My scholarship decolonizes development in theory and practice. First, it decolonizes and reconstructs theory by critically examining sustainability and social justice in action. Engaging multi-paradigmatic frameworks for analysis, I unpack the structural, cognitive, and relational dynamics shaping alternatives to development and change. Second, my work informs development ethics and methods through critical reflections and reviews of practice. My scholarly praxis identifies and enacts standards and methods that support connection across difference, opening pathways for interdisciplinary and intercultural exchange. The sections below detail current and past projects and publications.
Decolonizing Development Book Under Contract
Decolonizing Development: Food, Trade, and Heritage in Post-Authoritarian Environments. Bristol: Bristol University Press.
Under Review. "Transnational Feminisms: A Manifesto for Emancipatory Praxis."
Under Review. “Racial Identity and Consciousness in Post-Apartheid South Africa."
Democratizing Energy Edited Volume
Nadesan, Majia H., Martin J. Pasqualetti, and Jennifer Keahey. 2022. “Democratizing Energy” New York: Elsevier.
Book Chapters
2022. "Imagining Energy Democracy." In Energy Democracies for Sustainable Futures, edited by M. Nadesan, M. Pasqualetti, and J. Keahey. New York: Elsevier.
2022. "Introduction to the Collection." In Energy Democracies for Sustainable Futures, edited by M. Nadesan, M. Pasqualetti, and J. Keahey. New York: Elsevier (with Majia Nadesan and Martin Pasqualetti).
Forthcoming. "Rethinking Energy Democracy." In Routledge Handbook of Energy Transitions, edited by Kathy Araujo. New York: Routledge (lead author with Majia Nadesan and Martin Pasqualetti)
Forthcoming. "Energy Neomercantilism and Regenerative Alternatives." In Changing the Paradigm of Energy Geopolitics, edited by J. Simoes, F. Leandro, R. Oberoi, and E Caetano de Sousa. New York: Peter Lang. (with Majia Nadesan)
Fair Trade Certification and Agrarian Livelihoods Publications
2015. "Fair Trade and Racial Equity in Africa." Pp. 441-56 in The Handbook of Research on Fair Trade, edited by L.T. Raynolds and E.A. Bennett. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing.
2014. "Fair Trade: Social Justice and Production Alternatives." Pp. 165-81 in The Routledge Companion to Alternative Organization, edited by M. Parker, G. Cheney, V. Fournier, and C. Land. New York, NY: Routledge. (with Laura Raynolds)
Sustainable Development Practice and Advocacy Technical Reports
2011. "Executive Summary: Emerging Rooibos Farmer Market Access Project." Fort Collins: Center for Fair & Alternative Trade (CFAT) in collaboration with Sandra Kruger & Associates and the Institute for Poverty, Land, and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS).
2010. "Jumbo Charcoal Supply Chain and Fairtrade Standards." Pniel, South Africa: Sandra Kruger and Associates.
2004. "TRAX Ghana Income Generating Activities Program Report." Bolgatanga, Ghana: TRAX Africa.
In the News
2021. "Meet Affiliated Faculty." Interview with Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, August 10.