Introduced in the early 2000s, the concept of carbon “lock-in” has been widely adopted by
think tanks, academics, and civil society trying to break away from the consequences of …

Transformative changes toward sustainability are political because the aim, the 'how', and
the speed of such transformations are constantly disputed across diverse actors with varying …

Environmental justice (EJ) and political ecology (PE) have grown during recent decades to
become leading critical approaches to socio-environmental analyses. The two fields share a …

Power and politics have been central topics from the early days of Political Ecology. There
are different and sometimes conflicting conceptualizations of power in this field that portray …

The use and promotion of pesticides is on the increase in many sub-Saharan African
countries, including in the smallholder sector. This paper stems from placed-based research …

Conservation research and practice are increasingly engaging with people and drawing on
social sciences to improve environmental governance. In doing so, conservation engages …

Abstract A Theory of Access (Ribot and Peluso 2003) was published 15 years ago. With
almost 1600 publications citing it, the paper is instrumental in expanding scholarly thinking …

COVID-19 has ushered in a new planetary epoch—the Virocene. In doing so, it has laid bare
the limits of humanity's power over nature, exposing the vulnerability of 'normal'ways of living …

Environmental social science research designs have shifted over the past several decades
to include an increased commitment to multi-, inter-, and transdisciplinary team-based work …

There is increasing interest in organic lowland rice cultivation in Thailand. Farmers are
becoming more wary about the human health and environmental impacts of using …