Indigenous Peoples and REDD+: A Critical Perspective
By Tracey Osborne A new report on REDD+ and indigenous peoples, written by PPEL members has been recently published. The report, titled Indigenous Peoples and REDD+: A Critical Perspective was […]
continue reading →Introducing the Climate Alliance Mapping Project
The Public Political Ecology Lab is pleased to announce the Climate Alliance Mapping Project (CAMP), a collaborative effort between academics, environmental NGOs, and indigenous organizations. Through Participatory Action Research and […]
continue reading →James McCarthy Speaks
James McCarthy explains why he practices engaged political ecology, reminding us that research and teaching are forms of public engagement, and that working with non-academic partners can force us to […]
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Riparian Enclosures: Spaces of Exclusion in the Sonoran Border(ed)lands
Lily House-Peters’ photo essay explores acts of enclosure in mediating access to and exclusion from the benefits of riparian resources in the Sonoran borderlands.
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Bordered Spaces: Nation-States and Private Property
Casey Walsh interrogates the enduring tension between the popular imaginary of nation-state borders and everyday encounters with borders at smaller geographic scales.
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“Batallamos Para Agua”: The Less Visible Security Concerns of Water and Wastewater Infrastructure on the U.S.-Mexico Border
Sarah Kelly-Richards examines the articulations of local infrastructure funding politics with broader processes of capital accumulation, urbanization, and geopolitics on the US-Mexico border.
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Animating United States-Mexico border studies
Juanita Sundberg argues for animating border research and engagements.
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Bordering authority, circumventing resistance: ASARCO and the search for environmental justice in the Paso del Norte
Tim Collins presents an essay investigating environmental justice activism and transboundary air quality management in the Paso del Norte region.
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Border (In)Security and the ‘Unknown Unknown’
Geoff Boyce critically reflects on the policies, processes, and impacts of escalating border securitization and militarization in the US-Mexico borderlands.
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Militarization, Conservation, and Commemoration on the Iron Curtain Trail
David Havlick explores tensions between commemoration, redemption, memory, and historical erasure in the Iron Curtain borderlands with a fascinating photo essay.
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