(Excerpt) "Research to date on localization signals the importance of assessing subnational level variation in both the experience of climate outcomes, and the capacity to address them. It also reminds us of the need to consider who implements these global policies, and what internationally negotiated goals mean for local communities. As I continue to conduct fieldwork for the remainder of the year, I hope to not only address the central question of my dissertation, but also shed light on the complex interactions of global and local governance and move beyond national government-centric views on how to advance more just and sustainable institutions and policies."

with Anthony Tirado Chase. False binaries of communities as local versus cosmopolitan are misleading and make as little sense as limiting activists’ choices to using either local or global political tools in their struggles.