The work performed by the researcher comprises desk-based research, fieldwork in the Ecuadorian Amazon, the organisation of an international workshop, the preparation of scientific publications, and dissemination and communication of preliminary findings and final results amongst the research community as well as the wider public. The researcher has benefited from training and professional development during the project period, and contributed to the transfer of knowledge to early career researchers through the organisation of a grant writing workshop as Marie Curie Ambassador event.
Desk-based research was conducted in order to contribute to the development of an analytic framework for the study of green transition initiatives. Key here were an early literature review, and data collection on ‘green economy’ discourse in Ecuadorian media and policy publications, as well as international guidelines of intergovernmental bodies. A four-month fieldwork period was conducted in the Napo region of the Ecuadorian Amazon and involved structured and semi-structured interviews, focus groups, participant observation and peripheral data gathering necessary for in-depth ethnographic analysis. This has to date resulted in the publication of a journal article and media contributions. Four further scientific articles are in preparation.
For dissemination purposes, the researcher presented her findings at eight conferences, two workshops and one public science event, and convened two conference sessions at international conferences. Moreover, her organisation of a two-day international workshop on ‘Critical ethnographies of green transition’ to be held in November 2019 will result in a network of critical ethnographers focusing on sustainability transitions at a variety of scales, and produce a ‘tool kit’ for the critical ethnographic study of green transitions and the publication of an edited volume (Special Issue).
