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PUBLICATIONS
2010. "Ecological Governmentality: The Displacement of the Local in the Rio Negro Region of Brazil ," forthcoming, Human Ecology, v. 38.
WORKS IN
PROGRESS
* “Achieving Long-Term Goals for Climate Policy: UNFCCC Article 2 and Human Security”
* “Lessons for Climate Policy: Examining Human Insecurity in Funafuti, Tuvalu”
* “Reframing Approaches to Global Climate Policy to reflect Global and Local Realities”
* “Contentions and Synergies in American and Chinese Perspectives on Global Crises” with Guoli Liu, College of Charleston
* “Perceptions of Global Climate Change in
Tuvalu: A Survey”
RESEARCH FIELD SITES
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Funafuti, Tuvalu (April,
September 2007 and June 2008)
Conducted extensive
research designed to comprehensively catalogue of the effects of
climate change in Tuvalu and its impact on human security. I
conducted more than 45 in-depth video interviews of government
officials (including Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister,
Secretariat of Foreign Affairs, and 1st Prime Minister),
elders and community leaders, scientific officers and NGOs. I also
created a survey project designed to assess quantitatively the
observed impacts of climate change, adaptive responses, and the
costs associated with these impacts. This survey (N=141) was
conducted in June 2008 through in-depth questionnaires and
distributed door-to-door to just over 20% of the households in
Funafuti (main island).
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Arctic: Baffin Island, Canada & Ottawa, Canada (August-September
2006)
Conducted 35+ qualitative
interviews among various sectors of Inuit society and the Canadian
government. The research was designed to assess the physical effects
of climate change, its physical and social/cultural impact on the
Inuit, and analyze the consequences of these impacts. In addition, I
collected data (from previous surveys) on climate change throughout
the region, as well as conducted socio-historical research in
Iqaluit. I interviewed the lead counsel for the IACHR
(Inter-American Commission on Human Rights) Petition filed on behalf
of the Inuit against the U.S.
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Rio Negro River Region, Amazonas, Brazil (June-July 2005)
Research consisted of
interviewing individuals in various communities along the Rio Negro
River. The project focused on examining changes in human (and state)
interaction with the environment, and how those changes, in turn,
affected the well-being of community members. I was specifically
interested in communities that would not be afforded additional
protections as “indigenous” but who had lived in the same place for
generations and had a stake in the land, nature, and community. A
sub-phase of the research centered on climatic changes and its
impact on the people of the region.
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