Yildiz Atasoy, Simon Fraser University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Simon Fraser University profile.

wildlife conservation environmental conservation customary farming practices land use and land access livelihoods political ecology political economy of food UNREDD+

Latest funding

Conservation Policy and Its Livelihood Consequences for Indigenous Kamba Farmers in the Kibwezi Region of Kenya
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$24,999
Economic Crisis and the Reorganization of the Global Economy: Trans/regional Responses
SSHRC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Hegemonic Transitions and the State
SSHRC · 2006 · Principal investigator
$20,000

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

Conservation Policy and Its Livelihood Consequences for Indigenous Kamba Farmers in the Kibwezi Region of Kenya

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Atasoy, Yildiz

Keywords: wildlife conservation; environmental conservation; customary farming practices; land use and land access; livelihoods; political ecology; political economy of food; UNREDD+; militarized conservation

$24,999

Economic Crisis and the Reorganization of the Global Economy: Trans/regional Responses

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Atasoy, Yildiz

Keywords: economic crisis; global economy; state restructuring; commodification; working class; agriculture; food sovereignty; social reproduction; global processes

$25,000

Hegemonic Transitions and the State

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Atasoy, Yildiz

Keywords: globalization; neoliberalism; hegemony; restructuring; market; militarism; state; state system; resistance

$20,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: wildlife conservation Dear Professor Atasoy, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on wildlife conservation connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Conservation Policy and Its Livelihood Consequences for Indigenous Kamba Farmers in the Kibwezi Region of Kenya" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]