Dr. Jason Cons

Biography

Jason Cons is an Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, focusing on the intersections of borders, security, climate change, agrarian change, and political ecology, especially within South Asia and Bangladesh. His work addresses critical issues such as climate security, territorial disputes along the India-Bangladesh border, and the impacts of shrimp aquaculture on coastal communities. With extensive research conducted in the Sundarbans, Cons examines how climate change influences development, conservation, and security in delta regions. He is the author of 'Delta Futures: Time, Territory, and Capture on a Climate Frontier', published by the University of California Press in 2025, and 'Sensitive Space: Fragmented Territory India-Bangladesh Border' published by University of Washington Press in 2016. Additionally, he has co-edited volumes such as 'Frontier Assemblages: Emergent Politics Resource Frontiers Asia' and serves as an editor for the South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies. Cons is actively engaged in graduate mentoring, with students focusing on diverse topics within anthropology and political ecology, and he teaches courses on cultural anthropology and environmental anthropology.

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