Course themes and Issue areas
Rural Realities: Livelihood Systems in Chiapas
- A Study of Rural Poverty in Mexico. 2005. World Bank. English Español
- Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods: Is globalization opening or blocking paths out of rural poverty?
- Estrada S., M., y J. L. Escalona V. 2007. Presentación. Artículo en Transformación Social en Chiapas: Investigaciones recientes. Sociológica (Número 63). http://www.revistasociologica.com.mx
- Escalona V., J. L. 2007. Cambio social y actores políticos en el medio rural. Una experiencia en Las Margaritas, Chiapas. Artículo en Transformación Social en Chiapas: Investigaciones recientes. Sociológica (Número 63). http://www.revistasociologica.com.mx
- Globalization and Livelihood Diversification through Non-traditional Agricultural Products: The Mexico Case.
- ODI Key sheets for sustainable livelihoods, www.keysheets.org
- Non-farm income in rural areas
- Land tenure
- Remittances. 2006. IADB Background Paper.
- Sisler, D. G., and E. B. Oyer. 2000. The Past as Prologue to the Future: 50 Years of Change in International Agricultural Development. San José, Costa Rica. Pages 3-16 in Proc. Intag 602 Millennium Conf. Agric. Devel. 21st Century, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. pdf
- USAID Program Profile for Mexico
- Vergara, W. et al. 2007. Visualizing Future Climate in Latin America: Results from the application of the Earth Simulator. (90pp)
- Vergara, Walter. 2004. Responding to climate change: proposed action plan for the World Bank in Latin America. (28pp)
Maya
- Fernández, L. Mayan civilization and household organization.
Research and Extension
- John Farrington, Ian Christoplos, Andrew D. Kidd, with Malin Beckman. Can Extension Contribute to Rural Poverty Reduction? pdf
- Ann R. Braun, Graham Thiele and María Fernández. Farmer Field Schools and Local Agricultural Research Committees: complementary platforms for integrated decision making in sustainable agriculture. pdf
- Kirsten Probst and Jürgen Hagmann, with contributions from Maria Fernandez and Jacqueline A. Ashby. Understanding Participatory Research in the Context of NRM. pdf
Politics, Identity and Society
NACLA Report on the Americas, Vol. 41, No. 5. Sept-Oct 2008.
- Bacon, D. 2008. Displaced people: NAFTA's most important product. NACLA Report on the Americas. pp. 23-27. http://nacla.org/node/4941
- Carlsen, L. 2008. Armoring NAFTA: The battleground for Mexico's future. NACLA Report on the Americas. Vol. 41, Iss. 5; pp. 17-22.
- Zermeño, S. 2008. Desolation: Mexican campesinos and agriculture in the 21st century. NACLA Report on the Americas. Vol. 41, Iss. 5; pp. 28-32.
- Michael W. Foley, "Southern Mexico: Counterinsurgency and Electoral Politics." United States Institute of Peace (USIP), Special Report #43, January 27, 1999. http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr990127.html
- Lynn Stephen, "!Zapata Lives! Histories and Cultural Politics in Southern Mexico," in the journal Latin American Politics and Society, July 1, 2003 (accessible through the Library Gateway)
- Genaro Zalpa, "Religious Conversions and Cultural Conflict among Indian Communities in Mexico." CESNUR 2004 International Conference, Religious Movements, Conflict and Democracy: International Perspectives. http://www.cesnur.org/2004/waco_zalpa.htm
Indigenous Cultural Expression and Performance
- Castellanos, R. Comitán. Part I in Balun Canan (The Nine Guardians).
- Petrona de la Cruz Cruz