Kristin L Mercer
Biographic Data
| ID | 5437444 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kristin L Mercer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kristin L |
| FAMILY NAME | Mercer |
| SIGNATURE | MERCER K L |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Ohio State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4990-2227 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 39 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Changes in food consumption in an indigenous community in southern Belize, 1979-2019
In recent years, scholars have studied the complex social and economic transformations of Belizean Maya livelihoods resulting from the historical legacies of British and Spanish colonization and the consolidation of capitalist social relations. However, little research has considered how the pathways through which indigenous Maya households procure food are being transformed. This paper examines changes in indigenous livelihoods over time, drawin…
Science in ‘the storm’
What constitutes science? What is the relation between scientific practice and capitalist modernity? What are the responsibilities of scientists in the face of our planetary crisis? In 2016 the Zapatistas of Chiapas organized an event to reflect upon and discuss the practice and politics of science. This paper — based on a script of a presentation at the event — takes up these questions, drawing from radical thought and philosophy of science to c…
The Political Ecology of a Highway through Belize's Forested Borderlands
This paper examines how a new highway in Belize will change a tropical forest landscape. Since the end of British colonialism (1981), the Maya communities in Belize's Toledo District have struggled with the state for control of the lands they have customarily used to produce a livelihood. We were approached by some Maya leaders, who recognize that the paving of a new highway through their villages could transform Maya agricultural practices and t…
Climate change and the transgenic adaptation strategy
The dilemma of decontamination
The dilemma of decontamination
Climate change and the transgenic adaptation strategy
The Political Ecology of a Highway through Belize's Forested Borderlands
This paper examines how a new highway in Belize will change a tropical forest landscape. Since the end of British colonialism (1981), the Maya communities in Belize's Toledo District have struggled with the state for control of the lands they have customarily used to produce a livelihood. We were approached by some Maya leaders, who recognize that the paving of a new highway through their villages could transform Maya agricultural practices and t…
Changes in food consumption in an indigenous community in southern Belize, 1979-2019
In recent years, scholars have studied the complex social and economic transformations of Belizean Maya livelihoods resulting from the historical legacies of British and Spanish colonization and the consolidation of capitalist social relations. However, little research has considered how the pathways through which indigenous Maya households procure food are being transformed. This paper examines changes in indigenous livelihoods over time, drawin…
Science in ‘the storm’
What constitutes science? What is the relation between scientific practice and capitalist modernity? What are the responsibilities of scientists in the face of our planetary crisis? In 2016 the Zapatistas of Chiapas organized an event to reflect upon and discuss the practice and politics of science. This paper — based on a script of a presentation at the event — takes up these questions, drawing from radical thought and philosophy of science to c…
The dilemma of decontamination
Climate change and the transgenic adaptation strategy
The Political Ecology of a Highway through Belize's Forested Borderlands
This paper examines how a new highway in Belize will change a tropical forest landscape. Since the end of British colonialism (1981), the Maya communities in Belize's Toledo District have struggled with the state for control of the lands they have customarily used to produce a livelihood. We were approached by some Maya leaders, who recognize that the paving of a new highway through their villages could transform Maya agricultural practices and t…
Science in ‘the storm’
What constitutes science? What is the relation between scientific practice and capitalist modernity? What are the responsibilities of scientists in the face of our planetary crisis? In 2016 the Zapatistas of Chiapas organized an event to reflect upon and discuss the practice and politics of science. This paper — based on a script of a presentation at the event — takes up these questions, drawing from radical thought and philosophy of science to c…
Changes in food consumption in an indigenous community in southern Belize, 1979-2019
In recent years, scholars have studied the complex social and economic transformations of Belizean Maya livelihoods resulting from the historical legacies of British and Spanish colonization and the consolidation of capitalist social relations. However, little research has considered how the pathways through which indigenous Maya households procure food are being transformed. This paper examines changes in indigenous livelihoods over time, drawin…
Agriculture (4 works) · Ecology (4 works) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (3 works) · Biology (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Livelihood (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Social science (3 works)