Ryan M. Katz-Rosene

My research focuses on climate change debates - in particular their underlying political economic, ecological, and semantic dimensions and consequences. Whether it's oil pipelines, high-speed trains, nuclear power, sustainable livestock management, "green growth", plant-based proteins, or new proposed efficient technologies - I am fascinated by the environmental arguments and counter-arguments made about them and the material social and ecological consequences of pursuing various climate-based policies over others.

My interdisciplinary research interests thus come together under the theme of Ecological Political Economy. This means I study the complex interactions between political economic structures and the environment, and I aim to research this relationship both at a theoretical level and through critical qualitative analyses and empirical case studies. Specifically, I have examined case studies involving Alberta's bituminous sands, high-speed rail development; nuclear energy; and livestock production, with my most recent book examining debates about "green growth".