جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

J. Alejandro Artiga-Purcellمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• environmental justice
• environmental communication
• social movement communication
• +۸ مورد دیگر

J. Alejandro Artiga-Purcell serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies within San Jose State University's College of Social Sciences, where his interdisciplinary work bridges environmental communication, political ecology, and social movement studies to interrogate power dynamics in extractive industries across Central America and California. Education Ph.D. in Environmental Studies, UC Santa Cruz M.A. in Development Studies, International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam B.A. in Environmental Studies & Psychology, Bowdoin College His research centers on the discursive politics of extractivism, examining how El Salvador achieved the world's first national metal mining ban while analyzing the criminalization of environmental defenders and entanglements between mining opposition and broader water justice struggles. Artiga-Purcell investigates how "clean energy" transitions in California's Salton Sea region co-opt resistance discourses and disproportionately impact marginalized communities, employing decolonial frameworks to expose erasures in sustainable development narratives. His methodology prioritizes participatory research with frontline communities to develop coalition-based alternatives to extractive economies. Recent publications (2021-2024) reveal evolving analytical frameworks tracing entangled extractivisms across Latin America, with key contributions on disaster capitalism during the pandemic, variegated geographies of anti-mining politics, and hydrosocial conflicts in Salvadoran extractive territories. His scholarship consistently centers Central American water justice movements while expanding comparative analysis to California's lithium extraction frontiers. Artiga-Purcell actively collaborates with Salvadoran environmental NGOs and California-based organizations like Coachella Valley community groups, translating research into advocacy that has informed U.S. diplomatic channels and Salvadoran judicial authorities. His climate justice pedagogy integrates engaged scholarship into undergraduate communication curricula, reflecting commitments to student agency and emotional well-being in ecological crisis education. He has organized international forums connecting indigenous leaders, activists, and researchers to develop transnational alternatives to extractive development.

• Spanish Literature
• Latin American Literature
• Dictator Novels
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Prof. Dr. Jan-Henrik Witthaus serves as Professor and Head of the Department of Spanish Literature at the University of Kassel, where he also holds the position of Vice Dean. His academic work centers on Spanish and Latin American literary traditions, with particular emphasis on political representation, dictator novels, Enlightenment-era literature, and colonial histories. He leads the Latin America Research Center of the University of Kassel (CELA), demonstrating his institutional commitment to interdisciplinary Latin American studies. Witthaus's research interests span multiple interconnected domains including Spanish Enlightenment studies, economic thought in literature, translation history, colonial narratives, and political representation in literary works. His scholarly approach combines historical analysis with theoretical frameworks examining power dynamics, sovereignty, and cultural production across Spanish and Latin American contexts. Recent work has increasingly focused on extractivism, narco-literature, pandemic narratives, and gender politics in contemporary Latin American fiction. His publication trajectory reveals consistent scholarly productivity with numerous monographs, edited volumes, and articles. Recent publications (2020-2025) demonstrate evolving interests in environmental humanities, affect theory, and political economy as applied to literary analysis. His work frequently examines intersections between literature and broader socio-political phenomena, including sovereignty, power structures, and historical transitions. As an academic leader, Witthaus has edited significant volumes including Renaissances of Realism? Romance Studies Contributions to the Representation of Social Inequality in Literature and Film (2023), Pandemic and Literature (2021), and Right-Wing Turn in Latin America (2020), reflecting his engagement with contemporary social issues through literary scholarship.

