Peter Vandergeest
Associate Professor, Sociology

Member of Graduate Program in Sociology and Graduate Program in Geography

Office Location
York Lanes, 270G

Office phone
416-736-2100 ext.44076
Electronic mail address
pvander@yorku.ca

Peter Vandergeest (Ph.D., Cornell, 1990) teaches and writes in the areas of political ecology, agro-food studies, and the cultural politics of environment and development. Current and recent research encompasses agrarian studies in Southeast Asia, the history of scientific forestry in Southeast Asia, privatizing environmental regulation in industrial aquaculture, and democratization in natural resource management.

Current Appointments:

* Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, York University
* Member, Graduate Program in Geography
* Member, Graduate Program in Sociology
* Visiting Lecturer, Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development. Chiangmai University (Thailand)