Montpellier Interdisciplinary center on Sustainable Agri-food systems: social and nutritional sciences

A socio-historical analysis of abandoned farmland and its recurrent politicization in France (1760–2026)

Over the past two decades, agricultural land abandonment has attracted growing attention from scholars and policy-makers. However, existing studies do not situate this phenomenon within long-term agrarian changes and social struggles. A quick look back reveals that abandoned, unc...