Anja Nygrenمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Global Extractivisms
• Environmental Justice
• Political Ecology
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Anja Nygren is Professor of Global Development Studies at the University of Helsinki, where she serves as Director of the Doctoral Programme in Political, Societal and Regional Change. She holds affiliations with the Helsinki Inequality Initiative (INEQ) and Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), and is Adjunct Professor of Environmental Policy at the University of Helsinki and Political Ecology at the University of Tampere. Her research focuses on global extractivisms, oil conflicts, resource frontiers, political ecology, water vulnerability, and environmental justice in Latin America. University of Helsinki Helsinki Inequality Initiative (INEQ) Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS) Doctoral Programme in Political, Societal and Regional Change University of Tampere (Adjunct) Her research bridges socionature dynamics, state-making, and resource politics, examining hydrocarbon extractivism, environmental justice, and urban planning in Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Indonesia. She leads major projects funded by the Academy of Finland, EU Nordface/Belmont Forum, and Kone Foundation, focusing on water governance, convivial conservation, and disaster vulnerability. Recent publications analyze human-wildlife interactions, oil-related dispossession, and climate adaptation strategies. Her work appears in journals like Development and Change , World Development , and Journal of Peasant Studies . She has received multiple teaching awards, including the University of Helsinki's Award of Good Teaching (2011) and Excellent Thesis Supervisor (2006). Award for Distinguished University Teachers (2013) Outstanding Article Award (2024) Award of Good Teaching (2011) Award for Excellent Master Thesis Supervision (2006) As Chair of HELSUS and INEQ initiatives, she mentors 10 PhD candidates and has supervised 10 completed doctoral dissertations. Her global collaborations span Mexico, Indonesia, and the Netherlands, integrating interdisciplinary teams in hydrology, political science, and environmental sciences.

Marketta Paula Sofia Vuolaمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Political Ecology
• Global Development Studies
• Commodity Frontiers
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Marketta Paula Sofia Vuola is a Doctoral Researcher at the Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS) and part of the Global Development Studies program at the University of Helsinki. She is associated with the Global Extractivisms and Alternatives Initiative and the Global Change and Conservation Lab. Education: MSc in Regional Studies (Development Geography), University of Helsinki (2015) BSc in Regional Studies, University of Helsinki (2012) Her research focuses on political ecology, commodity frontiers, natural resource politics, and conservation policy, with a regional emphasis on Madagascar. She examines the interplay between extractivism, neoliberal conservation, and ecological restoration in the global South. Recent publications highlight donor-driven conservation funding trends, the evolution of global extractivism, and conflicts between mining and conservation in Madagascar and the DR Congo. She actively collaborates on multidisciplinary projects addressing sustainability and social change. She contributes to the TreesForDev project, analyzing socio-ecological dynamics of tree planting in the global South, and co-led the MaTsi project on participatory natural resource modeling in Madagascar. Her work includes organizing conferences such as Development Days and presenting at the TreesForDev consortium seminar.

Simon Granovsky-Larsenمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Social movements
• Political violence
• Environmental conflict
• +۹ مورد دیگر

Dr. Simon Granovsky-Larsen is Department Head and Associate Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of Regina's Faculty of Arts. He holds a PhD and MA from York University and a BA Honors from Dalhousie University. As an Associate Fellow of York University's Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean, he maintains strong academic connections across institutions. His research expertise spans several interconnected areas: Social movements and political violence in Central America Environmental conflict and extractive industries Green extractivism and renewable energy transitions Corporate counter-insurgency and human rights Critical development studies and Canadian foreign policy Dr. Granovsky-Larsen's scholarly work demonstrates a consistent focus on power dynamics in post-conflict societies, particularly examining how economic restructuring affects marginalized communities. His publications reveal an evolving research trajectory from traditional agrarian conflict studies toward contemporary environmental justice issues related to the energy transition, while maintaining a critical perspective on neoliberal development models. His recent publications indicate active research in green extractivism, with several 2023-2025 articles examining Canadian participation in Central American environmental conflicts related to renewable energy projects. This represents a natural evolution from his earlier work on traditional extractive industries and agrarian conflict. Dr. Granovsky-Larsen has established himself as a significant voice in critical Latin American studies, with particular expertise on Guatemala. His book 'Dealing with Peace' (2019) represents a major contribution to understanding post-conflict transitions and social movements. As Department Head, he oversees the Politics and International Studies department while maintaining an active research agenda and supervising graduate students. His interdisciplinary approach bridges political science, development studies, and environmental studies, offering students a nuanced understanding of contemporary global challenges.

