Áron Rossman-Kiss

Year of Enrollment: 
2024

My research focuses on environmental governance and statecraft in Panama.
A key node in global trade and finance, Panama's role in mitigating climate change is increasingly recognised today. Building on the claim to be one of the few carbon-negative countries worldwide, Panama has in recent years positioned itself as a model of green development and climate leadership.
My work blends political economy, institutional anthropology, and political ecology to chart the trajectories of carbon as a contested object in this process; in doing so, I seek to trace how nature, market, and state are transformed.

In addition to pursuing research in the social sciences, I have a background in fine arts, translation work, and grassroots organising. I am a member of the Budapest-based group for public sociology 'Helyzet' and of the Hungarian Studio of Young Artists. In my free time, I enjoy hiking and cinema.

Qualification

MA in Sociology and Social Anthropology, Central European University
MFA in Fine Arts, Goldsmiths College, University of London
BA in Anthropology and History, University of Neuchâtel