Volume 4 | Issue 1 | Spring 2008

About the Authors

Claire Quinn is an environmental social scientist with expe-rience working on interdisciplinary projects both in Africa and the UK. Her research interests lie in the relationship between ecology, livelihoods, and institutions in natural resource management. She is currently a research fellow in the Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) at the University of Leeds.

Carolyn Snell is a Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of York and holds a joint position with the Stockholm Environment Institute and the Department of Social Policy and Social Work. Her current research interests are sustainable development, poverty, and public policy.