Publications

The Political Economy of Energy

2026. Book chapter inThe Palgrave Handbook of the Geopolitics of Energy Cooperation, edited by J. Simões, F. Leandro, and E. Caetano de Sousa, London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Authoritarianism and the Spirit of Poverty

2025. Policy brief in Sociological Insights for Development Policy 10(1).

Decolonizing Development: Food, Heritage, and Trade in Post-Authoritarian Environments

2024. Book published by Bristol University Press.

Energy Neomercantilism and Regenerative Alternatives

2023. Book chapter inChanging the Paradigm of Energy Geopolitics: Security, Resources, and Pathways in Light of Global Challenges, edited by J. Simões, F. Leandro, R. Oberoi, and E. Caetano de Sousa. Bern, Switzerland: Peter Lang (Second author with Majia H. Nadesan)

Rethinking Energy Democracy

2023. Book chapter in The Handbook of Energy Transitions, edited by K. Araujo. New York: Routledge. (First author with Majia H. Nadesan and Martin J. Pasqualetti)

Transnational Feminisms in Development: A Manifesto for Emancipatory Praxis

2023. Journal article in Sociology of Development 9(4):346-365

Energy Democracies for Sustainable Futures

2022. Co-edited book with M. Nadesan and M. Pasqualetti. New York: Elsevier.

Sustainable Development and Participatory Action Research: A Systematic Review

2021. Journal article in Systemic Practice and Action Research 34:291-306.

Knowledge in Action: Negotiating Power in Development

2021. Journal article in Action Research 19(3):480-497.

Ethics for Development Research

2020. Journal article in Sociology of Development 6(4):395-416.

Sustainable Heritage Development in the South African Cederberg

2019. Journal article inGeoforum 104:36-45.

Gendered Livelihoods and Social Change in Post-apartheid South Africa

2018. Journal article in Gender, Place and Culture 25(4):525-46.

Participatory Commodity Networking: An Integrated Framework for Fair Trade Research and Support

2018. Journal article in Action Research 16(1):25-42. (First author with Laura T. Raynolds, Sandra Kruger, and Andries du Toit)

Can Market-based Sustainability Resolve the Development Crisis?

2018. Policy brief in Sociological Insights for Development Policy 3(4):1-2.

The Promise and Perils of Market-based Sustainability

2017. Journal article in Sociology of Development 3(2):143-62. (First author with Douglas L. Murray)

Whose Knowledge Counts? Developing Fair Trade Skills in South Africa

2016. Journal article in Globalizations 13(4):409-24.

Fair Trade and Racial Equity in Africa

2015. Book chapter in Handbook of Research on Fair Trade, edited by L.T. Raynolds and E.A. Bennett. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar.

Fair Trade: Social Justice and Production Alternatives

2014. Book chapter in Routledge Companion to Alternative Organization, edited by M. Parker, G. Cheney, V. Fournier, and C. Land. New York, NY: Routledge. (Second author with Laura T. Raynolds)

Business with a Mission: The Ongoing Role of Ten Thousand Villages within the Fair Trade Movement

2011. Book chapter in A Table of Sharing: Mennonite Central Committee and Expanding Networks of Mennonite Identity, edited by A.E. Weaver, Telford, PA: Cascadia. (First author with Mary A. Littrell and Douglas L. Murray)

Executive Summary: Emerging Rooibos Farmer Market Access Project

2011. Fort Collins, CO: Center for Fair & Alternative Trade.

Jumbo Charcoal Supply Chain and Fairtrade Standards

2010. Pniel, South Africa: Sandra Kruger & Associates.

Regional Economic Integration and Local Food: The Case of Latvia during European Union Accession

2009. Book chapter in International Journal of Sustainable Society 1(3):292-304.

Fair Trade, Gender, and the Environment in Africa

2008. Book chapter in Handbook on Trade and the Environment, edited by K. Gallagher, Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar. (Second author with Laura T. Raynolds)

Growth in Organic Farming Widens Consumer Option

2005. The Baltic Times, Feb. 11.

TRAX Ghana Income Generating Activities Program Report

2004. Worcester, MA: Clark University