dr. Kate Massarella

Bio

My research and teaching is on the political and social aspects of sustainability, with a focus on biodiversity governance, forest conservation, and climate change mitigation. This includes exploration of social and environmental justice, environmental policy processes, and knowledge production. My work is conceptually grounded in political ecology, science and technology studies, and justice theory, and normatively grounded in the pursuit of just transformations to sustainability.

I am currently coordinating and lecturing on the new cross-university bachelor minor program in Sustainability:  Minor in Sustainability: An Interdisciplinary Approach | Tilburg University

For more information on my research and publications please go to https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kate-Massarella

Courses

• Complexities of Sustainability
• Sustainability Think Tank

Recent publications

1. Journeys to more equitable and effective conservation: the central ro…

   Dawson, N., Bhardwaj, A., Coolsaet, B., Massarella, K., Scherl, L., Yannick, N., Oliva, M., Suich, H., & Worsdell, T. (2023). Journeys to more equitable and effective conservation: the central role of Indigenous peoples and local communities: IUCN CEESP Policy Matters, Issue 23. (Policy Matters; No. 23). IUCN - International Union for the Conservation of Nature. file:///C:/Users/massarel/OneDrive%20-%20Tilburg%20University/Documents/Research/Policy-Matters-Issue-23_0.pdf

2. The production-protection nexus - How political-economic processes in…

   Fletcher, R., Massarella, K., Ferraz, K. M. P. M. B., Kiwango, W. A., Komi, S., Mabele, M. B., Marchini, S., Nygren, A., Sandroni, L. T., Alagona, P. S., & McInturff, A. (2023). The production-protection nexus: How political-economic processes influence prospects for transformative change in human-wildlife interactions. Global Environmental Change, 82, Article 102723. Advance online publication.

3. Convivial Conservation: From Principles to Practice

   Massarella, K., Krauss, J. E., Kiwango, W. A., & Fletcher, R. (2023). Convivial Conservation: From Principles to Practice. (Mayfly).

4. The Convivial Conservation Imperative - Exploring “Biodiversity Impac…

   Büscher, B., Massarella, K., Coates, R., Deutsch, S., Dressler, W., Fletcher, R., Immovilli, M., & Koot, S. (2022). The Convivial Conservation Imperative: Exploring “Biodiversity Impact Chains” to Support Structural Transformation. In I. Visseren-Hamakers, & M. Kok (Eds.), Transforming Biodi9versity Governance (Vol. IV, pp. 244-263). Cambridge University Press.

5. The right to fail? Problematizing failure discourse in international …

   Chambers, J. M., Massarella, K., & Fletcher, R. (2022). The right to fail? Problematizing failure discourse in international conservation. World Development, 150, Article 105723.