Environment, Politics & Development

Members of this research group are social scientists interested in research on the environment, politics and the process of development (North and South). Current geographical interests include north, central and south America, west and southern Africa, south, south-east and east Asia, as well as Europe. We have a strong international focus, reflected both in the journals members regularly contribute to and edit, and the range of funded research projects in which they participate.

Members are interested in the following issues and themes: social theory and the environment; development and political ecology; debates surrounding the construction of 'nature'; environmental values and governance; environmental policy and management; 'pro-poor' policies in developing countries; human security and the environment; boundaries and geopolitical frontiers; agri-food policy and rural Europe.