Research
Dr. Klinger’s research focuses on the dynamics of global resource frontiers and space-based technologies with particular emphases in China, Brazil, and the United States, where she has conducted extensive ethnographic, qualitative, and quantitative fieldwork over the past 15 years. Her research examines how diverse forms of violence and strategies for survival shape land use, environmental conservation, and livelihood security. She has published numerous articles on rare earth elements, natural resource use, environmental politics, and outer space.
Dr. Klinger has built her global research agenda in three thematic areas: critical minerals supply chains, global space politics, and community survival strategies. Dr Klinger publishes, advises students, and conducts fieldwork in each of these research areas.
Dr. Klinger’s research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Irmgard Coninx Stiftung, the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies China-Africa Research Initiative, and the Boston University East Asian Career Development Professorship. She previously served as the co-director of the Land Use and Livelihoods Initiative at the Global Development Policy Center at Boston University.
See Google Scholar for a list of Dr. Klinger’s published works.