Lisa Meierotto (PhC 2005, Washington)
Research Interests:
Politics of environmental conservation, environmental NGOs, transnational environmental advocacy, Northern/Southern dichotomies, Ecological Security.
"I am primarily interested in the politics of environmental conservation, especially in transnational contexts. My dissertation research examines the politics of wilderness conservation on the U.S.-Mexico Border, and the tensions existing between a Homeland Security doctrine and the preservation of a Wildlife Refuge. Previous (and ongoing) research looks at the politics of international environmental conservation projects in Greece, exploring the role of Greece in a North-South Dichotomy with northern Europe. My MA research analyzed the advocacy efforts both for and against a dam in Mali, and critiques the role of northern-based environmental advocacy organizations. While geographically dispersed, all of my research projects highlight my interest in the study of power differentiations in environmental struggles."
Dissertation Project/Title:
Conserving Cabeza Prieta: Migration and Homeland Security in a National Wildlife Refuge
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Selected Publications:
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in review
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“The Uneven Geographies of Transnational Advocacy: The Case of the Talo Dam”. Journal of Environmental Management.
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2005
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“Sustainable Development and Latina/os in the U.S.” Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinas and Latinos in the United States.
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2004 |
“Its Power, Dam It! Effects of Transnational Advocacy on International Water Governance” With Darrin Mcgee and Lisa Giddons. Presented at American Political Science Association, Chicago, September 2004.
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2003 |
The Unholy Trinity. With Richard Peet (Ed.). Zed Books, 2003. (Contributing writer, book on the IMF, World Bank, WTO, and the organizations protesting against them.)
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2000 |
"The Talo Dam Project." Fisher, W., Lisa Meierotto and Ryan Russell. Comprehensive report on a proposed dam in Mali. Submitted to the African Development Bank, the US Department of Treasury, the Government of Mali and Cultural Survival.
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