The Right to Be Seen
Anne-Marie Slaughter and Yuliya Panfil wrote for Project Syndicate about how invisible groups can use their data trails to access services.
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Land Rights for Cocoa Farmers Aren’t Just Good Stewardship, They’re Smart Business
Yuliya Panfil wrote for Land Portal about the far-reaching impact of land tenure insecurity in the Ghanaian cocoa sector.
Open Land Data in the Fight Against Corruption
Yuliya Panfil was quoted in a Land Portal report on the potential of open data to fight corruption in the land sector.
After the Storm
Disasters are driving millions of Americans from their homes—and politicians are failing to get them back.
A Community-Centric Approach to Smart City Data
Who should govern citizen data collected by smart cities?
Does Your Phone Know Where You Live?
FPR hosted a workshop on September 27th to discuss how data can be used to document land and property rights.
A Commons Approach to Data Governance
Rethinking how we talk about data as property
Sixteen Tons of Moon Rock
Chris Mellon and Dennis Wille wrote for Slate comparing future space settlements to company towns of the 1800s.
Can Satellite Internet Close the Property Rights Gap?
Yuliya Panfil and Chris Mellon wrote for Devex arguing that satellite internet can help to close the property rights gap.
Property Rights in Space Sounds Great, Until We’re Actually There
Can the U.S. Annex the Moon?
Yuliya Panfil and Chris Mellon wrote for Slate about what countries and companies can do in space under the 1967 Outer Space Treaty.
Someday We’ll Have to Deal With Squatters in Space
Tim Robustelli and Dennis Wille wrote an article for Future Tense at Slate about a future land rush on the moon.
Technology Can Transform Property Rights. But It’s Not.
It's time to think of property rights as a three-legged stool—supported by technology, processes, and people.
There’s No Place Like Home—If You Can Prove It
In Dixie Alley, tornadoes and missing titles are creating more and more problems for mobile home owners.