Category: Projects
Precarious Perspectives: Examining the Production, Experience and Contestation of Precarity Through the Lens of Long Island City, NY.
Below is the Dissertation Topic Proposal submitted to my doctoral program, a necessary step in progressing to candidacy that occurs in advance of the dissertation proposal. The aim is to give a clear sense of how I am focusing and approaching the inquiry that will be my dissertation research. This…
United We Transform, Divided We Reproduce
Below I have unpacked the interrelations between the concepts of precarity and commoning with the intention of cultivating a framework for thinking about the political potential of precarity. This statement was prepared in preparation for my 2nd doctoral exam, and serves as the theoretical starting point for my dissertation, which…
Participatory Budgeting, NYC
Participatory Budgeting (PB) is a welcome experiment in deliberative democracy, one that could produce progressive politics and social transformation. With this in mind, PB in New York City explicitly targets low-income and minority groups for mobilization by design. Indeed, data shows that New York City’s PB process has effectively engaged…
Political and Civic Engagement Study
Anxieties regarding low levels of youth political participation (YPP) and the future of our democracy have propelled the efforts of researchers, policy makers and politicians for nearly two decades. Despite the resurgence of interest and efforts, lags in participation among young people persist. This study argues for and aims to…
Interrupting Inequality through Community Land Trusts
Community Land Trusts (CLT) are a shared equity, non-speculative housing model, which has been suggested as a viable model for enabling low-income households to secure long-term, stable homeownership, and thus, achieve the ‘American Dream’. Much attention has been paid to the economic structures inherent in the model that enable these…