Marcela Vasquez-Leon
Biographic Data
| ID | 87352 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marcela Vasquez-Leon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marcela |
| FAMILY NAME | Vasquez-Leon |
| SIGNATURE | VASQUEZ-LEON M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology, School of Anthropology, Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Arizona |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 34 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Walking the Tightrope: Latin American Agricultural Cooperatives and Small-Farmer Participation in Global Markets
Free Markets and Fair Trade, Collective Livelihood Struggles, and the Cooperative Model: Two Case Studies from Paraguay
Two agricultural cooperatives in Paraguay illustrate different models of smallholders' collective livelihood struggles to enter international markets and achieve autonomy. One cooperative exports organic sugar and follows a strategy based on Fair Trade, independence from state bureaucracies, and alliances with international buyers and nongovernmental organizations. The other cooperative exports bananas to Argentina and follows a strategy based on…
Engaging students in applied research: Experiences from collaborative research and learning in Brazil and Paraguay
A critical interest of applied anthropology is to educate students to be theoretically grounded and capable of assuming a level of social responsibility that extends beyond academia. In this paper, we reflect on the issue of student preparation for work in the policy arena by focusing on the experiences of a five-year applied research project that examines agricultural cooperatives as situated agents of change and grassroots development. The proj…
Misreading the Arizona Landscape: Reframing Analyses of Environmental Degradation in Southeastern Arizona
Landscape change in southeastern Arizona represents one of the most thoroughly studied examples of long-term ecological and hydrological change in the American West. Researchers have documented the diminution of grassland and alteration of rivers using historical texts, matched photographs, transects, aerial photographs, and satellite imagery. Their results generally paint a picture of widespread and irreversible ecological decline. In many cases…
The Political Ecology of Land-Use Change: Affluent Ranchers and Destitute Farmers in the Mexican Municipio of Alamos
This paper examines the interactions between the environment political and economic policies and changes in land use and land quality by focusing on one region in northwest Mexico where dramatic transformations have occurred since the early 1970s. A political ecology approach is used to examine the nature and causes of environmental change at different scales of analysis to address the importance of meanings assigned to ecological systems and the…
A comparative assessment of climate vulnerability: Agriculture and ranching on both sides of the US–Mexico border
A comparative assessment of climate vulnerability: Agriculture and ranching on both sides of the US–Mexico border
Free Markets and Fair Trade, Collective Livelihood Struggles, and the Cooperative Model: Two Case Studies from Paraguay
Two agricultural cooperatives in Paraguay illustrate different models of smallholders' collective livelihood struggles to enter international markets and achieve autonomy. One cooperative exports organic sugar and follows a strategy based on Fair Trade, independence from state bureaucracies, and alliances with international buyers and nongovernmental organizations. The other cooperative exports bananas to Argentina and follows a strategy based on…
Walking the Tightrope: Latin American Agricultural Cooperatives and Small-Farmer Participation in Global Markets
A comparative assessment of climate vulnerability: Agriculture and ranching on both sides of the US–Mexico border
The Political Ecology of Land-Use Change: Affluent Ranchers and Destitute Farmers in the Mexican Municipio of Alamos
This paper examines the interactions between the environment political and economic policies and changes in land use and land quality by focusing on one region in northwest Mexico where dramatic transformations have occurred since the early 1970s. A political ecology approach is used to examine the nature and causes of environmental change at different scales of analysis to address the importance of meanings assigned to ecological systems and the…
Misreading the Arizona Landscape: Reframing Analyses of Environmental Degradation in Southeastern Arizona
Landscape change in southeastern Arizona represents one of the most thoroughly studied examples of long-term ecological and hydrological change in the American West. Researchers have documented the diminution of grassland and alteration of rivers using historical texts, matched photographs, transects, aerial photographs, and satellite imagery. Their results generally paint a picture of widespread and irreversible ecological decline. In many cases…
Engaging students in applied research: Experiences from collaborative research and learning in Brazil and Paraguay
A critical interest of applied anthropology is to educate students to be theoretically grounded and capable of assuming a level of social responsibility that extends beyond academia. In this paper, we reflect on the issue of student preparation for work in the policy arena by focusing on the experiences of a five-year applied research project that examines agricultural cooperatives as situated agents of change and grassroots development. The proj…
Walking the Tightrope: Latin American Agricultural Cooperatives and Small-Farmer Participation in Global Markets
Free Markets and Fair Trade, Collective Livelihood Struggles, and the Cooperative Model: Two Case Studies from Paraguay
Two agricultural cooperatives in Paraguay illustrate different models of smallholders' collective livelihood struggles to enter international markets and achieve autonomy. One cooperative exports organic sugar and follows a strategy based on Fair Trade, independence from state bureaucracies, and alliances with international buyers and nongovernmental organizations. The other cooperative exports bananas to Argentina and follows a strategy based on…
Political science (6 works) · Economics (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Agriculture (3 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Livelihood (3 works) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (2 works) · Climate change (2 works) · Ecology (2 works)