9(OH)3] was followed by means of electrospray mass spectrometry (ESI MS) and in situ attenuated…”
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political economy of sugarcane flexing: initial insights from Brazil, Southern Africa and Cambodia by McKay, Ben, Sauer, Sérgio, Richardson, Ben, Herre, Roman

“…In the context of rising resource demand, agricultural crops such as sugarcane are being promoted for their multiple uses in different commodity markets and as…”
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