Lara Roeven
Ph.D. Student, Development Sociology, Department of Global Development
About
Lara Roeven is a PhD student in Development Sociology at Cornell University. She is interested in the political economy and history of 20th and 21st century agricultural science and technology, and the politics of knowledge in development. Her research is situated at the intersection of critical agrarian studies, political ecology, and science and technology studies.
Peer-reviewed journal articles
- Farnworth, C. R., Gartaula, H., Badstue, L., Roeven, L., Bharati, P., Rahman, S., Petesch, P., & Jafry, T. (2023). Are wheat-based farming systems in South Asia feminizing?. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 7, 1-14.
- Farnworth, C. R., Lecoutere, E., Galiè, A., Van Campenhout, B., Elias, M., Ihalainen, M., Roeven, L., Bharati, P., Paez Valencia, A. M., Crossland, M., Vinceti, B., & Monterroso, I. (2023). Methodologies for researching feminization of agriculture: What do they tell us?. Progress in Development Studies, 23(3), 294-316.
- Farnworth, C. R., Bharati, P., Krishna, V. V., Roeven, L., & Badstue, L. (2022). Caste-gender intersectionalities in wheat-growing communities in Madhya Pradesh, India. Gender, Technology and Development, 1-30.
- Badstue, L., Petesch, P., Farnworth, C. R., Roeven, L., & Hailemariam, M. (2020). Women farmers and agricultural innovation: Marital status and normative expectations in rural Ethiopia.Sustainability, 12(23), 1-22.
- Badstue, L., Farnworth, C. R., Umantseva, A., Kamanzi, A., & Roeven, L. (2020). Continuity and change: Performing gender in rural Tanzania. The Journal of Development Studies, 1-16.
Discussion papers
- Farnworth, C. R., Lecoutere, E., Galiè, A., Van Campenhout, B., Elias, M., Ihalainen, M., Roeven, L., ... & Monterroso, I. (2021). Methodologies for researching feminisation of agriculture: What do they tell us? (Discussion Paper 02077). International Food Policy Research Institute.
Education
- University of Amsterdam, BSc in Politics, Psychology, Law, and Economics (PPLE)
Interests
Political economy of knowledge & technology
Digitalization
History of agriculture and environmental history
Contact Information
lr453 [at] cornell.edu