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Compilations of political ecology readings
Below are two websites with extensive lists of foundational readings in political ecology: A comprehensive political ecology reading list by Julian Bloomer Political ecology syllabus for postgraduates on the ENTITLE […]
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The challenges of doing engaged research – a graduate student reflection
By Remy Franklin It was a morning in early May when I opened my computer to find an email back from the Institutional Review Board providing comments on my application […]
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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 […]
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PPEL Report: Political Ecology Critical Theory and Mixed Methods Field Course
What did we learn? PPEL reflects on a experiential-learning based political ecology course for undergraduate students
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Should some political ecology be useful? – Piers Blaikie
This CAPE Inaugural Lecture poses the question “should some political ecology (PE) be useful?” and reviews the challenges and opportunities facing academic researchers wishing to engage with policy makers, politicians, activists, the media and social movements in both the global North or South.
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Locating the public in research and practice – Lynn Staeheli and Don Mitchell
What does ‘public space’ mean? The authors analyze various ways that public space is conceptualized, finding that political orientations and normative visions of democracy are important factors underlying differing definitions of ‘the public.’
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The Complex Politics of Relevance in Geography – Lynn Staeheli and Don Mitchell
What makes research relevant? Why should research be relevant? The authors argue that relevance is a contested social and political process with indirect pathways that may escape our best intentions to make our research relevant.
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