Bruce Braun

Bruce Braun is a professor in the Department of Geography, Environment and Society at the University of Minnesota. His work there connects political ecology, environmental governance, and critical geography. He has supervised research on topics ranging from forests to urban environmental politics.

Bruce Braun is the author of The Intemperate Rainforest: Nature, Culture, and Power on Canada's West Coast, published in 2002. The book examines how the temperate rainforests of British Columbia are shaped by political, economic, and cultural forces rather than existing as pure nature. It is a key text in political ecology and more-than-human geography.

Yes, Bruce Braun has published extensively on how neoliberal policies reshape environmental governance and access to natural resources. His work explores how privatization, deregulation, and market-based approaches affect forests, water, and urban environments. He has also co-edited volumes on political ecology and nature-society relations.

Bruce Braun's scholarship integrates political ecology with insights from science and technology studies, focusing on how power, race, and economic systems shape what counts as nature. He has been particularly influential in examining how environmental knowledge is produced and contested. His work bridges academic geography and broader debates about environmental justice.