Jacob Kristian Worsøe

Jacob Kristian Worsøe serves as an Assistant lecturer at the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Humanities, Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, where he participates in the Study Board for African Studies. His academic profile centers on environmental governance and rural development in the Global South, utilizing interdisciplinary frameworks from political ecology and environmental history to analyze historical legacies in contemporary socio-environmental challenges.

Education:

• Ph.D. (awarded 2024) - University of Copenhagen (dissertation: 'Living at the Margins of Conservation: Tropical forests, environmental governance and the production of nature and space in Uganda')

Worsøe's research critically examines how historical contexts shape environmental governance, climate adaptation strategies, and conservation policies across African landscapes. His fieldwork in Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Liberia, and Namibia investigates rural livelihoods, resource conflicts, and socio-spatial dynamics through integrated archival and ethnographic methodologies, revealing tensions between conservation imperatives and community rights.

His 2024 publications demonstrate thematic continuity: the book chapter 'Creation, Conservation and the Imagination of Pristine Wilderness' deconstructs wilderness narratives in conservation theology, while his doctoral thesis analyzes marginalization in Ugandan conservation zones. The 2018 Danish publication on sustainable tourism extends this focus to practical applications in rural development and agricultural value chains, reflecting his commitment to historically grounded solutions for Global South sustainability challenges.

Scientific awards: None documented in available materials.

As an educator, Worsøe teaches climate politics, natural resource governance, and economic development courses. His prior consultancy career in environmental sustainability and agricultural value chains informs his applied pedagogical approach. Though specific grant funding and student advising details are unlisted, his active research projects indicate ongoing scholarly mentorship and collaborative funding engagement.

Current initiatives include climate change adaptation research in African mountain ecosystems and historical analysis of land conflicts in northern Namibia, conducted through interdisciplinary teams addressing urgent environmental justice issues at the intersection of policy, history, and community resilience.