جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Lisa Tilleyمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Political Ecology
• Political Economy
• Socioecological Harm
• +۸ مورد دیگر

Dr. Lisa Tilley is a Senior Lecturer in Development Studies at SOAS University of London, where she serves as Convenor for the MSc Environment, Politics & Development program. She joined SOAS in 2021 after previous roles at the University of Warwick, Queen Mary University of London, and Birkbeck. Senior Lecturer in Development Studies Convenor: MSc Environment, Politics & Development Coordinator: London Political Ecology Collective Lisa Tilley’s research bridges critical political ecology, political economy, and decolonial theory, with a focus on socioecological harm, extractivism, and the intersections of race, gender, and class in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. Her work interrogates colonial and capitalist structures in resource frontiers like plantations, mines, and cities. Her recent publications explore themes such as: Neoliberal racial capitalism and its ecological consequences Anti-racist climate justice frameworks Colonial legacies in resource extraction Indigenous protective ontologies Gendered dimensions of urban evictions Planetary political economy of the Global Majority Lisa supervises PhD students researching topics including labor regimes, water politics, racial capitalism, and settler colonial territoriality.

Kei Otsukiمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Sustainable Development
• Human Geography
• Development Studies
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Prof. Kei Otsuki is a Professor of International Development Studies at Utrecht University's Faculty of Geosciences, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning. Her research focuses on social equity, sustainable development, and contested relationships between global sustainability agendas and local environments. She has conducted fieldwork in Brazil, Mozambique, Ghana, and Tanzania, exploring topics like forest conservation, displacement, climate change, and green economy practices. Core member of the Critical Pathways community Board member of Utrecht's Pathways to Sustainability Strategic Theme Teaches in Master International Development Studies and Research Master Global Urban Transformations Education: PhD in Development Sociology (Wageningen University), MSc/BA (University of Tokyo). Previously worked at United Nations University (Research Associate). Currently an editor for Sustainability Science and Territory, Politics, Governance . Key research projects include Mozambique's 'green' mineral extraction impacts, Indonesia's Nusantara capital development, and energy transitions in Tanzania/Mozambique. Recent publications address displacement equity, infrastructural violence, and climate-induced land governance reforms.

• Constitutional Law
• Environmental Law
• Human Rights
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Marco Aparicio Wilhelmi is an Associate Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Girona, Department of Public Law. He is a leading scholar in environmental and constitutional law, with a focus on rights of nature, indigenous rights, and sustainable development in Latin America. He serves as director of the UNESCO International Chair in Sustainable Human Development and coordinator of the Interuniversity Doctoral Program in Law, Economics and Business at UdG. His research centers on constitutional responses to ecological crises, particularly through the lens of the Ecuadorian and Bolivian constitutions. Key areas include ecoconstitutionalism , Good Living (Buen Vivir) , indigenous rights , and environmental justice . He is deeply engaged in advancing legal frameworks that integrate ecological sustainability with human rights. The available publications highlight a consistent scholarly trajectory focused on environmental constitutionalism, extractivism, and indigenous resilience. His work bridges comparative law, human rights, and environmental policy, with a strong emphasis on Latin American legal innovations. Professional Affiliations and Roles: Director, UNESCO International Chair in Sustainable Human Development Coordinator, Interuniversity Doctoral Program in Law, Economics and Business (UdG) President, DESC Observatory Member, Board of ICIP Member, Editorial Committee, Catalan Journal of Environmental Law Research Group on Fundamental Rights in Composite States Marco Aparicio Wilhelmi leads significant interdisciplinary initiatives related to sustainable human development and environmental justice. His work is supported by international recognition and institutional leadership roles, particularly through UNESCO and regional observatories focused on economic, social, and cultural rights.

