Xander Dunlap
@drxdunlap.bsky.social
Research Fellow @IGS_BU/Docentship @helsinkiuni
Writing on #politicalecology #environmental conflicts, green & conventional #extractivism & political control.
Writing on #politicalecology #environmental conflicts, green & conventional #extractivism & political control.
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It’s a bummer that every time people start actually fighting oppressive forces, I’m compelled to push people to read How Nonviolence Protects the State by @petergelderloos.bsky.social
January 18, 2026 at 9:26 PM
It’s a bummer that every time people start actually fighting oppressive forces, I’m compelled to push people to read How Nonviolence Protects the State by @petergelderloos.bsky.social
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Three years ago today, Georgia state police murdered Tortuguita as part of their drive to destroy the Weelaunee Forest and build a deadly police militarization center.
Tort fought for a world without police and capitalism, and so should we. Viva, viva Tortuguita.
Tort fought for a world without police and capitalism, and so should we. Viva, viva Tortuguita.
January 18, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Three years ago today, Georgia state police murdered Tortuguita as part of their drive to destroy the Weelaunee Forest and build a deadly police militarization center.
Tort fought for a world without police and capitalism, and so should we. Viva, viva Tortuguita.
Tort fought for a world without police and capitalism, and so should we. Viva, viva Tortuguita.
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the horror of this is compounded by the fact that the whipple building sits on the same military fort where 1600+ Dakota, mostly women and children were held in a concentration camp in 1863, where over 300 died
Oglala Sioux Tribe demands the release of Lakota men detained by ICE www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Oglala Sioux Tribe demands the release of Lakota men detained by ICE
The Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota has demanded the Department of Homeland Security release tribally enrolled citizens held by ICE, according to a statement released by the tribe.
www.mprnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:46 PM
the horror of this is compounded by the fact that the whipple building sits on the same military fort where 1600+ Dakota, mostly women and children were held in a concentration camp in 1863, where over 300 died
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I think I'll be sharing this paper with quite a few people! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
How AI Destroys Institutions
Civic institutions—the rule of law, universities, and a free press—are the backbone of democratic life. They are the mechanisms through which complex societies
papers.ssrn.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:56 PM
I think I'll be sharing this paper with quite a few people! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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New: Cop City RICO Cases Dismissed Years After 61 Activists Charged as Criminal Conspiracy
Racketeering charges against dozens indicted as co-conspirators in the Stop Cop City movement were dismissed yesterday marking a legal victory for the movement
unicornriot.ninja/2025/cop-cit...
Racketeering charges against dozens indicted as co-conspirators in the Stop Cop City movement were dismissed yesterday marking a legal victory for the movement
unicornriot.ninja/2025/cop-cit...
Cop City RICO Cases Dismissed Years After 61 Activists Charged as Criminal Conspiracy - UNICORN RIOT
Atlanta – Racketeering charges against 61 people indicted as co-conspirators in the Stop Cop City movement were dismissed yesterday, marking a significant victory for those facing prosecution in the y...
unicornriot.ninja
December 31, 2025 at 8:28 PM
New: Cop City RICO Cases Dismissed Years After 61 Activists Charged as Criminal Conspiracy
Racketeering charges against dozens indicted as co-conspirators in the Stop Cop City movement were dismissed yesterday marking a legal victory for the movement
unicornriot.ninja/2025/cop-cit...
Racketeering charges against dozens indicted as co-conspirators in the Stop Cop City movement were dismissed yesterday marking a legal victory for the movement
unicornriot.ninja/2025/cop-cit...
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Anti-consumerist Christmas pasteup in Santiago, Chile by @caiozzama.bsky.social
December 26, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Anti-consumerist Christmas pasteup in Santiago, Chile by @caiozzama.bsky.social
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This is a great, comprehensive debunking of Erica Chenoweth's popular myths about non-violent protest.
I also recommend @petergelderloos.bsky.social's rebuttal of Chenoweth's work:
roarmag.org/essays/cheno...
I also recommend @petergelderloos.bsky.social's rebuttal of Chenoweth's work:
roarmag.org/essays/cheno...
December 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This is a great, comprehensive debunking of Erica Chenoweth's popular myths about non-violent protest.
I also recommend @petergelderloos.bsky.social's rebuttal of Chenoweth's work:
roarmag.org/essays/cheno...
I also recommend @petergelderloos.bsky.social's rebuttal of Chenoweth's work:
roarmag.org/essays/cheno...
