Mario Blaser has conducted research on colonization/decolonization politics through the analysis of conflicts related to development and/or conservation projects. Within this line of research, he has developed a “political ontology,” an analytical framework that questions whether conflicts surrounding what are defined as resources (whether natural or artificial) can really be reduced to that alone.

With the support and funding of the Ministry of Equality, the Institute of Women, and the Research Group on Law and Justice—affiliated with the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid—the Internatio