Philippe le Billonمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Political Ecology
• Resource Governance
• Environmental Security
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Philippe le Billon is a Professor at the University of British Columbia , affiliated with both the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs and the Department of Geography . His work bridges the environment-development-security nexus , with a focus on climate change, ocean governance, extractive sectors, and conflicts. He collaborates extensively with NGOs and international organizations, particularly on environmental defenders' issues. Research Expertise: Development, Energy Policy, Environment and Climate Change, International Security, Oceans and Fisheries, Social Justice Geographic Focus: Africa, Canada/US, Latin America, Southeast Asia His research explores global challenges such as green transition mineral risks , fish crimes , reparative capitalism , and neoliberalized violence . Recent work examines the techno-utopianism of space mining , AI in anti-corruption , and ocean defender human rights . He has contributed to leading journals like Global Environmental Change and Nature Sustainability , while engaging public audiences via The Guardian and The Conversation . Scientific Contributions: 8 2025 publications on AI in extractives, energy transitions, and ocean governance 7 2024 works addressing carbon neutrality, green extractivism, and fisheries 2023 PNAS study on climate-smart conservation in Africa Awards & Appointments: Scholar, Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton) Fulbright Research Chair, UC Berkeley Research Fellowship, Science-Po Paris Founding Director, Environmental Peacebuilding Association Supervision: Mentored 15+ graduate students including Erik Post (green energy conflicts), Nick Middeldorp (environmental defenders), and Larissa Santos (microhydropower). Current advisees include Erik Post and Philippe's former students hold academic posts at institutions like University of Toronto and University of Sheffield.

• Gender and violence in transitional societies
• Post-war conflict and violence
• Gender-based violence
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Professor Mo Hume is a Professor of Latin American Politics at the University of Glasgow's Department of Politics within the School of Political & International Studies. Her research focuses on gender-based violence, post-war conflict dynamics, socio-environmental conflicts, and transitional societies. She has conducted extensive fieldwork in El Salvador and Colombia, collaborating with organizations like Oxfam and SCIAF. Her work explores intersections of gender, violence, and community resilience in post-conflict contexts, with a particular emphasis on Central America and Colombia. Key projects include studies on gender violence prevention campaigns and socio-environmental rights along the Atrato River in Colombia. She has published widely in journals such as Latin American Perspectives and Womens Studies International Forum , as well as authored a monograph on El Salvador's political violence. Recent research includes analyzing grassroots responses to the pandemic in Colombia and exploring socio-environmental impacts of gold mining. Her work often combines feminist theory with interdisciplinary approaches to understand complex conflict dynamics. Prof. Hume has secured grants totaling over £700,000, including projects on sustainable peacebuilding and humanitarian crisis management. She supervises PhD students researching topics such as indigenous resistance to extractivism and gender in transitional justice. She also serves as PGR Convener in the School of Social and Political Sciences and co-convenes the Glasgow Latin American Research Network.

Felipe Fernándezمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Political Anthropology
• State Anthropology
• Science and Technology Studies (STS)
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Jun. Prof. Dr. Felipe Fernández is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Freiburg. His research focuses on political anthropology, state anthropology, and extractivism in Latin America, particularly Colombia and Bolivia. He holds a PhD from Freie Universität Berlin (2022), awarded summa cum laude, and has held research positions at institutions in Argentina, Ecuador, and Germany. Education highlights include a Master’s in Interdisciplinary Latin American Studies (2018) and undergraduate studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology at Freie Universität Berlin and Universidad de los Andes (2011–2014). His work explores state dynamics, infrastructural violence, and environmental governance, with a focus on water systems and lithium extraction in marginalized regions. Recent publications analyze the interplay of violence, infrastructure, and state practices in Buenaventura, Colombia. His research has been supported by DFG-funded graduate programs and grants. Fernández is affiliated with the Arnold-Bergstraesser-Institut and contributes to interdisciplinary collaborations on temporalities of future and spatial politics.

