Posts
My work examines how the international order assigns value to the non-human world — what I call environmental hierarchy — and how Indigenous concepts are appropriated and transformed within Western legal and governance frameworks. Below is a selection of academic work, policy writing, and shorter reflections. For works in progress, feel free to get in touch.
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2026Dissertation
MSc dissertation examining how "environmental security" and "violence" are constructed across legal and historical registers, supervised by Dr Shikha Dilawri at LSE. Draws on Foucauldian genealogy and critical discourse analysis.
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2025Working Paper
Traces how Indigenous relational ontologies have been appropriated and transformed through the codification of ecocide in international criminal law. Under development for submission to Millennium: Journal of International Studies.
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2024Event
Organised and moderated a panel at the Conference of Defence Associations Institute on Arctic security, examining tensions between geopolitical interests and scientific governance in the Canadian North. Watch on YouTube →
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2023 – 2024Research Project
Led a public-facing research project at Shake Up the Establishment examining how historical narratives are constructed in Canada — who tells them, and what that means for how we understand the past, present, and future.
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OngoingReflection
A shorter piece grappling with Audre Lorde's challenge — whether the master's tools can dismantle the master's house — and what that means for scholars working within Western institutions on decolonial questions.