I am an anthropologist and political ecologist. I obtained my PhD in anthropology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where I work now as an adjunct lecturer.
My work explores the relationships between urban real estate expansion and environmental change in Central America. I investigate this topic from three perspectives: (1) financialization, looking at how real estate speculation shapes the form and rhythm of urban development in peri-urban and rural landscapes, (2) resource grabbing, looking at the institutional arrangements that facilitate the concentration of land and water rights within rentier sectors, and (3) class and state formation, looking at how ruling elites integrate real estate capital into economic and nation-building projects.
My work has been published in academic journals such as Antipode, City & Society, and The Journal of Peasant Studies. I have also written for Central American newspapers like El Faro, Focos and MalaYerba.
CONTACT
Email: jcg2653@live.unc.edu
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