Joanna Allanمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Resistance to Neocolonial Natural Resource Exploitation
• Histories of Women's Anti-Colonial Resistance Movements
• Saharawi and Equatoguinean Literatures
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Joanna Allan is an Associate Professor in the Geography and Environmental Sciences Department at Northumbria University, affiliated with the Centre for International Development. Her research focuses on resistance to neocolonial natural resource exploitation, histories of women's anti-colonial movements, Saharawi and Equatoguinean literatures, environmental justice, and energy-culture relationships. She holds a PhD in Hispanic Studies (2016) and was awarded the Philip Leverhulme Prize (2022) for her work in languages and literature. Current projects include an AHRC Fellowship investigating poetry and diplomacy in Western Sahara, producing a bilingual Saharawi poetry anthology and recordings for the British Library's Sound Archive. Her book Saharan Winds: Energy Systems and Aeolian Imaginaries in Western Sahara (2024) examines wind energy's cultural and political impacts. Her earlier work, Silenced Resistance (2019), received multiple accolades, including a shortlist for the African Studies Association Fage Prize and runner-up for the International Studies Association's Feminist Theory Prize. Education: PhD in Hispanic Studies, 2016 Awards: Philip Leverhulme Prize (2022) Grants: AHRC Fellowship (ongoing) Her research also addresses Saharawi solidarity, including her role as former President of Western Sahara Resource Watch. Key themes in her publications include colonial energy systems, gendered resistance, and decolonizing narratives in literature.

Pierre-Philippe Fraitureمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• twentieth- and twenty-first century French and Belgian literatures
• colonial writing and discourses
• francophone postcolonial literature and thought
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Pierre-Philippe Fraiture is a Professor in the Department of French Studies at the University of Warwick. His research focuses on twentieth- and twenty-first century French and Belgian literatures, particularly colonial writing and discourses, francophone postcolonial literature from Sub-Saharan Africa, African philosophy, and the intersection of African literature with visual arts and extractivism. He has secured significant funding from the AHRC, British Academy, and European Research Council, and serves as a Research Associate at the CNRS-funded 'Les Afriques dans le monde' team at Sciences Po, Bordeaux. Research areas span colonial memory, African philosophical traditions, and extractivist narratives Recipient of ERC Consolidator Grant (2020-2025) and Leverhulme Research Fellowship (2025, 15 months) Editorial roles: Regional editor for Belgium in A Historical Companion to Postcolonial Literatures , co-editor of special journal issues Teaches modules including Postcolonial Literatures in French , Colonial Memory , and French Crime Fiction His recent publications examine Congolese cultural production, extractivism in African art, and translations of African thought. He has supervised doctoral research on postcolonial theory, political Islamism in Algeria, and Caribbean-Haitian literary analysis, while currently guiding five theses on topics ranging from Conan Doyle's reception in China to contemporary crime fiction. As Corresponding Fellow of the Académie Royale des Sciences d’Outre-Mer (Brussels) since 2015, he contributes to international academic networks. His ERC-funded project (2020-2025) investigates African philosophy and genres, while his Leverhulme-funded monograph DRC Extractivism across the Arts and Literature analyzes resource exploitation narratives. He has presented research at institutions like Cornell, Amherst, and the University of Edinburgh, and served on university committees including the Equality and Inclusion Forum. Key Awards : European Research Council Consolidator grant (2020-2025) Leverhulme Research Fellowship (2025) British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship Corresponding Fellow, Académie Royale des Sciences d’Outre-Mer (2015)

• Modern and Contemporary Hispanic Literatures and Cultures
• Luso-Afro-Brazilian Literatures and Cultures
• Latin American Studies
• +۱۰ مورد دیگر

Carolina Sá Carvalho is an Associate Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Arts & Science, where she specializes in modern and contemporary Hispanic literatures and cultures, with a focus on Brazil and Latin America. Her research intersects photography, film, media, environmental humanities, and critical theory. Education: PhD, Princeton University MA, Princeton University MA, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro BA, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Her research centers on the aesthetics and politics of visual culture in Latin America, particularly how photography has documented violence and modernization in the Amazon and beyond. She explores how images are framed, circulated, and interpreted within capitalist and colonial contexts. Her work also extends into environmental humanities, infrastructure, and multispecies relations, as seen in her current project on mosquitoes and contagion in 20th and 21st-century Brazil. She teaches courses on Luso-Afro-Brazilian arts, film, literature, and cultures, including graduate seminars on Latin American visual culture and the politics of dwelling and contagion. The article Traces of the Unseen (2023) exemplifies her interdisciplinary approach, combining formal image analysis with cultural theory to examine photography’s role in shaping public understanding of modernization and violence. Her work spans literary studies, visual culture, and critical theory, emphasizing coloniality, extractivism, and the politics of representation. Scientific Awards: She has advised graduate students and taught advanced seminars, contributing significantly to Latin American cultural studies. Though specific grants are not listed, her monograph publication and ongoing research suggest sustained scholarly support. She previously served on the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill before joining the University of Toronto. Her research is conducted within the broader academic ecosystem of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, where she contributes to interdisciplinary programs in Latin American studies, visual culture, and environmental humanities.

