George T. Mudimu holds a Ph.D. in Public Management (Rural Development and Management) from China Agricultural University in Beijing, a Master’s in Public Administration from Tsinghua University in Beijing, and an Honours in Public Administration from the University of Zimbabwe. George’s current research is on counter-agrarian reform, capitalism, food systems, and rural politics. He is a…
My name is Muhammad Arfan and recently completed my Ph.D. in Integrated Water Resources Management from US-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water, Jamshoro, Pakistan. I’m part of the Center for Advanced Studies in Water, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology JamshoroI (Pakistan). I have an interdisciplinary research experience while working with the World-Wide Fund…
I’m a Ph.D. student in Geography at the Federal University of Goiás (UFG), Brazil, and hold a master’s in Geography from São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil. I’m a member of the BRICS Initiative for Critical Agrarian Studies (BICAS) research group and the Observatory for Socio-environmental Conflicts in Matopiba, Brazil. I’m also the Director treasurer…
EMERGING LEADERS IN THE AMERICAS PROGRAM (ELAP) The ELAP scholarships provide students from post-secondary institutions located in Latin America and the Caribbean with short-term research exchange opportunities in Canadian post-secondary institutions. Candidates must be citizens of an eligible country/territory: For more info, please visit: http://www.sfu.ca/international/index/funding/other-funding-opportunities/elap.html P.S. Gerardo Otero is willing to accept a student in the…
Angela Serrano is a Colombian sociologist doing research at the intersection of global value chains, labor movements and political ecology. She is currently Assistant Professor of Sociology at Universidad de los Andes where she teaches courses on agrofood systems, Latin American studies, politically-engaged research, and research methods. Angela studies how different global industries shape life…