Faut-il renouveler le regard sur les franges périphériques des villes du Sud ? Le cas des périphéries brésiliennes by Eugênia Viana Cerqueira

“…This paper aims at discussing the issue of urban sprawl in Brazil and at constructing a renewed framework for the analysis of suburban areas in the Global South by studying the Metropolitan Area of Belo Horizonte. …”
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Tourism commodification and privatization of nature: private protected areas in the Serra de Tramuntana (Mallorca) by Nora Müller, Robert Fletcher, Macià Blázquez Salom

“…Overall, we conclude, privatization appears more pervasive than commodification in this global north context, as compared to research concerning PPAs in the global south suggesting the presence of far more commodification in such lower-income contexts. …”
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Tourism commodification and privatization of nature: private protected areas in the Serra de Tramuntana (Mallorca) by Nora Müller, Robert Fletcher, Macià Blázquez Salom

“…Overall, we conclude, privatization appears more pervasive than commodification in this global north context, as compared to research concerning PPAs in the global south suggesting the presence of far more commodification in such lower-income contexts. …”
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(Im)mobile phones by Alette Schoon, Larry Strelitz

“…What does the mobile phone become when one is not part of a mobile globalised elite, but poor, unemployed and living on the margins of society in the global south? While research on mobile phones in developed countries suggest these devices facilitate the creation of a society free from the confines of local geography and community, where the user can craft an individualised networked sociability, this may not be the reality in the global south. …”
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Called to the missional frontline in a turbulent world: The role of theological education by Daniel N. Andrew

“…Contribution: The article fits well within the scope of AJOPS that aims to give an academic space for Pentecostal voices from the Global South, and the article contributes to the ongoing conversation about the role of theological education in fulfilment of the missional mandate.…”
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SHARING ECONOMY AND INCLUSIVE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY ON THE WATERBERG DISTRICT IN SOUTH AFRICA by Refiloe Julia LEKGAU, Tracy DANIELS, Tembi Maloney TICHAAWA

“…The purpose of the study was to analyse inclusive tourism development in the Global South, using a case study of Airbnb’s interventions in the Waterberg District of South Africa. …”
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Decolonising humanitarian health: A scoping review of practical guidance. by Amber Clarke, Katharina Richter, Michelle Lokot, Althea-Maria Rivas, Sali Hafez, Neha S Singh

“…Our review underscores the importance of drawing on knowledge created by and for actors based in the Global South.…”
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Natural dynamics and watershed approach incorporation in urban water management: A scoping review. by Marcelo Canteiro, Helena Cotler, Marisa Mazari-Hiriart, Nadjeli Babinet, Manuel Maass

“…The lack of results of cities from the Global South, based on the research undertaken, was the main limitation and bias identified. …”
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Human–nature connectedness and sustainability across lifetimes: A comparative cross‐sectional study in France and Colombia by Gladys Barragan‐Jason, Maxime Cauchoix, Paula A. Diaz‐Valencia, Arielle Syssau‐Vaccarella, Solène Hemet, Camilo Cardozo, Suzanne M. Skevington, Philipp Heeb, Camille Parmesan

“…Here, we show that human–nature connectedness is linked to sustainable outcomes in a Global South country, just as it is in the Global North. …”
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The value of indigenous knowledge for enhancing smallholders’ resilience to climate change and food insecurity: a case study of small-scale irrigation system in Niger by Abdoulkarim Issoufou Kalidou, Gubo Qi, Gabriel Kanuti Ndimbo, Bin Wu

“…The global south faces challenges in enhancing smallholder farmers' resilience to climate change and food insecurity. …”
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Towards Building New Partnership with Southeast Asia: Japan’s Initiatives and the Challenges Ahead by Mie OBA

“…Japan actively strives to promote regional order under the Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) banner to address challenges, such as the escalation of great power rivalry, the increasingly complicated strategic environment due to the Russia–Ukraine war and the Gaza crisis, and the emergence of the “Global South”. For Japan, strengthening its partnerships with Southeast Asia is becoming increasingly critical.…”
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Citizens perceptions of urban freight transport: an international comparison by João Guilherme da Costa Braga França, Kinga Kijewska, Stanislaw Iwan, Cassiano Augusto Isler, Leise Kelli de Oliveira

“…These insights can guide policymakers in fostering efficient and sustainable urban freight transport through a participatory planning process in Global South and North.…”
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Une approche géographique du tourisme intérieur dans un pays émergent : l’exemple du Brésil by Nicolas Le Brazidec

“…As well as their increasing integration in globalization, this new deal contributes to change our minds about the countries of the Global South. It also leads us to question about the landscapes, the spatial forms, the actors and the challenges of this tourism development. …”
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Information and Communication Technologies for Development: Evolution of International Discourse by Z. E. Gomboin

“…On the other hand, the development of the ICT sector has had certain negative implications for the Global South. Exponential growth of technological knowledge has widened the gap between the developed and the developing world. …”
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Archives of Autogestion by Timothy Gibbs

“…One strategy to decentre and create a more polycentric model of the history of international development is to focus on influential alternative models of development practice formulated at specific moments in particular places in the Global South. Hence this article about the attempt of an influential cluster of new-left, anti-apartheid activists to create a new sort of democratic, grassroots-focused, urban planning expertise and archives in South Africa that promoted self-help housing (autogestion). …”
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“(Virtuous) Wives Don’t Have Anything to Hide”: Understanding Digital Privacy Perceptions and Behavior of Married Women in Rural India by Debjani Chakraborty, Chhavi Garg

“…This study explores digital privacy perceptions and behaviors among married women in rural India, a rapidly expanding demographic of mobile media and Internet users in the Global South. This ethnographic study found that women’s experience of privacy entails balancing between norms related to “hide” and “having nothing to hide.” …”
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Climate change and occupational health: Escalating risks and prevention strategies by Cyril Cosme

“…The impacts are greater in countries of the global south where many people work outdoors and standards of protection are inadequate.In this interview, Cyril Cosme, director of the French office of the International Labour Organization (ILO), discusses the risks related to climate change that workers face and describes the ILO’s role in documenting these risks, drawing up standards for protecting workers and helping governments implement them, especially in countries that lack the capacity to manage these challenges alone.…”
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The Lexicon of Development: A Quantitative History of the Language of Development Studies by Christopher David ABSELL

“…The history of the principal terms of development theory (economic/sustainable/human development, Third World, and North/(Global) South) is examined by way of a quantitative study of the frequency of the usage of these terms during the 20th century based on a dataset of millions of digitised books made available by Google Books. …”
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The War in Ukraine, Agricultural Trade and Risks to Global Food Security by Thomas Glauben, Miranda Svanidze, Linde Götz, Sören Prehn, Tinoush Jamali Jaghdani, Ivan Đurić, Lena Kuhn

“…Abstract Any calls to move towards a centrally planned economy or autarky are strongly advised against, as this would only be to the detriment of food security in the Global South.…”
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Can Latin America play a more influential role in a shifting world order? by Carmelo Cattafi, Robert Papp

“…Finally, it will attempt to answer the rising impact of the Global South, the influence countries, and political and ideological changes, to play a more important role than in the past.…”
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