Sezen Kayhanمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Production Studies
• Cinematic Spaces
• Urban Media
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Sezen Kayhan is a researcher at the Institute for Film, Theatre, Media and Cultural Studies at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz since April 2022. She earned her joint doctorate in Film Studies and Visual Culture from the University of Antwerp and Koç University in 2020, focusing on Istanbul's screen production and urban transformation. She supervises the IMACS International Master in Cinema Studies program and leads the research project Against Screen's Extractivism: Slow Production and Spectatorship . University of Antwerp (PhD in Film Studies, 2020) Koç University (PhD in Visual Culture, 2020) Her research explores Production Studies, Cinematic Spaces, Urban Media, Turkish Cinema, and Speculative Fiction. She analyzes how media production intersects with urban change, international co-productions, outdoor cinemas, and the political dimensions of television series and documentaries. Her 15 most recent articles span Ecocinema, Urban Media, Turkish Television, and Media Theory. Topics include Istanbul's screen spaces, cross-cultural film reception, ecological dystopias, and the political economy of media industries. These works reflect her expertise in Production Studies and Urban Cinematic Landscapes. Kayhan is affiliated with the European Network for Cinema and Media Studies (NECS), Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS), and Women in Film. She teaches PrS. Film Practice: Urban Narratives and Media Imaginaries in the Summer 2025 semester. Contact: skayhanm@uni-mainz.de | Office: Media House, Wallstr. 11, Mainz | Office hours: Thursdays 12-1pm (Room 00-236) or by email appointment

Timothy W. Lukeمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Political Theory
• Environmental Politics
• Critical Theory
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Timothy W. Luke is a University Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Virginia Tech , where he explores intersections of political theory, environmental politics, and critical theory. His research delves into the Anthropocene, digital culture, and contemporary US political crises. Research Highlights : Focus on post-1945 geopolitical shifts Analysis of Silicon Valley's techno-utopian narratives Critique of climate change disinformation and energy extractivism Studies of right-wing extremism and prepper culture Contributions to environmental governance and eco-political theory Honors : University Distinguished Professor Leadership : Serves as Chair of the Department of Political Science, guiding academic programs and faculty development.

• Political Ecology
• Extractive Industry
• Economic Geography
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Diana Vela Almeida is an Assistant Professor in Political Ecology of Sustainability at the Environmental Governance Group, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development , Utrecht University . She holds a PhD in Political Ecology from McGill University and an MSc in Forest and Nature Conservation Policy from Wageningen University . Her work bridges Political Ecology , Ecological Economics , and Feminist Critical Geography , focusing on resource extraction, green neoliberalism, and socio-environmental transformation. Areas of Expertise: Political Ecology, Extractive Industry, Economic Geography, Social Justice, Feminist Theories, Environmental Governance, Sustainability Transitions Current Research: 1) Critiquing green transition as a new colonial frontier; 2) Global commodity chain governance for European markets Her recent publications address the European Green Deal as neo-imperialism, gendered labor in mining frontiers, and socio-environmental implications of conservation policies. She contributes to peer-reviewed journals and public-facing media like Uneven Earth . Affiliations: Senior researcher at Norwegian University of Science and Technology , associate editor at Uneven Earth , and member of the Collective of Critical Geography in Ecuador.

