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Praneeta Mudaliar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography & Planning. Her scholarship involves examining power dynamics and socio-cultural inequalities, actor interactions, and governance of shared resources using case study methods. She has conducted cross-national research on power dynamics in water management in the United States and India, as well as fisheries governance in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Her research also investigates pro-environmental behaviors among young adults, intergenerational climate justice, and multiple knowledge systems in land management. Mudaliar has a keen interest in supervising Masters and PhD students focusing on projects related to her research themes. Her recent publications include works on decolonizing land management institutions and critical engagement in governing commons in an unequal world. She has contributed to journals such as Land Use Science and Environmental Policy Governance, exploring complex environmental governance issues and motivations behind environmental action among undergraduates.
Department of Sociology