Laureen Elgert
Biographic Data
| ID | 170650 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laureen Elgert |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laureen |
| FAMILY NAME | Elgert |
| SIGNATURE | ELGERT L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6568-4074 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 57 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Social Movements and the Struggles for Rights, Justice and Democracy in Paraguay
On the social relevance of Critical Policy Studies in times of turmoil
Theorizing urban agriculture: North–south convergence
Rating the sustainable city: ‘Measurementality’, transparency, and unexpected outcomes at the knowledge-policy interface
More soy on fewer farms' in Paraguay: Challenging Neoliberal Agriculture's Claims to Sustainability
The knowledge claims of sustainable commodity discourses are often presented as 'fact' in policy debates. Such claims, however, are better understood as coproduced with neoliberal values and power, in the context of 'more soy on fewer farms' - the concentration of land and productive resources - in Paraguay. I analyze five claims that link 'responsible soy' to reduced deforestation, good agricultural practices, national economic growth, increased…
Governing portable conservation and development landscapes: Reconsidering evidence in the context of the Mbaracayú Biosphere Reserve
Conservation-with-development landscapes, such as UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere Reserves, differentiate between areas of ‘nature’ and ‘society’. In Paraguay’s Mbaracayú Biosphere Reserve, as elsewhere, this model has been used to support governance that focuses on conservation in the ‘core area’ and sustainable development in the ‘buffer zone’. Such interventions are supported by evidence of biodiversity and threats to biodiversity. This paper chall…
Certified discourse? The politics of developing soy certification standards
Politicizing sustainable development: The co-production of globalized evidence-based policy
Sustainable development is fundamentally depoliticized by the interrelated discourses of globalization (as a way of conceptualizing environmental problems) and evidence-based policy (as a key global response to global environmental problems). This depoliticization has overlooked key issues of control over resources and decision-making, disparate experiences of environmental problems, and hierarchies of knowledge relevant to environmental policy. …
Certified discourse? The politics of developing soy certification standards
More soy on fewer farms' in Paraguay: Challenging Neoliberal Agriculture's Claims to Sustainability
The knowledge claims of sustainable commodity discourses are often presented as 'fact' in policy debates. Such claims, however, are better understood as coproduced with neoliberal values and power, in the context of 'more soy on fewer farms' - the concentration of land and productive resources - in Paraguay. I analyze five claims that link 'responsible soy' to reduced deforestation, good agricultural practices, national economic growth, increased…
Theorizing urban agriculture: North–south convergence
Politicizing sustainable development: The co-production of globalized evidence-based policy
Sustainable development is fundamentally depoliticized by the interrelated discourses of globalization (as a way of conceptualizing environmental problems) and evidence-based policy (as a key global response to global environmental problems). This depoliticization has overlooked key issues of control over resources and decision-making, disparate experiences of environmental problems, and hierarchies of knowledge relevant to environmental policy. …
Rating the sustainable city: ‘Measurementality’, transparency, and unexpected outcomes at the knowledge-policy interface
On the social relevance of Critical Policy Studies in times of turmoil
Politicizing sustainable development: The co-production of globalized evidence-based policy
Sustainable development is fundamentally depoliticized by the interrelated discourses of globalization (as a way of conceptualizing environmental problems) and evidence-based policy (as a key global response to global environmental problems). This depoliticization has overlooked key issues of control over resources and decision-making, disparate experiences of environmental problems, and hierarchies of knowledge relevant to environmental policy. …
Certified discourse? The politics of developing soy certification standards
Governing portable conservation and development landscapes: Reconsidering evidence in the context of the Mbaracayú Biosphere Reserve
Conservation-with-development landscapes, such as UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere Reserves, differentiate between areas of ‘nature’ and ‘society’. In Paraguay’s Mbaracayú Biosphere Reserve, as elsewhere, this model has been used to support governance that focuses on conservation in the ‘core area’ and sustainable development in the ‘buffer zone’. Such interventions are supported by evidence of biodiversity and threats to biodiversity. This paper chall…
More soy on fewer farms' in Paraguay: Challenging Neoliberal Agriculture's Claims to Sustainability
The knowledge claims of sustainable commodity discourses are often presented as 'fact' in policy debates. Such claims, however, are better understood as coproduced with neoliberal values and power, in the context of 'more soy on fewer farms' - the concentration of land and productive resources - in Paraguay. I analyze five claims that link 'responsible soy' to reduced deforestation, good agricultural practices, national economic growth, increased…
Rating the sustainable city: ‘Measurementality’, transparency, and unexpected outcomes at the knowledge-policy interface
Theorizing urban agriculture: North–south convergence
On the social relevance of Critical Policy Studies in times of turmoil
Social Movements and the Struggles for Rights, Justice and Democracy in Paraguay
Political science (8 works) · Economics (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Corporate governance (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · Sustainability (3 works)