Political Ecology

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Fisheries Privatization, Sociocultural Transitions, and Well-Being in Kodiak, Alaska

This project explores how the privatization of fishing rights is remaking fishery systems in the diverse fishing community of Kodiak, Alaska.
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Gender, Environment, and Change: Exploring Shifting Roles in an Inupiat Community

This study provides a detailed ethnographic picture of the ways in which Alaska Native communities are responding to global challenges while at the same time retaining and practicing their core indigenous values in the face of many uncertainties.

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Graying of the Fleet in Alaska's Fisheries: Defining the Problem and Assessing Alternatives

This study explores issues of access to Alaska's fisheries for the next generation of Alaska fishermen.