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Max Weber’s work is sometimes taught today as an elementary introduction to sociology, but what did he mean by the ‘spirit’ of capitalism and the ‘iron cage’ of modern life? ow.ly/PrdF30kshhD

Great to hear Eduardo Bonilla-Silva speak about Race and Trumpism at #isa18wcs ISA. Key take away: there is pleasure in both domination and resistance, so pay attention to emotions

Our new paper in E&B explores how techno-optimism or belief that human ingenuity (through improvements in science and technology) will solve all problems of the modern world affects farmers' support for climate change adaptation. You can read it here: tinyurl.com/y7obvn56 #

Postdoctoral position in the Social Dimensions of Emerging Digital Agricultural Technologies at South Dakota State University

Check out this new article in JRS by Maaz Gardezi and Ryan Stock, relevant for those interested in critical social studies of digital agriculture. Connecting concepts such as farmer identity, knowledge & expertise, and trust. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New paper alert! While power dynamics among actors can affect adaptation policy-making negatively, this article discusses how can we deal with those negative effects with 'power-sensitive design principles'. Led by Sumit Vij w/ @r_biesbroek Maaz Gardezi @KatrienTermeer

Looking for 2 #PhD students in #Sociology for Fall2022 or earlier: Anyone interested in studying sociotechnical and environmental implications of emerging tech (big data/AI) in food and agriculture? Here's the description: tinyurl.com/2p8n247r #digitalagriculture

OPEN ACCESS: Implementing stronger land tenure regulatory frameworks are critical for upscaling climate-smart agriculture (#CSA) practices and technologies in #Africa, say Sumit Vij, Maaz Gardezi, and Ayorinde Ogunyiola. 👉Read it here👉bit.ly/CSA-Africa

A great new review from Maaz Gardezi and colleagues on: Prioritizing climate‐smart agriculture: An organizational and temporal review wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

"Smart farming" with drones, sensors, and computer systems has increased. 🌽 But many farmers are skeptical of the technology. Now that he's continuing his work in Virginia Tech Department of Sociology, Maaz Gardezi sees even more fertile research opportunities. Learn more. ⬇️ liberalarts.vt.edu/news/articles/…

NEW ISSUE: Issue 4 is now available, with a special section on adaptation in #agriculture. Featuring research by Diana Feliciano, @RechaJohnWalker, Theresa Wong, Sumit Vij, Maaz Gardezi, Ayorinde Ogunyiola, and many others. Read now 👉 bit.ly/Issue4-2022

CHCI Planning Grant Awarded to Maaz Gardezi, Elham Morshedzadeh, Hoda Eldardiry, Wallace Santos Lages, and Andre Albert Muelenaer for their human-centered AI Project. Maaz Gardezi Wallace Lages hci.icat.vt.edu/news/chci-plan…

Could satellite imagery help models make better predictions for a wide diversity of farms? This week, Maaz Gardezi of Virginia Tech Liberal Arts joined Curious Conversations to chat about the intersection of agriculture, farmers, and advanced tech. ⤵️ research.vt.edu/news/podcast.h…

Come visit our side event at the Pakistan Pavilion on Tuesday Dec 5th at 11.30 am #COP28UAE where we share data governance challenges and opportunities for building climate resilient communities in Pakistan. Organized/Moderated by Ministry of Planning and Development Nadia Rahman and Asim Zia

#COP28UAE Speaking at Pak pavilion assistant professor at Virginia Tech Maaz Gardezi made some excellent points about the role of data and governance in climate action. Ministry of Climate Change, Pakistan U.S. Institute of Peace France in Pakistan 🇫🇷🇪🇺 Ministry of Planning and Development NDMA PAKISTAN UAE Embassy PK Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund

Jitender Rathore, my PhD student at Virginia Tech, presenting his research using remote sensing and statistical approches to quantify extreme weather events in mountain regions of South Asia at #AGU2023 Jitender Rathore Nice work Jitender!!

A brief explanation of the research in Jitender's own words:

Our recently published work on power relations in climate policy making in South Asia: cases from Pakistan India Bangladesh and Nepal