Malayna Raftopoulos

Malayna Raftopoulos is an Associate Professor at Aalborg University's Department of Politics and Society, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Her work focuses on global politics, environmental governance, energy transitions, and diversity issues within Latin America and the Global South.

• Department: Politics and Society
• Research Groups: REGIS (Regional and International Studies), Green Society

Dr. Raftopoulos leads critical research on:

• Extractive industries and environmental justice
• Climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction
• Energy transitions and socio-technical transformations
• Counter-hegemonic movements in Latin America
• Human rights impacts of natural resource development

Recent publications examine:

• Neoextractivism in Peru and Bolivia
• Anti-fracking movements in Argentina
• Green hydrogen and public participation
• REDD+ programs and human rights
• Corporate accountability in mining projects

Scientific collaborations include:

• ActRes: Agency for Resilience (2023-2025)
• Just Renewability (2023-2025)
• Autonomous Driving Policy Analysis (2020-present)
• Digital Empowerment Tools (2022-2023)

She has held associate research fellowships at:

• Centro Latino Americano Ecologia Social (2016-2021)
• University of London's Human Rights Consortium (2015-2021)
• Institute of Latin American Studies (2014-2021)