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“Are GMOs a threat? Exploring Views of Peru’s Ban on Genetically Modified Organisms”

PubNavigator, an online blog dedicated to making student research more accessible, has featured my Master’s Research from Peru. CLICK HERE TO READ

Category: Press Appearances Tags: environmental sociology, GMO, GMOs, Illinois state university, Master's Research, peace corps-peru, peru, peru 30, politics, research, social science, sociology, sociology of science

“Stevenson Center Alum Publishes in Environmental Sociology”

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Category: Press Appearances Tags: agriculture, environment, environmental sociology, GMOs, illinois, Illinois state university, peace corps-peru, peru, peru 30, politics, public policy, science, sociology, sociology of science, stevenson center

“The Social Construction of Knowledge and Neoliberal Multiculturalism: Analysis and Critique of the Peruvian Moratorium on GMOs”

My Master’s Capstone research was published in the Illinois State University’s repository for student research and data. FREE DOWNLOAD HERE

Category: Academic Publications Tags: agriculture, environmental sociology, GMO, GMOs, Illinois state university, ISU, Master's Degree, Master's Research, peace corps-peru, peru, peru 30, risk society, science, social science, sociology, sociology of science, stevenson center

Master’s Research: References, Part 9

References Anderson, W. 2002. Introduction: Postcolonial Technoscience. Social Studies of Science. 32(5-6): 643-658. Beck, U. 1992. Risk society: Towards a New Modernity (Trans: Ritter, M.). London: Sage Publications. Brenner, N. & Theodore, N. (2002). “Cities and the Geographies of ‘Actually Existing Neoliberalism’.” Antipode. 34: 349-79. Burneo, Z. 2011. El Proceso de Concentración de la Tierra en el Perú. Coalición Internacional para el Acceso a la Tierra. Burawoy, M. 1998. “The Extended Case… Read More

Category: Odd & Ends Tags: ISU, Master's Research, peru, references, social science, sociology, sociology of science, stevenson center

Master’s Research: Methodology, Part 8

Reflexivity, Positionality, and Reciprocity In order to reduce and eliminate any sort of harm done to my participants, and to address any ethical issues, a critical conversation of reflexivity, positionality and reciprocity is important. The go-to conceptual framework that will guide this portion of my research is anti-ethnocentric and reflexive methodology (Roschelle, Toro-Morn & Facio 2010). In short, by critically examining my reflexivity in research, I can better understand my position within… Read More

Category: Odd & Ends Tags: agriculture, analysis, biotechnology, data, environmental sociology, ethnography, GMO, GMOs, macro, methodology, multi-sited, peru, positionality, reciprocity, reflexivity, social science, sociology, sociology of science, theory

Master’s Research: Methodology, Part 7

Research Design In order to prepare an accurate account of the GMO moratorium in Peru this project will rely on multi-sited and macro ethnographic research methodologies. These strategies and techniques will each be theoretically informed by the feminist research qualities of reflexivity, positionality and reciprocity. The research goal will be to garner important opinions and perspectives from a myriad of stakeholders who are involved with the moratorium on GMOs—such as farmers, scientists,… Read More

Category: Odd & Ends Tags: agriculture, biotechnology, ethnography, ISU, macro, Master's Research, methodology, multi-sited, peru, risk society, social science, sociology, sociology of science, stevenson center, theory

Master’s Research: Theoretical Foundations, Part 6

Indigenous Politics & Rural Lifeworlds Historically the Peruvian State has been responsible for the seizure, exploitation and destruction of indigenous communities’ lands (WRM 2011). All of which began during the Spanish colonization, continued throughout numerous presidencies, and arguably, still outlasts today. For the purposes of this paper, attention will be paid specifically to the Presidencies of Alan Garcia and Alberto Fujimori. The reason for this is because of the intimate connection between… Read More

Category: Odd & Ends Tags: agriculture, environmental sociology, GMO, GMOs, indigeniety, indigenous, Master's Research, peru, politics, social science, sociology, sociology of science, stevenson center, theory

Master’s Research: Theoretical Foundations, Part 5

Politics & Science When thinking about the Peruvian moratorium on GMOs it is important to consider the relationship between science and politics. Specifically, Habermas (1970) writes about the scientization of politics. This process, similar to Weber’s (1958) ideas on bureaucratization, goes one step further by politicizing the issue. The scientization of politics highlights a shift towards a technocratic model of governmentality in which politics is replaced by scientifically rationalized administrations (Habermas 1970)…. Read More

Category: Odd & Ends Tags: agriculture, biopolitics, biotechnology, environmental sociology, GMO, GMOs, Master's Research, peru, politics, science, social science, sociology, sociology of science, stevenson center, theory

Master’s Research: Theoretical Foundations, Part 4

Theoretical Foundations Certain theoretical frameworks or “currents of thought” (Schram 2006: 63) will inform this proposal and the eventual research that is to be completed in Peru. By beginning with a discussion of neoliberalism, the paper will present the political hegemony that dominates the following sections—governance, politics and science, and rural (often indigenous) lifeworlds. In other words, neoliberalism, and its ability to permeate into, and influence the myriad of spheres contained within… Read More

Category: Odd & Ends Tags: agriculture, environmental sociology, GMO, GMOs, Master's Research, neoliberalism, peru, risk society, social science, sociology, sociology of science, stevenson center, theory

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Teddy Dondanville

Rock Climbing Guide & Freelance Writer

Teddy Dondanville

Rock Climbing Guide & Freelance Writer

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