Marien González Hidalgo

I am inspired by critical engagements with feminist political ecology, environmental justice and social movements research and action-research. I am especially interested in the analysis of the role that affect, emotions and healing practices play in environmental disasters, conflicts and mobilizations. 

I am currently leading the project “Learning from forest fires: Analysing unequal impacts, well-being and local knowledge and action” (FORMAS, 2020-2026) with collaborations as visiting scientist/fellow at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain), Universidade Santiago de Compostela (Spain) and Universidad de la Frontera (Chile).

I support and participate of critical and collective writing projects beyond neoliberal academia such as the blog Undisciplined Environments and the Spanish Journal Ecología Política. 

I am invited annually to give lectures associated to my research expertise in the following universities and institutions: 

·       SLU, Master Degree in Rural Development and Natural Resources

·       Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA) at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), master Degree in Political Ecology. Degrowth and Environmental Justice

·       Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Master and Bachelor degree in Political Science

·       Complutense University and Grupo de Acción Comunitaria, Madrid, Degree in Mental Health in Contexts of Political Violence and Disasters

I hold a PhD from the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA) at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) in Spain. My PhD focused on the political ecology of environmental conflicts in Latin America and the role that emotions play in such processes. My PhD was funded by the Marie Curie ITN project ENTITLE (the European Network of Political Ecology), where I was based at the Geography Department at the University of Chile for two years.

Previous to my PhD degree, I completed a Master in Environmental Studies- specialization in Ecological Economics at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA) at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). My initial training is in environmental sciences (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)

I am also trained as a Gestalt therapist (Institut Gestalt and Equipo Centro) and as a group facilitator (Altekio).