Daniel Alejo is an interdisciplinary PhD Researcher member of the ERC Curiae Virides project since 2022. He holds a Masters in Development Studies from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” and a Master’s of Science in Development and Globalization studies from the University of Antwerp.

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In his PhD research, he aims to analyze the socio-legal context and role of civil society actors in environmental litigation arising from transnational ecological conflicts. His research combines different theoretical approaches, including the sociology of law, environmental sociology, and social movement studies, and uses a mixed-methods design. As part of the Curiae Virides team, he is creating a database of actors involved in transnational ecological conflicts, capturing their roles in the conflict as well as in any legal proceedings. His goal in creating the database is to identify the actors lodging complaints to courts and the ways they mobilize to do so. In his analysis, he uses social network analysis and interviews to understand the actors' motivations and interests in bringing cases of ecological degradation to courts and the forms of cooperation between actors

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Other research interests include the socio-environmental impacts of the energy transition and the EU policies that promote it, as well as the struggles of food sovereignty and land rights movements, climate justice activists, human rights advocates, and more.

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Daniel.alejo@vub.be