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Mark Hostetler is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Global Development Studies at Queen's University. His research interests are rooted in political ecology and sustainable livelihoods. He has experience as a researcher and project manager, notably participating in the Coastal Areas Monitoring Project Laboratory (CAMP-Lab) in Pearl Lagoon, Nicaragua, focusing on participatory resource management. His work emphasizes the need for alternative approaches to sustainability research that are grounded in local social and political realities. Hostetler aims to identify and develop development activities and interventions that support environmental sustainability and improved livelihoods. His future research aims to explore the role of local capacity and social capital in protecting sustainable livelihoods, particularly in Caribbean contexts. He is also skilled in participatory monitoring and evaluation methodologies, specifically Outcome Mapping, which he applies to track program influence and enhance institutional accountability. Additionally, he addresses the challenges of using participatory approaches in research design and data collection, particularly within bureaucratic and academic frameworks that may resist innovative methodologies.
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