📢New article Undisciplined Environments
debunking the film "Europe's Lithium Paradox."
undisciplinedenvironments.org/2025/12/15/p...
It is disappointing this film was hosted @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social
@pollenetwork.bsky.social @r-degrowth.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social
#climate #energy
debunking the film "Europe's Lithium Paradox."
undisciplinedenvironments.org/2025/12/15/p...
It is disappointing this film was hosted @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social
@pollenetwork.bsky.social @r-degrowth.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social
#climate #energy
December 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
📢New article Undisciplined Environments
debunking the film "Europe's Lithium Paradox."
undisciplinedenvironments.org/2025/12/15/p...
It is disappointing this film was hosted @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social
@pollenetwork.bsky.social @r-degrowth.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social
#climate #energy
debunking the film "Europe's Lithium Paradox."
undisciplinedenvironments.org/2025/12/15/p...
It is disappointing this film was hosted @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social
@pollenetwork.bsky.social @r-degrowth.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social
#climate #energy
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Is infrastructure sabotage always a destructive act led by seditious individuals? no
my new article in Human Geography studies Colombian public sector workers ‘breaking’ infrastructure to oppose privatization in 1992, and argues sabotage can reshape policies, politicize society & more
my new article in Human Geography studies Colombian public sector workers ‘breaking’ infrastructure to oppose privatization in 1992, and argues sabotage can reshape policies, politicize society & more
December 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Is infrastructure sabotage always a destructive act led by seditious individuals? no
my new article in Human Geography studies Colombian public sector workers ‘breaking’ infrastructure to oppose privatization in 1992, and argues sabotage can reshape policies, politicize society & more
my new article in Human Geography studies Colombian public sector workers ‘breaking’ infrastructure to oppose privatization in 1992, and argues sabotage can reshape policies, politicize society & more
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Speaking truth to the wur campus hellscape 😱
December 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Speaking truth to the wur campus hellscape 😱
Get ready for this @w-u-r.bsky.social !
An interesting line up discussing Planetary Development before Robert Fletcher's Professorial Lecture!
centreforspaceplacesociety.com/2025/11/19/r...
@pollenetwork.bsky.social @brambuscher.bsky.social @suzywbrandon.bsky.social @rosaleenduffy.bsky.social
An interesting line up discussing Planetary Development before Robert Fletcher's Professorial Lecture!
centreforspaceplacesociety.com/2025/11/19/r...
@pollenetwork.bsky.social @brambuscher.bsky.social @suzywbrandon.bsky.social @rosaleenduffy.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Get ready for this @w-u-r.bsky.social !
An interesting line up discussing Planetary Development before Robert Fletcher's Professorial Lecture!
centreforspaceplacesociety.com/2025/11/19/r...
@pollenetwork.bsky.social @brambuscher.bsky.social @suzywbrandon.bsky.social @rosaleenduffy.bsky.social
An interesting line up discussing Planetary Development before Robert Fletcher's Professorial Lecture!
centreforspaceplacesociety.com/2025/11/19/r...
@pollenetwork.bsky.social @brambuscher.bsky.social @suzywbrandon.bsky.social @rosaleenduffy.bsky.social
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Statement on academic freedom in Geography
This statement from the Editors and representatives of the RGS-IBG RHE Committee acknowledges the (geo)political tensions of the current moment & asks geographers to be mindful of how we make use of our academic freedom.
doi.org/10.1111/tran...
This statement from the Editors and representatives of the RGS-IBG RHE Committee acknowledges the (geo)political tensions of the current moment & asks geographers to be mindful of how we make use of our academic freedom.
doi.org/10.1111/tran...
November 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Statement on academic freedom in Geography
This statement from the Editors and representatives of the RGS-IBG RHE Committee acknowledges the (geo)political tensions of the current moment & asks geographers to be mindful of how we make use of our academic freedom.
doi.org/10.1111/tran...
This statement from the Editors and representatives of the RGS-IBG RHE Committee acknowledges the (geo)political tensions of the current moment & asks geographers to be mindful of how we make use of our academic freedom.
doi.org/10.1111/tran...
Here is a link that works: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 27, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Here is a link that works: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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📢The 1st virtual forum "Beyond Green Colonialism? Rethinking Power & Justice in Energy Transitions" essay @politicalgeography.bsky.social is published!
➡️https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0962629825001714
@pollenetwork.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @r-degrowth.bsky.social
➡️https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0962629825001714
@pollenetwork.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @r-degrowth.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 8:45 AM
📢The 1st virtual forum "Beyond Green Colonialism? Rethinking Power & Justice in Energy Transitions" essay @politicalgeography.bsky.social is published!
