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Seminar
Sociology of Agriculture
Osman Demirbag
Comments
This seminar surveys the historical sociology and political economy of agriculture across theory, statecraft, and contentious politics. We examine how states render land legible and governable; how markets, credit, and global value chains reshape production and consumption; and how parties and social movements mobilize agrarian interests. Moving from classic debates on agrarian capitalism to the political economy of contemporary agricultural policy, we link these literatures to macroeconomic questions of growth, finance, and distribution and to comparative party and movement politics. Throughout, we treat policies as struggle arenas that allocate rents, risks, and voice across classes and regions and as components of state-building projects. Readings and cases span the Americas, Europe, and the Global South; scales range from democratic land reforms and enclosure to agricultural credits and food regimes. By the end of the course, students will be able to link theories of agrarian change to scholarly discussions. close
16 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Mon, 2025-10-13 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2025-10-20 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2025-10-27 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2025-11-03 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2025-11-10 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2025-11-17 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2025-11-24 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2025-12-01 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2025-12-08 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2025-12-15 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2026-01-05 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2026-01-12 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2026-01-19 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2026-01-26 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2026-02-02 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2026-02-09 12:00 - 14:00