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DeBoom, Meredith J
Assistant Professor
My research analyzes the distributive geopolitics of resource extraction and development in and from Africa. I'm particularly interested in how Africans are engaging with geopolitical transitions (e.g., the shift to low-carbon energy, China’s rise) to pursue multi-scalar geostrategic and political economic goals—and with what implications, for whom, and where. My current work on ‘climate necropolitics' examines the processes through which climate change-related violence is rendered legitimate.
Biographical Profile
- College
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Department
- Geography
- Tenure Status
- Tenure Track
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- Undergraduates and Graduates
- Interest Keywords
- Africa, China, climate change, climate justice, development, energy transitions, human rights, geopolitics, resource extraction
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Behavioral Sciences, Social Sciences
- Personal Focus Areas
- Political Geography, Development, Political Ecology and Political Economy
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
| Dates | Type | Description | Foundation/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Award | SC Open Educational Resources Faculty Grant (SCoer) | University of South Carolina Libraries |
| 2022 | Award | Michael J. Mungo Undergraduate Awards | University of South Carolina |
| 2024 | Award | Virginie Mamadouh Outstanding Research Award for her article “Climate Necropolitics: Ecological Civilization and the Distributive Geographies of Extractive Violence in the Anthropocene,” which was published in Annals of the American Association of Geographers | American Association of Geographers |
| 2017 | Fellowship | American Dissertation Fellowship | American Association of University Women (AAUW) |
| 2024 | Fellowship | McCausland Faculty Fellowship | University of South Carolina |
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