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James J. Igoe

Assistant Professor of Anthropology

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Departments and Programs

  • African and African American Studies
  • Anthropology

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Contact Information

Email: james.j.igoe@dartmouth.edu
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Office: 6047 Silsby Hall

Education

B.A. Michigan State University; M.A. Boston University; Ph.D. Boston University

Areas of Expertise

Cultural anthropology; political ecology; environmental justice; biodiversity conservation; the commodification of nature, globalization, identity, indigenism, and civil society

Selected Works

  • "Whither Communities and Conservation?" with C Fortwangler, International Journal of Biodiversity Science and Management, 3:2 (2007) 65-76.
  • "Measuring the Costs and Benefits of Conservation to Local Communities," Journal of Ecological Anthropology, 10:1 (2006) 72-77.
  • "Becoming Indigenous Peoples: Difference, Inequality, and the Globalization of East African Identity Politics," African Affairs, 105:420 (2006) 399-420.
  • "Eviction for Conservation: A Global Overview," with D Brockington, Conservation and Society, 4:3 (2006) 424-470.
  • Between a Rock and a Hard Place: African NGOs, Donors, and the State, edited with T Kelsall, (2005).

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