Photo: Graduate Student Contact info Email: pablo.ariasbenavides@uga.edu Research Interests: Philosophy and Social Theory; Political Ecology; Critical Development and Agrarian Studies; More-than-Human Geography Pablo is broadly trained in Anthropology and Latin American Studies, and bases his research in Costa Rica. He uses a framework informed by social theory and empirical studies to analyze global phenomena like development, governance, environmental change, and human-environment relationships as they unfold in local space and everyday life. Education Education: B.A. Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara M.A. Latin American Studies, University of New Mexico Research Selected Publications: Arias-Benavides, P. (2017). First as Farce: Symbolic Politics and Donald Trump’s Hands. Global Societies Journal, 5. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/39p5p4th Arias-Benavides, Pablo Alonso. "The Bearing Earth: Colonization, Conservation, and Political Ecology in Costa Rica (Coto Brus 1948 - Present)." (2023). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/ltam_etds/65 Hernandez, A., Arias-Benavides, P., Machada, C.M., Pame, O., Main, A. & Moller, P.(Forthcoming). “Pathways to Sustainability: Industry, Development, Business, Agriculture,Economy, and Politics”. In (Ed. Zilli Vieira, C.)The Impact of Anthropogenic Activities on the Natural Environment and Societies During the Contemporary Period . CRC Press https://www.academia.edu/108510938/Pathways_to_Sustainability_Industry_Development_Business_Agriculture_Economy_and_Politics
