@inbook{0d72d6c3ab5d4f7f8a24cbe451217bf1,
title = "We Feed the World: Farmers{\textquoteright} Struggles Against Global Capital in India",
abstract = "Indian farmers have posed one of the biggest challenges to the right-wing government of Narendra Modi, who in 2014 gained the support of large numbers of peasants and agricultural workers. Failure to materialize his promises and the crackdown on farmers{\textquoteright} mobilizations led to creation of a strong and rather unified farmers{\textquoteright} movement in India, which gained momentum after three farm laws were passed by the parliament of India in September 2020. The new laws would mean more deregulation for the agricultural sector, which would deteriorate farmers{\textquoteright} living situation and undermine their food sovereignty. For the government this would be a step forward to encourage large-scale private sector investment in agriculture and consolidate land. This chapter contextualizes the emergence and development of this movement and demonstrates three significant organizational and ideological practices that shaped the cornerstone of the “politics of possibilities” developed by activists.",
keywords = "global capitalism, Activism, Agriculture, Food, India",
author = "Simin Fadaee",
year = "2024",
month = oct,
day = "6",
doi = "10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197615317.013.26",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780197615317",
series = "Oxford Handbooks",
publisher = "Oxford: Oxford University Press",
pages = "421–436",
editor = "Dolgon, {Corey }",
booktitle = "Oxford Handbook of Sociology for Social Justice",
address = "United Kingdom",
}