Harry Quealy

Harry Quealy is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at The University of Manchester working with the Joined-Up Sustainability Transformations Centre (JUST Centre) on the 'Build and Social Infrastructure' component. His research focuses on critical agrarian studies, political ecology, and water governance in the context of climate change and development alternatives.

• Education: MA in International Development Practice (Monash University) and BA in International Studies (Deakin University)
• Current affiliation: Department of Geography, University of Manchester
• Membership: Society and Environment Research Group (SERG) and Agrarian Change and Political Ecology Research Group (Global Development Institute)

Quealy's work examines how historical processes of colonialism, post-independence modernization, and neoliberalism shape agrarian precarity under climate change in Sri Lanka. His research combines qualitative and archival methods to analyze power dynamics in environmental governance, rural resilience, and sustainable development.

His recent publications in Global Environmental Change, Geoforum, and Political Geography reveal patterns of uneven development in mega water projects and climate vulnerability. Thematic analysis shows consistent focus on postcolonial infrastructure, climate politics, and agrarian resistance mechanisms.

• Geoforum Best Student Paper Award (2025) with K. Paranage
• RGS Slawson Awards (2022)

As Teaching Assistant, Quealy has supported undergraduate modules including Climate Change: Science and Society (2024/25), Global Urban Futures (2024), and Human Geography tutorials (2022). He previously served as Research Assistant for the book project 'Aesthetics and the City' (2022/23) and held an external research position at the University of Colombo (2023).