Franziska Müllerمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Political Ecology
• Climate Justice
• Energy Colonialism
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Franziska Müller holds the Professorship for International Development at the University of Vienna , with a focus on socio-ecological transformations. She serves as deputy head of the Institute for International Development and teaches courses like "Surviving in the Anthropocene" and "Global Environmental Governance. Education: MA in Political Science, Cultural Anthropology, and Economics at Tübingen, Birmingham, and Frankfurt (2007-2010) PhD: "In the Name of Liberal Norms? Governmentality and Normative Power in EU-ACP Relations" (Kassel/TU Darmstadt, 2013) Her research spans climate justice, green colonialism, energy governance in Africa, and decolonial frameworks. She employs qualitative methods to analyze power dynamics in global environmental policies and energy transitions. Key contributions include coordinating the BMBF-funded "GLOCALPOWER" project (2017-2023) and leading interdisciplinary research on green hydrogen and extractivism in sub-Saharan Africa. Scientific Awards & Grants : Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung stipend (2007-2010) Senior Fellow at University of Sussex (2023) BMBF Junior Research Group Leader (2017-2023) She has conducted fieldwork in South Africa, Zambia, and Ghana, and previously held research positions at TU Darmstadt, Kassel University, and University of Hamburg.

• Southeast European Politics
• Municipalism
• Authoritarian Populism
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Norma Tiedemann is a Researcher at the University of Kassel, working within the Department of Social Work and Social Welfare in the Section of Social Law related to Rehabilitation and Disability Law. Her research focuses on municipalism, Southeast European politics, authoritarian populism, and social movements, with particular emphasis on post-Yugoslav spaces. Dr. Tiedemann's research interests center on how municipalist movements in cities like Zagreb and Belgrade create what she terms 'dis/obedient democracy' that challenges traditional state authority while operating within institutional frameworks. Her work examines the intersection of urban politics, social movements, and democratic theory, with special attention to how local movements contest authoritarian tendencies and neoliberal governance. She investigates how municipalist platforms navigate the tension between working within state institutions and maintaining critical distance from them, creating spaces for democratic experimentation in contexts where liberal democracy is under strain. Her publications reveal significant trends in the study of municipalism as a political strategy that operates both with, in, and against the state. Her work connects urban politics with broader democratic theory, showing how local movements can create 'democratic ruptures' within neoliberal nation-states. She has made important contributions to understanding the gendered dimensions of state power and how municipalist movements challenge 'neoliberal masculine state machinery.' 2023 Doctoral Prize of the KIGG (Kassel International Graduate Center for Social Sciences) for 'Disobedient Democracy and Contested Statehood in Southeast Europe: The Municipalist Platforms in Zagreb and Belgrade' Dr. Tiedemann actively supervises research projects related to municipalism and Southeast European politics, though specific details about current advisees are not publicly available. Her work has been supported through the university's research infrastructure and the Kassel International Graduate Center for Social Sciences. She regularly presents her research at international conferences and participates in collaborative projects examining urban politics across Europe. While Dr. Tiedemann does not lead a formal laboratory, her research is conducted through the Department of Social Work and Social Welfare at the University of Kassel, where she collaborates with colleagues studying social law, disability rights, and social movements. Her work connects with broader networks of scholars examining municipalism and democratic innovation across Europe, particularly through her involvement with the Disobedient Democracy project.

• Sociology
• Migration Studies
• Postcolonial Studies
• +۸ مورد دیگر

Sarah Demart is a sociologist and Researcher affiliated with STRIGES and the AIDS and Sexualities Observatory, where she has worked since 2018. She holds a doctorate focused on Congolese migration and politico-religious dynamics in postcolonial contexts (2004-2010), with subsequent research specializing in Afro-descendant mobilizations in Brussels (2011-2019) and migrant roles in HIV/AIDS prevention strategies (2019-present). Her research interests span critical sociology, including: Migration studies and diaspora activism Decolonial theory and epistemic justice Public health interventions (HIV/AIDS prevention) Ethnographic analysis of racial and social movements She contributes to theoretical discourse on global race, subaltern resistance, and the politics of knowledge production through her empirical work. As a researcher at STRIGES, she collaborates with the AIDS and Sexualities Observatory, though specific details about lab resources, grants, or student mentorship are unavailable in the source material.

