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Mira Kakonen is an ARC DECRA Fellow in the Resources, Environment & Development Group at the Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University. She began her tenure at ANU as a lecturer in Global Development Studies after working for 15 years on research projects that explore the intersections of politics, environment, and development, with a particular emphasis on water resources governance in the Mekong Region of Southeast Asia. Her current DECRA project, 'Volatile Rivers Infrastructure Politics in the Mekong Region,' investigates the complex relationships between rivers, infrastructure, and power dynamics increasingly influenced by globalization and climate change. Kakonen is also a member of a Kone Foundation-funded research project focused on the political ecologies of repair in the global South, examining how communities living in extractive frontlines can reimagine and recreate their livelihoods in response to environmental challenges.
Australian National University • Canberra, ACT, Australia
Leading research on volatile rivers and infrastructure politics in the Mekong Region.
University of Helsinki • Helsinki, Finland
Conducted various research projects and taught courses related to Global Development Studies.
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