The MARIPOLDATA team will have the pleasure to discuss ocean infrastructures with Prof. Kimberly Peters and her article “The territories of governance: unpacking the ontologies and geophilosophies of fixes to flexible ocean management, and beyond“ (Peters 2020).
A human geographer by training, Kim’s work takes place in the context of the seas and oceans. Her work sets about exploring how power operates in the marine environment and how governance works (and fails). She has explored this in the context of pirate radio ships, prison hulks, deep-sea mining to vessel traffic management. She is also interested in theoretical approaches to understanding our (geo)political relations with sea and ocean spaces. Kim has published various books and papers on these topics. She was formerly a Reader in Human Geography at the University of Liverpool where she continues to hold an Honorary Fellowship. She is now Professor of Marine Governance at the HIFMB, a new research institute combining the Alfred Wegener Institute and the University Oldenburg.
Registration:
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