• Architecture
• Sustainable Architecture
• Material Cultures
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Emma Rishøj Holm is a PhD fellow and Master of Architecture at Aarhus School of Architecture, Denmark, affiliated with Research Laboratory 2: Technology, Building Cultures and Settlement. Her work bridges architectural practice with environmental sustainability through transdisciplinary research. Her educational background includes a Master of Architecture degree. She is currently pursuing her PhD under supervision by LM Bjerregaard Jensen, C. Dayer, and S. Nielsen. Her research investigates sustainable architectural frameworks through the lens of material extraction and consumption patterns. Key interests include developing nature-sensible measures for contemporary architecture, analyzing the environmental legacy of detached housing, and reimagining building cultures through associative design approaches. She critically examines hidden extraction landscapes in construction materials and advocates for systemic shifts in architectural practice. Recent publications reveal a consistent focus on material accountability and housing sustainability. Her exhibition Before and After Sand interrogates sand extraction impacts, while her commentary challenges the detached house paradigm as incompatible with sustainable consumption. Both works demonstrate her methodological approach of merging theoretical critique with tangible design exploration. No scientific awards were documented in the provided materials. As Principal Investigator of the ongoing PhD project From Tangible Extractivism to Associative Architectures (2023-2026), she leads research into new environmental evaluation frameworks for Danish architecture. This project involves collaboration with her supervisory team and external academic partners. She actively contributes to Research Laboratory 2 through transdisciplinary workshops, international collaborations, and knowledge exchange initiatives including the Material Cultures residency at external institutions. Her work integrates architectural theory with environmental science through practice-based research methods.

Will LaFleurمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Social and cultural anthropology
• Agrarian Studies
• Political Ecology
• +۱۰ مورد دیگر

Will LaFleur is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Helsinki, affiliated with the Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS) and the Ruralia Institute in Mikkeli. He serves as Supervisor for the Doctoral Programme in Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences and holds an ORCID ID (0000-0002-4427-7744). His academic qualifications include: PhD in Global Development Studies from the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki (awarded March 4, 2025) MA in Education and Globalisation (Education for Sustainability: A Sensory Ethnography in Biodynamic Agriculture) from the University of Oulu BA in Anthropology (Magna Cum Laude) from the University of Arizona LaFleur's research centers on sensory ethnography and post-extractivist alternatives, examining how embodied practices in regenerative agriculture foster socio-ecological justice. His work integrates political ecology, degrowth theory, and more-than-human relations to explore prefigurative politics in food systems, emphasizing fermentation, biodiversity, and DIY cultural practices as pathways toward sustainable futures. His 2022-2025 publications reveal a cohesive trajectory analyzing extractivism through multisensory methodologies, with increasing focus on regenerative agriculture's role in biodiversity conservation. These works span anthropology, geography, and food studies, consistently applying sensory frameworks to critique capitalist resource extraction while envisioning alternatives rooted in care ethics and ecological reciprocity. His scientific recognition includes: Kone Foundation Research Grant (awarded December 2, 2021) LaFleur directs the Academy of Finland-funded project Regenerative Agriculture and the Value of Care: Towards a Socio-Ecologically Just Circular Economy (2022-2025) and participates in the BIOSENSE project (2025-2029). As a doctoral supervisor, he mentors emerging scholars in environmental sciences while contributing to academic discourse through peer review for Political Geography and public engagement via Slow Food Helsinki. He collaborates with the Global Extractivisms and Alternatives Initiative and maintains active involvement in knowledge translation through podcasts like EXALT and My Dear Kitchen In Helsinki , bridging academic research with community-based sustainability practices.

Sofia Cevallos Vivarمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Indigenous Studies
• Gender Studies
• Environmental Anthropology
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Sofia Cevallos Vivar is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Paris 8 and FLACSO-Brazil, funded by the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship (Horizon-2020) for the AWAREFOREST project investigating Indigenous women's resistance against extractivism in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Education: PhD in Social Anthropology and Ethnology, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), 2019 Master's in Anthropology, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), 2012 Master's in Contemporary Societies: Latin American/European Relations, Institute for Advanced Studies in Latin America (IHEAL), 2009 Research Focus: Her work centers on Indigenous women's socio-environmental struggles, examining how gender, ethnicity, and colonialism intersect with environmental justice. She analyzes alternative knowledge systems emerging from Amazonian resistance movements, emphasizing anti-patriarchal, anti-colonial, and post-extractivist futures through ecofeminist and political ecology frameworks. Affiliations: Social Dynamics and Recomposition of Spaces Laboratory Latin American College of Global Studies Visiting Scholar, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, New York University (2023) Recognition: Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship (Horizon-2020) Scholarly Impact: Her internationally published work across French, English, Portuguese, and Spanish bridges academic research with Indigenous activism, highlighting silenced narratives of land autonomy and environmental preservation in Latin America.

