Research
Through research projects and curatorial activity, I study environmental, food systems, and Indigenous rights mobilizations and governance. I use a mix of quantitative, qualitative, and action research methods, often in triangulation. My current empirical research focuses on intermediaries who steward the stewards of commons in Maya Territory /the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.
Please click the projects below for more details.
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Commons and commoning
How do commons come into being and come to be sustained?
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Vulnerability and adaptation
How do cooperative vs noncooperative forms of organization influence fisher vulnerability and response to market, climate and other stressors?
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Food policy in Mexico
How did Mexico’s National Crusade Against Hunger (2013-2017) take shape, who benefitted, and what were the impacts in targeted rural communities?
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Trade and Environment
What has been the environmental impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement in the US-Mexico borderlands, 25 years on?