Kate J. Neville

Associate Professor

Biography

Dr. Kate J Neville is cross-appointed between the Department of Political Science and the School of the Environment. Her research interests are in global environmental politics, with a focus on resource governance, global commodity markets, and contested water and energy projects. She holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of British Columbia, and a Master’s in Environmental Science from Yale University. She is the author of Fueling Resistance: The Contentious Political Economy of Biofuels and Fracking (2021) and of Going to Seed: Essays on Idleness, Nature, and Sustainable Work (2024).

Research Interests

• Environmental Politics
• International Relations
• Comparative Politics

Recent News

• Britta Baumgarten Memorial Prize 2022
• Outstanding Teaching Award
• New Appointments
• Kate Neville appointed as Trinity College Fellow

Recent Publications

• Fueling Resistance: The Contentious Political Economy of Biofuels and Fracking
• Going to Seed: Questions of Idleness, Nature, and Sustainable Work