Diane Robertمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Geography and sociology of mobilizations
• Proximity conflicts
• Industrial overflows in the territories
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Diane Robert is a researcher specializing in geography and sociology of environmental conflicts in Tunisia and Morocco. Currently at the Jacques Berque Center, Rabat, she investigates the Moroccan phosphate sector's greening and regional integration through an International postdoctoral mobility grant (2024-2025), analyzing multi-scale industrial expansion strategies and socio-environmental impacts. She holds a PhD with the thesis "La pollution, dégage ! Une approche géographique des mobilisations liées aux nuisances industrielles dans la Tunisie post-2011" (Pollution, step aside! A geographical approach to mobilizations related to industrial nuisances in post-2011 Tunisia), conducted through affiliations with UMR Ladyss and ERC Tarica projects. Dr. Robert's research focuses on: Geography and sociology of mobilizations Proximity conflicts Industrial overflows in territories Work-environment relations Production of space Industrial policies Sectors and value chains Her fieldwork in Gabès and Sfax examines how environmental injustices drive social movements and territorial reconfigurations, with emphasis on phosphate industries and post-2011 political transitions. She has secured competitive grants including the current postdoctoral mobility award and contributed to projects like Amidex Envimouv (2021-2022) and ERC Tarica (2017-2022), actively collaborating with Mediterranean research networks on socio-environmental challenges. Dr. Robert's current work involves collective fieldwork in Gabès for the Raḥāba project (2024-present), organizing study days on habitability, and presenting findings at international conferences on extractivism, sustainable development governance, and environmental mobilizations across the Maghreb.

Ksenia Litvinenkoمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Architectural History
• History of the Built Environment
• Extractivism and Urbanism
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Ksenia Litvinenko serves as a Research Associate at the Leibniz Institute for Research on Society and Space (IRS) in Erkner, Germany, and commenced her Walter Benjamin Postdoctoral Fellowship in December 2024. Funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), her fellowship supports critical research on Western Siberia's transformation during the late Soviet oil boom. She collaborates with the Research Group 'Histories of the Built Environment' led by Dr. Monika Motylińska to advance comparative studies of German and Soviet architectural frameworks. Her educational foundation includes a PhD in Architecture from the University of Manchester (2023), secured through the President’s Doctoral Scholar Award and German Historical Institute Doctoral Fellowship. This training centered on dispersed archives of the Giproteatr Design Institute, examining Soviet cultural infrastructure development. Litvinenko's research interrogates the material politics of extractivism through architectural lenses, with core interests in mobile dwellings, rotational urbanism, and Indigenous displacement in resource frontiers. Her work reveals transnational connections between Soviet republics and Eastern Bloc states in developing extractive infrastructure, particularly highlighting Estonian, Lithuanian, Latvian, and Czechoslovak contributions to Siberian oil settlements. Current projects analyze how construction technologies enabled Soviet industrialization in extreme environments while marginalizing Khanty and Nenets communities. Her recent publications demonstrate a cohesive trajectory examining material constraints in architectural history, spanning Mongolian ger historiography, Soviet provisional architecture, theatre conservation, and extractivist urbanism. These works collectively bridge architectural history, postcolonial studies, and environmental humanities, emphasizing how built environments facilitated colonial resettlement and resource extraction across socialist territories. Scientific recognition includes: Walter Benjamin Postdoctoral Fellowship (DFG, 2024-2026) President’s Doctoral Scholar Award (University of Manchester) German Historical Institute Doctoral Fellowship Litvinenko's DFG-funded project involves extensive archival fieldwork across Estonia, Lithuania, Germany, and the Czech Republic, investigating transnational construction collaborations that shaped Western Siberia's extractive landscape. While no formal advisees are documented, her collaborative work with the 'Histories of the Built Environment' group strengthens methodological approaches to studying architectural mobilities and material constraints in global contexts. She actively contributes to the IRS Research Group 'Histories of the Built Environment,' which pioneers frameworks placing building materials at the center of architectural history research. This initiative facilitates international scholarly exchange on comparative approaches to twentieth-century construction practices and their socio-ecological consequences.