➡️https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0962629825001714
@pollenetwork.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @r-degrowth.bsky.social
➡️https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0962629825001714
@pollenetwork.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @r-degrowth.bsky.social
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3 part episode:
Peter Gelderloos on Weaving Paths to Ecological Revolution & the UN COP30 in Belém, Brazil;
Kaingang shaman & leader, Gah Te Iracema from Porto Alegre;
+ recap of February's anti-Maersk action in Copenhagen in solidarity with #Palestine
thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2025/11...
Peter Gelderloos on Weaving Paths to Ecological Revolution & the UN COP30 in Belém, Brazil;
Kaingang shaman & leader, Gah Te Iracema from Porto Alegre;
+ recap of February's anti-Maersk action in Copenhagen in solidarity with #Palestine
thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2025/11...
November 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
3 part episode:
Peter Gelderloos on Weaving Paths to Ecological Revolution & the UN COP30 in Belém, Brazil;
Kaingang shaman & leader, Gah Te Iracema from Porto Alegre;
+ recap of February's anti-Maersk action in Copenhagen in solidarity with #Palestine
thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2025/11...
Peter Gelderloos on Weaving Paths to Ecological Revolution & the UN COP30 in Belém, Brazil;
Kaingang shaman & leader, Gah Te Iracema from Porto Alegre;
+ recap of February's anti-Maersk action in Copenhagen in solidarity with #Palestine
thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2025/11...
Tomorrow
The University of Amsterdam this coming Monday!
Sign up: forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon...
@pollenetwork.bsky.social @r-degrowth.bsky.social #solar @eadi.bsky.social #climate @beyondextraction.bsky.social #energy
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November 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Tomorrow
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This upcoming Monday a very interesting conference at the university on Amsterdam, exploring what's behind the green transition!
The University of Amsterdam this coming Monday!
Sign up: forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon...
@pollenetwork.bsky.social @r-degrowth.bsky.social #solar @eadi.bsky.social #climate @beyondextraction.bsky.social #energy
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@pollenetwork.bsky.social @r-degrowth.bsky.social #solar @eadi.bsky.social #climate @beyondextraction.bsky.social #energy
November 22, 2025 at 10:29 AM
This upcoming Monday a very interesting conference at the university on Amsterdam, exploring what's behind the green transition!
This Monday at the University of Amsterdam! Don't forget o sign-up!
@r-degrowth.bsky.social @uvapress.bsky.social @uvahumanities.bsky.social @center4politics.bsky.social #climate #energy @amsterdamupress.bsky.social @pollenetwork.bsky.social @politicalgeography.bsky.social
@r-degrowth.bsky.social @uvapress.bsky.social @uvahumanities.bsky.social @center4politics.bsky.social #climate #energy @amsterdamupress.bsky.social @pollenetwork.bsky.social @politicalgeography.bsky.social
The University of Amsterdam this coming Monday!
Sign up: forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon...
@pollenetwork.bsky.social @r-degrowth.bsky.social #solar @eadi.bsky.social #climate @beyondextraction.bsky.social #energy
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@pollenetwork.bsky.social @r-degrowth.bsky.social #solar @eadi.bsky.social #climate @beyondextraction.bsky.social #energy
November 22, 2025 at 8:51 AM
This Monday at the University of Amsterdam! Don't forget o sign-up!
@r-degrowth.bsky.social @uvapress.bsky.social @uvahumanities.bsky.social @center4politics.bsky.social #climate #energy @amsterdamupress.bsky.social @pollenetwork.bsky.social @politicalgeography.bsky.social
@r-degrowth.bsky.social @uvapress.bsky.social @uvahumanities.bsky.social @center4politics.bsky.social #climate #energy @amsterdamupress.bsky.social @pollenetwork.bsky.social @politicalgeography.bsky.social
📢The 1st virtual forum "Beyond Green Colonialism? Rethinking Power & Justice in Energy Transitions" essay @politicalgeography.bsky.social is published!
➡️https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0962629825001714
@pollenetwork.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @r-degrowth.bsky.social
➡️https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0962629825001714
@pollenetwork.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @r-degrowth.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 8:45 AM
📢The 1st virtual forum "Beyond Green Colonialism? Rethinking Power & Justice in Energy Transitions" essay @politicalgeography.bsky.social is published!
➡️https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0962629825001714
@pollenetwork.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @r-degrowth.bsky.social
➡️https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0962629825001714
@pollenetwork.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @r-degrowth.bsky.social
The University of Amsterdam this coming Monday!
