Aquisições transnacionais de terra em Moçambique: uma Interpretação pós-colonialista

Abstract

This thesis addresses the issue of transnational land acquisitions – henceforth land grabbing or land grabs – which have expanded and gained visibility in the context of the food, financial and energy crises that have arisen between 2007 and 2008. The present thesis analyzes the current wave of transnational land acquisitions in Mozambique from the perspective of Post-colonialism in order to shed light on the dynamics of domination and resistance engendered by land grabbing. For this purpose, a literature review and documentary research were carried out, based on the information collected in the Land Matrix database and in specialized publications. As a result, the paper presents an overview of current transnational land acquisitions around the world followed by a post-colonialist re-interpretation of land grabs, with the aim of identifying the key features of postcolonial domination inherent in land grabbing legitimation discourse, along with the main forms of local and global resistance to these processes. For a better understanding of land grabbing dynamics, this thesis has focused on the case of Mozambique, one of the African countries which have been most engaged in attracting foreign investment into the agricultural sector in recent years.