5 March 2021 – conducted by Earth Refuge Correspondent Aubrey Calaway
Earth Refuge Advisor Dr. Chris O’Connell talks with Aubrey Calaway about his research on the intersection of climate change and contemporary forms of slavery in South America. In addition to discussing vulnerabilities amongst indigenous populations in Bolivia and rural-urban migrants in Peru, Chris highlights the grave threats posed by extractive industries in the region.
Dr. Chris O’Connell is a CAROLINE Research Fellow at the School of Law and Government at Dublin City University. Chris holds a PhD in Political Science from Dublin City University, where his doctoral thesis analysed the influence of mobilised civil society on left-wing governments in Latin America. His current research examines the relationship between climate change, vulnerability and contemporary slavery in Peru and Bolivia. This research has received funding from the Irish Research Council and from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 713279.
Webpage: https://www.dcu.ie/lawandgovernment/people/christopher-oconnell
