Sofie Mortensen is a human and feminist geographer, focusing on the material and emotional experiences of agrarian change and migration. Her current research project centers around the resilient maize seed value chain in Thailand, to understand the position, benefits and challenges for Thai farmers and Myanmar migrants. She is particularly interested in understanding labor exploitation of migrants in the agro-industry, processes of illegalization, social reproduction and wellbeing. In her research, Mortensen also looks into young migrants’ relations to land and dreams for the future. She draws on ethnographic, qualitative, participatory and visual methods.
Publications / Blog Posts:
Rightless rurality: the illegalization of Myanmar migrant laborers in Thailand’s agro-industry
Extending the ethnographic toolbox: photovoice and everyday experiences of marginalised groups
Labour Abroad as a Struggle for Land: Young Migrants’ Dream of a Rural Return to Myanmar
Intersectionality and energy transitions: A review of gender, social equity and low-carbon energy
Awards:
Carlsberg Internationalisation Fellowship
Research Groups:
Chung Lab
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