James Stinson

James Stinson (PhD, University of Toronto) is a post-doctoral researcher with the project Canadian Conservation in Global Context (CCGC) at York University, whose research interests include natural resource management, environmental governance, community-based conservation, neoliberal nature, ecotourism, outdoor recreation, and Nature 2.0. His PhD dissertation – The Will to Conserve? Environmentalities, Translation and the Politics of Conservation in Southern Belize – was funded by SSHRC and IDRC and explored the cultural politics of community-based natural resource management through a case study of the co-management of the Sarstoon Temash National Park in Belize. His post-doctoral research with CCGC examines contemporary efforts by Parks Canada to connect with Canadians and (re)connect Canadians to nature. This research is specifically focussed on exploring the political economy and biopolitics of Parks Canada’s efforts to address declining visitation and “nature deficit disorder” through the promotion of private sector partnerships, digital and mobile technologies, and social media (Nature 2.0).