Sign up: forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon...
@pollenetwork.bsky.social @r-degrowth.bsky.social #solar @eadi.bsky.social #climate @beyondextraction.bsky.social #energy
Sign up: forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon...
@pollenetwork.bsky.social @r-degrowth.bsky.social #solar @eadi.bsky.social #climate @beyondextraction.bsky.social #energy
November 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The University of Amsterdam this coming Monday!
Sign up: forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon...
@pollenetwork.bsky.social @r-degrowth.bsky.social #solar @eadi.bsky.social #climate @beyondextraction.bsky.social #energy
Sign up: forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon...
@pollenetwork.bsky.social @r-degrowth.bsky.social #solar @eadi.bsky.social #climate @beyondextraction.bsky.social #energy
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🚨Don't for get this 🔓 Article in Globalizations w/ B. Novakovic & B. Sovacool
Explore the Kennecott mine complex & its decarbonization strategies. ➡️https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14747731.2025.2465069
#degrowth @pollenetwork.bsky.social #energy @unep.org @r-degrowth.bsky.social
Explore the Kennecott mine complex & its decarbonization strategies. ➡️https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14747731.2025.2465069
#degrowth @pollenetwork.bsky.social #energy @unep.org @r-degrowth.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 8:27 AM
🚨Don't for get this 🔓 Article in Globalizations w/ B. Novakovic & B. Sovacool
Explore the Kennecott mine complex & its decarbonization strategies. ➡️https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14747731.2025.2465069
#degrowth @pollenetwork.bsky.social #energy @unep.org @r-degrowth.bsky.social
Explore the Kennecott mine complex & its decarbonization strategies. ➡️https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14747731.2025.2465069
#degrowth @pollenetwork.bsky.social #energy @unep.org @r-degrowth.bsky.social
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'It's green colonialism'
Thousands of miles in Patagonia could be covered in wind farms & industrial infrastructure - as European and British firms invest in green fuel mega-projects
My report from Chile
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
@criordor.bsky.social @triofrancos.bsky.social
Thousands of miles in Patagonia could be covered in wind farms & industrial infrastructure - as European and British firms invest in green fuel mega-projects
My report from Chile
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
@criordor.bsky.social @triofrancos.bsky.social
‘Will it change the weather? Will wildlife cope?’: Europe’s rush to build energy projects in Chile might not be as green as it seems
The country’s government is upbeat about the economic prospects of the growing number of windfarms, solar parks and industrial complexes but others warn of ‘green colonialism’
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
'It's green colonialism'
Thousands of miles in Patagonia could be covered in wind farms & industrial infrastructure - as European and British firms invest in green fuel mega-projects
My report from Chile
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
@criordor.bsky.social @triofrancos.bsky.social
Thousands of miles in Patagonia could be covered in wind farms & industrial infrastructure - as European and British firms invest in green fuel mega-projects
My report from Chile
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
@criordor.bsky.social @triofrancos.bsky.social
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"A citizens group in Ontario, California is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving federal immigration agents.
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
abc7.com/post/ontario...
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
abc7.com/post/ontario...
Immigrant rights group placing 'ICE stole someone here' signs in Ontario
A citizens group in Ontario is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving ICE agents detaining and arresting undocumented immigrants.
abc7.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:38 AM
"A citizens group in Ontario, California is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving federal immigration agents.
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
abc7.com/post/ontario...
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
abc7.com/post/ontario...
🚨Don't for get this 🔓 Article in Globalizations w/ B. Novakovic & B. Sovacool
Explore the Kennecott mine complex & its decarbonization strategies. ➡️https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14747731.2025.2465069
#degrowth @pollenetwork.bsky.social #energy @unep.org @r-degrowth.bsky.social
Explore the Kennecott mine complex & its decarbonization strategies. ➡️https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14747731.2025.2465069
#degrowth @pollenetwork.bsky.social #energy @unep.org @r-degrowth.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 8:27 AM
🚨Don't for get this 🔓 Article in Globalizations w/ B. Novakovic & B. Sovacool
Explore the Kennecott mine complex & its decarbonization strategies. ➡️https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14747731.2025.2465069
#degrowth @pollenetwork.bsky.social #energy @unep.org @r-degrowth.bsky.social
Explore the Kennecott mine complex & its decarbonization strategies. ➡️https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14747731.2025.2465069
#degrowth @pollenetwork.bsky.social #energy @unep.org @r-degrowth.bsky.social