I thought it was about time to start laying out my ideas, so here is the start of an outline. It still needs to be fleshed out in many areas, but represents the way I’m thinking about framing my argument. […]
Building a methodology
The new plan for my thesis is to dig into master planned eco-cities. Beginning in the early 2000s, dozens of development plans for brand new, sustainable cities began showing up in countries as diverse as the United Arab Emirates, Nigeria, China, […]
Working on questions (take two)
I’m reworking my capstone. As a first step, I’ve tried to generate as many research questions as possible. Clearly, I’ll have to distill them down a bit to get to a manageable project, but for now here it goes: In […]
Changing course
For better or worse, I’ve decided to abandon my previous capstone project (related to seed sovereignty and rural development in the Dominican Republic). I’ve been having some doubts about it for a while, and what it comes down to is that […]
Working through questions and methodolgy
Some preliminary research questions: Framing What specific theories and ideologies inform current discourse on (sustainable) economic development? What goals and “goods” do they take for granted? How have laissez faire economic policies affected agricultural systems and rural development in Latin America? What alternatives […]