As a more-than-human geographer, my heart lies in understanding the intricate relationships between humans, non-humans, and the landscapes they share. I focus on smallholder pastoralists, their interactions with fauna, and the challenges of human-carnivore coexistence within contested environments. My research, which takes me from Europe to the Gran Chaco of Argentina, is viewed through an environmental justice and environmental history lens, particularly focusing on the history of livestock ranching in Argentina. I seek to uncover how land control and power dynamics influence convivial relations and affect smallholders, their livestock, and large carnivores. While I utilize mixed methods – combining spatial analysis via remote sensing with qualitative interviews – my passion is for anthropological approaches: learning through stories, lived experiences, and local perceptions of the more-than-human world. Currently, my PhD explores integrating these approaches, for instance, through Bayesian networks and discourse analysis. Housed at the Geography Department and IRI-THESys, I warmly invite conversations and collaborations aimed at co-creating nuanced understandings in research.

jamie.burton@hu-berlin.de
+49 (0) 30 2093 6806
Rudower Chaussee 16, 12489 Berlin
Room 2'101