Areas of Interest: Environmental Sociology, Rural Sociology, Globalization, Food and Agriculture, Social Movements, Political Economy
My research examines the effects of economic globalization and neoliberal policies on social and environmental conditions for rural communities, both in the global South (particularly Latin America) and the global North. I currently have two principal research projects. The first examines social contestation over the commodification of drinking water. My current work explores sites of conflict around groundwater extraction and bottled/packaged water consumption in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, as well as globally. My second project focuses on the international fair trade system as an alternative model of economic exchange, examining the benefits and limitations of participation in fair trade markets for peasant commodity producers, as well as the contested politics of corporate involvement in fair trade certification and other standards-based systems. Additional interests include social movements for food and seed sovereignty, and the effect of global trade/investment rules on environmental protection and regulation.
Publications: https://works.bepress.com/daniel-jaffee/
Courses Taught:
Soc 320U: Globalization
Soc 330: Sociology of Food Inequalities
Soc 465: Environmental Sociology
Soc 537/637: Qualitative Data Analysis
Soc 565/665: Environmental Sociology Seminar
Soc 579/679: Food, Justice, and Social Movements
Soc 598/698: Globalization Seminar