2020 Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program

Thea Riofrancos

Assistant Professor of Political Science, Providence College

Thea Riofrancos is an assistant professor of political science at Providence College with interests in resource extraction, renewable energy, climate change, green technology, social movements, and the left in Latin America. She examines what conditions make resource extraction the focus of political conflict and the consequences of that conflict. Dr. Riofrancos is currently studying the extraction and supply of lithium, which is used in batteries, as a lens for exploring the politics of the global transition to renewable energy.

Website:
http://www.theariofrancos.com/

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