My research examines how people and communities imagine and build alternative futures, here and now. By analysing both grassroots action and progressive institutional change, I seek to understand how social transformations occur from the bottom up and the top down. My most recent research focuses on the potential of collective action and prefigurative politics for transformative change within sustainability and climate adaptation. In my academic practice, I aim to amplify voices and experiences historically excluded and develop practical insights that integrate social justice and sustainability, while ensuring human dignity and plural ways of living. To do so, I ground my work in critical theory, and I often combine quantitative, qualitative, participatory, and creative research methods. With this approach, I can move beyond universal, Western-centric paradigms of research and development, acknowledging the legitimacy of multiple pathways toward justice and sustainability.
