Organizer: the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies at Cornell University

Description:

Plantation Life examines the structure and governance of Indonesia’s contemporary oil palm plantations, which supplies 50% of the world’s palm oil. Li and Semedi theorize “corporate occupation” to underscore how massive forms of capitalist production and control over the palm oil industry replicate colonial-style relations that undermine citizenship. In so doing, they question the assumption that corporations are necessary for rural development, contending that the dominance of plantations stems from a political system that privileges corporations. In this talk, the authors will present the main arguments of the book and describe the methods they devised for collaborative research and writing.

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