About me
I care about research and knowledge contributing to social and environmental justice. I wish to contribute to that by listening well, picking up on key questions and facilitating co-learning through engaging gatherings. I have led the Centre for Unusual Collaborations, a center of expertise for inter- and transdisciplinary collaborations, from its inception to a well-established and recognised space in academia. Before this, I worked for over a decade as policy adviser at WOTRO Science for Global Development, at the Dutch Science Council (NWO), where I coordinated research programs with focus areas on conflicts over natural resources and climate change, food and nutrition security, and more. I am a PhD candidate in the field of Political Ecology, looking at the militarisation of climate action, with a regional focus in the Eastern Himalayas. Whenever opportunity arises, I am outside, growing food and watching birds. In addition, I read, lots of reading, preferably the classic novels and sci-fi.
Publications
Peer-reviewed
- CUCo (2024) Finding joy, creativity and meaning through unusual interdisciplinary collaborations, Nature HSS Comms
- Lamain C (2023) Whose security? Politics, risks and alternatives for climate security practices in agrarian-environmental perspectives, Journal of Peasant Studies
- Lamain, C (2022) Conflicting securities: contributions to a critical research agenda on climate security, Globalizations
- Thoto, F.S., M.D. Houessou, C. Lamain & R.C. Gbedomon. (2020) The private sector in knowledge processes and partnerships for food and nutrition security in the Global South:a case study from the Dutch Food and Business Applied Research Fund programme, Knowledge Management for Development Journal
Blogposts
- Triyanti, A, Lamain, C, Duncan, J, Student, J (2024). Understanding exclusion, sharing benefits and building in reflection in transdisciplinary collaborations, Integration and Implementation Insights
- Triyanti, A, van Paassen, B, Lamain, C, Duncan, J, Collen Ladeia Torrens, J, Student, J (2024). Towards fair transdisciplinary collaborations that honour epistemic justice, Integration and Implementation Insights
- Lamain, C, Student, J (2024) Not just in our heads: Embodied and creative practices for creating connection. Integration and Implementation Insights
- van Sassen, J., Lamain, C, van Gemerden, F (2023) Transdisciplinary research: if it’s so important, why aren’t we all doing it? AWTI Newsletter
- García López, G, Andreucci, D, Lamain, C, Boston, D, Balamir, S, Karch, J (2021) Green New Deals: Beyond growth? DevISSues
- EmboDegrowth Lab – Calmon, D, Gerber, J-F, Kaul, S, Kiggell, T, Lamain, C, Morrow, O, Sekine, Y, van Woerden, W (2021) Embodying degrowth and turning the movement inside out DevISSues
- Lamain, C (2021) Whose Climate Security? Or why we should worry about security language in climate action, BLiss
- Yeboah Gyapong, A, Shah, A, Lamain, C, Mills, E, Bruna, N, Coronado, S, Sekine, Y (2020) Resource Grabbing in a Changing Environment, EADI/ISS Blog Series
Documentary