Evan Shenkin

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Evan Shenkin
Assistant Professor

Walker Hall 216

eshenkin@linfield.edu

Evan Shenkin joined the Linfield faculty in 2022. His research focuses on Indigenous community land and sovereignty struggles in the eastern lowlands of the Bolivian Amazon. He also studies environmental sustainability through a variety of topics including prisons, alternative development paradigms, renewable energy and transportation (solar, wind and sail) as well as gender equity and human rights.

Education

• B.A., anthropology, University of Oregon
• M.A., international studies, University of Oregon
• Ph.D., sociology, University of Oregon

Academic interests

International development in Latin America, environmental justice, environmental racism, environmental sociology, political economy and ecological crisis.

Publications

Articles and book chapters

Shenkin, E.N., Sánchez, V.C., Greer, L. 2023. Climate Responsible Universities: Student-Led Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaigns. In: Leal Filho, W., Sima, M., Lange Salvia, A., Kovaleva, M., Manolas, E. (eds) University Initiatives on Climate Change Education and
Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25960-9_31-1

Shenkin, E.N. 2023. Alternatives to Fossil Fuel-Based Shipping: An Overview of the Sail Cargo Industry. In: Leal Filho, W., Aguilar-Rivera, N., Borsari, B., R. B. de Brito, P., Andrade Guerra, B. (eds) SDGs in the Americas and Caribbean Region. Implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals – Regional Perspectives. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91188-1_63-1

Shenkin, E.N. 2023. Gender Equity for Sustainable Development: Barriers and Telehealth Opportunities During the Pandemic. In: Leal Filho, W., Aguilar-Rivera, N., Borsari, B., R. B. de Brito, P., Andrade Guerra, B. (eds) SDGs in the Americas and Caribbean
Region. Implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals – Regional Perspectives. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91188-1_38-1

Shenkin, E.N. 2021. Activism or Extractivism: Indigenous Land Struggles in Eastern Bolivia. Chapter 3 in Godfrey, P., & Buchanan, M. (Eds.) Global Im-Possibilities: Exploring the Paradoxes of Just Sustainabilities. London, Zed Books. Pages: 47-66. 10.5040/9781350236844.ch-003

Kanta Q.R., Shenkin E.N. 2021. Globalization and Inequality: Sustainable Human Development in the Anthropocene Epoch. In: Leal Filho W., Azul A.M., Brandli L., Lange Salvia A., Özuyar P.G., Wall T. (eds) Reduced Inequalities. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71060-0_136-1

Shenkin E.N. 2021. Prison Abolition: Justice and Sustainable Development Through Alternatives to the Carceral State. In: Leal Filho W., Azul A.M., Brandli L., Lange Salvia A., Özuyar P.G., Wall T. (eds) Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71066-2_135-1

Shenkin E.N. 2021. Post-development Alternatives: Enduring Debates in Development Paradigms. In: Leal Filho W., Azul A.M., Brandli L., Lange Salvia A., Özuyar P.G., Wall T. (eds) Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71066-2_134-1

Shenkin E.N. 2020. Variable Renewable Energy for Sustainability: Promise and Paradox. In: Leal Filho W., Azul A.M., Brandli L., Lange Salvia A., Wall T. (eds) Affordable and Clean Energy. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71057-0_34-1

Forthcoming

Shenkin, E.N. “Bifurcated Bolivia: Indigenous Governance and Land Struggles in the Eastern Lowlands.” Latin American Perspectives.

Shenkin, E.N., Abee, M. “International Spaces for Feminist Cross-Border Resistance.” Political Geography.

Under Review

Shenkin, E.N. Book review: After the Gig: How the Sharing Economy Got Hijacked and How to Take it Back by Juliet B. Schor. University of California Press, 2020. Social Science Journal (SSJ). https://www.mdpi.com/journal/socsci