Madeleine Fairbairn
I do qualitative sociological research on the political economy of the global agro-food system. I am particularly interested in how transnational economic processes shape access to food, land, and other natural resources globally. My current projects explore the financial sector's growing interest in buying farmland, as well as the dynamics of the agri-food technology sector. My first book, Fields of Gold: Financing the Global Land Rush, was released in 2020 by Cornell University Press.
Research Interests
- Agri-food systems,
- environmental sociology,
- political ecology,
- globalization and development,
- ownership and access to land
Education
- Ph.D., Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- M.S., Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- B.S., Development Sociology/Natural Resource Management, Cornell University
Source: University of California Santa Cruz
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