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Evan Shenkin

Evan Shenkin Assistant Professor


Walker Hall 216

eshenkin@linfield.edu

Evan Shenkin joined the Linfield faculty in 2022. As an environmental sociologist, his research focuses on Indigenous community land and autonomy struggles in the eastern lowlands of the Bolivian Amazon. He also studies social movements for environmental justice through a variety of local, regional, and international case studies including community opposition to landfills, fossil fuel divestment campaigns, and alternative development paradigms, including renewable energy, transportation (solar, wind, and sail). Dr. Shenkin has worked on several development projects in Central America, was a member of the City of Eugene's Toxic Right-to-Know Board for six years, and brings a critical international perspective to studying the links between political economy and ecological crises. He teaches upper and lower division courses on a variety of courses including: Human Adaptive Strategies, Environmental Governance, and Principles of Sustainability.

Education

  • B.A., anthropology, University of Oregon
  • M.A., international studies, University of Oregon
  • Ph.D., sociology, University of Oregon

Academic interests

International development in Latin America, environmental justice, environmental racism, environmental sociology, political economy and ecological crisis.

Publications

Articles and book chapters

Shenkin, E. N. 2024. Bifurcated Bolivia: Indigenous Governance and Land Struggles in the Eastern Lowlands. Latin American Perspectives, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/0094582X241288891 

Shenkin, E.N., Abee, M. 2024. International Spaces for Feminist Cross-Border Resistance. Political Geography. Volume 112, 103111, ISSN 0962-6298 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polgeo.2024.103111.

Shenkin, E.N., Sánchez, V.C., Greer, L. 2023. Climate Responsible Universities: Student-Led Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaigns. In: Leal Filho, W., Sima, M., Lange Salvia, A., Kovaleva, M., Manolas, E. (eds) University Initiatives on Climate Change Education and Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25960-9_31-1

Shenkin, E.N. 2023. Alternatives to Fossil Fuel-Based Shipping: An Overview of the Sail Cargo Industry. In: Leal Filho, W., Aguilar-Rivera, N., Borsari, B., R. B. de Brito, P., Andrade Guerra, B. (eds) SDGs in the Americas and Caribbean Region. Implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals – Regional Perspectives. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91188-1_63-1

Shenkin, E.N. 2023. Gender Equity for Sustainable Development: Barriers and Telehealth Opportunities During the Pandemic. In: Leal Filho, W., Aguilar-Rivera, N., Borsari, B., R. B. de Brito, P., Andrade Guerra, B. (eds) SDGs in the Americas and Caribbean Region. Implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals – Regional Perspectives. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91188-1_38-1

Shenkin, E.N. 2021. Activism or Extractivism: Indigenous Land Struggles in Eastern Bolivia. Chapter 3 in Godfrey, P., & Buchanan, M. (Eds.) Global Im-Possibilities: Exploring the Paradoxes of Just Sustainabilities. London, Zed Books. Pages: 47-66. 10.5040/9781350236844.ch-003

Kanta Q.R., Shenkin E.N. 2021. Globalization and Inequality: Sustainable Human Development in the Anthropocene Epoch. In: Leal Filho W., Azul A.M., Brandli L., Lange Salvia A., Özuyar P.G., Wall T. (eds) Reduced Inequalities. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71060-0_136-1

Shenkin E.N. 2021. Prison Abolition: Justice and Sustainable Development Through Alternatives to the Carceral State. In: Leal Filho W., Azul A.M., Brandli L., Lange Salvia A., Özuyar P.G., Wall T. (eds) Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71066-2_135-1

Shenkin E.N. 2021. Post-development Alternatives: Enduring Debates in Development Paradigms. In: Leal Filho W., Azul A.M., Brandli L., Lange Salvia A., Özuyar P.G., Wall T. (eds) Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71066-2_134-1

Shenkin E.N. 2020. Variable Renewable Energy for Sustainability: Promise and Paradox. In: Leal Filho W., Azul A.M., Brandli L., Lange Salvia A., Wall T. (eds) Affordable and Clean Energy. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71057-0_34-1