Jules Bakker
Jules Bakker (he/him) is a PhD Fellow who will work under the supervision of Dr. Maria Martin de Almagro Iniesta, Assistant Professor at the Department of Conflict and Development Studies at the University of Ghent. His research focuses on gender politics and the political economy of natural resource management in conflict-affected settings.
Jules holds a BSc in Political Science from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and graduated Cum Laude from the Research Master in Modern History and International Relations at the University of Groningen. Together with Dr. Caitlin Ryan, he previously conducted field research on what makes large-scale land deals possible in northern Sierra Leone. His master’s thesis explored the political economy of migration management in the Sahel region.
Prior to his PhD position, Jules was a lecturer at the Department of International Relations and International Organization (IRIO) at the University of Groningen. He has also worked as a junior researcher at Wageningen Economic Research, part of Wageningen University & Research.
Gender, Climate Change and Natural Resource Management
With this project, we propose a deeper critical interrogation of what meanings gender equality and women’s empowerment assume in natural resource management initiatives in conflict-affected countries.
Current research projects:
Gender, Climate Change and Natural Resource Management
With this project, we propose a deeper critical interrogation of what meanings gender equality and women’s empowerment assume in natural resource management initiatives in conflict-affected countries.