Susie O'Brienمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Decolonial Literary Studies
• Indigenous Cultural Studies
• Settler-Colonial Environmental Humanities
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Susie O'Brien is a Professor in the Department of English & Cultural Studies at McMaster University, specializing in decolonial, Indigenous, and settler-colonial literary studies, environmental humanities, and cultural critiques of globalization. She leads the SSHRC Insight Grant-funded project Racialized Ecologies in and Beyond Settler-Colonial Canada and collaborates with international collectives like RESHAP and Reckoning, Repairing and Reworlding Working Collective. Ph.D. , Queen's University, 1995 M.A. , University of Queensland, 1991 Her research interrogates intersections between colonialism and environmental crises, focusing on decolonial resilience narratives in Canada, Australia, New Zealand/Aotearoa, and the U.S. She advances anti-racist frameworks in environmental humanities and explores themes like critical food studies, extractivism, and gender-based violence in the global South. Recent work (2024) includes co-authored journal entries on artistic praxis for planetary crisis and a monograph What the World Might Look Like analyzing decolonial storytelling. Earlier publications examine urban resilience narratives, temporal globalization, and privatization of resilience through postcolonial fiction and cultural theory. Scientific Awards SSHRC Insight Grant (2024) O'Brien serves on graduate committees across disciplines and teaches courses like Revolt and Remember: Resilience in the Postcolonial Environmental Humanities and Foundations in Cultural Studies . She contributes to debates on graduate student stress, climate justice, and fossil fuel divestment.

• Political Ecology
• Natural Resource Politics
• Energy and Development
• +۱۳ مورد دیگر

John Andrew McNeish is a Professor of International Environment and Development Studies at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Faculty of Landscape and Society. His research explores the political ecology of natural resources, energy governance, indigenous rights, and the development-security nexus, primarily through long-term fieldwork in Latin America. His research interests include: Political ecology of extractivism and energy Indigenous sovereignty and legal pluralism Gender justice in development contexts Community-based policing and post-conflict reform The socio-political implications of low-carbon energy transitions Emerging governance challenges in outer space McNeish's recent publications reveal a consistent focus on legal innovations in environmental governance (e.g., rights of rivers), extractive conflicts, and community resistance in Latin America. His work increasingly draws parallels between terrestrial resource politics and emerging controversies in space infrastructure development. Key research projects he has led include: Contested Powers: Political Anthropology of Energy in Latin America (NFR) Empowered Futures: Global Research School on Low Carbon Energy Transition (NFR) Riverine Rights: Legal Innovations on the Rights of Rivers (NFR) Green Curses and Violent Conflicts: Renewable Energy in Africa (NFR) Community Based Policing and Post-Conflict Reform (EU Horizon 2020) He has extensive consultancy experience with NORAD, SIDA, the World Bank, and the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs. McNeish holds a PhD in Social Anthropology from the University of London and has held research and teaching positions at the University of Bergen, CMI, and international institutions including American University and FLACSO Guatemala. He is currently on a teaching break while serving as Vice-Dean for Research at NMBU.

Bengi Akbulutمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Political Economy
• Ecological Economics
• Development Economics
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Bengi Akbulut is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment at Concordia University's Faculty of Arts and Science. Her academic work critically examines the intersections of political economy, ecological economics, and development studies with particular attention to Turkey's political-economic landscape and global alternatives to mainstream economic paradigms. Dr. Akbulut's research spans Political Economy, Ecological Economics, Development Economics, Economic Alternatives, Political Ecology, Feminist Economics, and Social Movements. Her scholarship critically analyzes the relationships between economic growth, environmental sustainability, and social justice, with significant contributions to degrowth theory and democratic economic planning. She investigates how authoritarian neoliberal regimes operate, particularly in Turkey, while exploring grassroots movements that challenge extractive development models. Her feminist economics work includes a multidimensional approach to gender gaps in poverty, demonstrating commitment to intersectional analyses of economic systems. Analysis of Dr. Akbulut's publication record reveals a consistent trajectory toward critiquing mainstream economic paradigms while developing concrete alternatives. Her work shows increasing engagement with degrowth theory and its practical applications, particularly in relation to democratic economic planning and ecological economics. She has made significant contributions to understanding the pluriverse of alternatives to sustainable development, with particular attention to how these alternatives manifest in practice across different contexts, while maintaining a strong geographic focus on Turkey. Dr. Akbulut actively participates in international scholarly networks focused on degrowth, ecological economics, and political ecology. Her frequent collaborations with researchers across institutions and countries indicate active engagement in transnational research collectives addressing critical issues at the intersection of political economy and environmental sustainability. She has co-edited special journal issues including a 2020 Virtual Special Issue in Ecological Economics on environmental justice and degrowth, demonstrating leadership in these scholarly communities.