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Anders Burman is a professor of Human Ecology at the University of Gothenburg, having previously served as a senior lecturer in the same field at Lund University. His academic journey includes a PhD earned in 2009 and a postdoctoral position at the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on social movements, ritual practices, political ontology, and environmental conflicts with an emphasis on traditional ecological knowledge and climate change. He is actively engaged in supervising PhD students in Environmental Social Science and Social Anthropology and teaches courses primarily in Political Ecology. Burman is the co-coordinator of a doctoral program in Social Sciences and Humanities at Universidad Mayor de San Simón in Bolivia. His ongoing research initiatives include projects funded by the Swedish Research Council that explore Indigenous cosmopolitics and the complex relationship between climate change and migration in Latin America. His work is characterized by interdisciplinary collaboration and a keen interest in how social movements negotiate ecological and cultural challenges.
University of Gothenburg • Gothenburg, Sweden
Teaching and conducting research in Human Ecology.
Lund University • Lund, Sweden
Delivered lectures and supervised students in Human Ecology.
University of California, Berkeley • California, US
Conducted research in the Department of Ethnic Studies.
Administered by the Department of Political Science; focus on International Administration and Global Governance (IAGG).