Alberto Alonso Fradejas

Alberto Alonso-Fradejas is an Assistant Professor in Rural Sociology at Wageningen University, with affiliations as an Associate Researcher at the Transnational Institute (TNI) and a Fellow at the Guatemalan Institute of Agrarian and Rural Studies (IDEAR). His research bridges critical political economy, ecology, and sociology to analyze sustainability transitions.

His PhD in Development Studies/Political Ecology from Erasmus University Rotterdam informs his focus on labor regimes, resource property, and the impacts of agrarian extractivism on social reproduction. His work spans regions like Guatemala, Myanmar, and Latin America, addressing intersections of climate policy, land governance, and corporate power.

• Research Interests: Agroextractivism, flex crops, land conflicts, political ecology, and social reproduction under neoliberal globalization.
• Article Trends: Critique corporate-driven sustainability, analyze land tenure reforms, and explore grassroots resistance to extractivist projects.

Scientific Awards include editorial roles at the Journal of Peasant Studies and research partnerships with TNI and IDEAR. His supervisors included prominent scholars like Professor Saturnino M. (Jun) Borras.

His work highlights the contested nature of climate stewardship, emphasizing the need for democratized resource governance and inclusive policy processes.