Patrik Oskarsson

My research interests include changes to land and resource uses and what these mean to rural populations in the Global South. My analysis of these large-scale resource projects has often explored the intersection of the natural resource base with the way that the politics of knowledge work to frame such problems and shape them into particular, often technical, solutions. Much of my work has been carried out together with different activist groups where we jointly explore and learn about complex problems and what can be done to accomplish positive change in rapidly unfolding and uncertain situations.

Planning for a just coal energy transition from the ground up: Engaging coalfield communities in India for a fossilfree future

This research project supported by the research council Formas engages coalfield communities in India to develop a replicable framework for a just energytransition that is participatory, bottom-up and socially inclusive. Co-investigators are Prof Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt and Dr Radhika Krishnan.

Reimagining land futures for Sustainable Development in India
      
The aim of this project is to explore the possibilities of returning land currently occupied by coal to communities in central-eastern India in support of just and sustainable livelihoods.

I am Program Study Director for the Swedish language 3 year program Bachelor in Political Science - Sustainable Development.