Dr. Anthony Bebbington (Clark University) and Scott Sellwood (OXFAM-America) will use our regular colloquium time (3:35-5pm) to lead a panel with Dr. Arturo Escobar and Dr. Betsy Olson on research and advocacy titled: “NGOs and scholars conversing: Geography, advocacy, and pathways to … Read more

Introduction by Andrew Curley http://politicalecology.web.unc.edu/  

Dr. Baka will be examining how local and non-local stakeholders impact nationwide hydraulic fracturing (fracking) regulations on U.S. federal and Indigenous lands.

Dr. Jennifer Baka of Pennsylvania State University will be examining how local and non-local stakeholders impact nationwide hydraulic fracturing (fracking) regulations on U.S. federal and Indigenous lands. Her talk title is "Making science: How stakeholder coalitions frame scientific claims to influence … Read more

Dr. Jennifer Bair is a sociologist of globalization, with interests in trade and the political economy of development, and the relationship between gender and work.  Her research agenda centers on the comparative study of export-led development, and she has conducted fieldwork … Read more

Pavithra Vasudevan, Willie Wright, Charles Scaife, and Sarah Schmitt will present their research.

Xochitl Leyva has been living and working in Chiapas for over thirty years and is an active member of collectives and networks for local and global justice. In this talk, she will discuss the contemporary Mexican crisis, the electoral conjuncture, and … Read more