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Jac­obo Ramirez

Associate Professor

Subjects
Business development Energy Green transition Social responsibility Latin America

Primary research areas

So­cial Justice & Sus­tain­able Fu­tures
Ex­plores how sustain­ability trans­itions in­ter­sect with equity, dig­nity, and re­cog­ni­tion, high­light­ing struggles for in­clu­sion and fair­ness in shap­ing low-car­bon fu­tures.
In­di­gen­ous Rights & De­co­lo­ni­al Fu­tures
Stud­ies In­di­gen­ous res­ist­ance and world-mak­ing in re­new­able en­ergy pro­jects, em­phas­iz­ing body-ter­rit­ory, place at­tach­ment, de­co­lo­ni­al fem­in­ism, and in­ter­cul­tur­al gov­ernance, groun­ded in polit­ic­al on­to­logy and the pluri­verse.
Busi­ness, Hu­man Rights & Respons­ibility
Ex­am­ines cor­por­ate ac­count­ab­il­ity and stake­hold­er en­gage­ment in fra­gile con­texts, fo­cus­ing on the role of busi­ness in ad­van­cing hu­man rights and sustain­ability.
Or­gan­isa­tions, Risk & Re­si­li­ence.
Ex­plores strategies and HRM in in­sec­ure en­vir­on­ments, show­ing how or­gan­isa­tions ad­apt, build re­si­li­ence, and man­age re­la­tions with com­munit­ies un­der un­cer­tainty.

Learn­ing from plur­al worlds for just fu­tures

My research explores how energy transitions can be just, inclusive, and sustainable in fragile and contested contexts. I investigate what social justice means in the pluriverse, where many worlds coexist, and how businesses can respect human rights while navigating uncertainty. I study how Indigenous struggles reshape global sustainability, and how legitimacy and trust are negotiated in contested energy projects. This includes examining how organizations adapt and build resilience in contexts of insecurity and limited statehood. Drawing on political ontology and decolonial thought, I analyze how energy governance can respect body-territory, place attachment, and ontological struggles. My vision is to advance research that bridges business, society, and Indigenous knowledge to foster more equitable, plural, and sustainable futures. 

Publications

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February 2025

Conflicting Injustices in Decolonization and Indigenous Land Rights

The Case of the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project

Ja­co­bo Ra­mi­rez, Associate Professor

Eleonora Costantino

Christiane Durach

Jury Flickenschild

Han Chen Sun

Ikal Ang'elei

Paul Lekapana
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2025

Land and Wind

Challenges and Consequences of the Lake Turkana Wind-Power Project on Indigenous Peoples' Land

Ja­co­bo Ra­mi­rez, Associate Professor

Eleonora Costantino

Christiane Durach

Jury Flickenschild

Han Chen Sun
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2025

Land and Wind

Challenges and Consequences of the Lake Turkana Wind-Power Project on Indigenous Peoples' Land

Ja­co­bo Ra­mi­rez, Associate Professor

Eleonora Costantino

Christiane Durach

Jury Flickenschild

Han Chen Sun
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Recent research projects

Con­tested Off­shore Fu­tures

Ex­am­ines so­ci­o­tech­nic­al ima­gin­ar­ies of off­shore wind and green hy­dro­gen in Brazil and Den­mark, fo­cus­ing on le­git­im­acy, justice, and plur­al fu­tures.

En­ergy Justice in La Guajira

Stud­ies In­di­gen­ous res­ist­ance and le­git­im­acy struggles in Colom­bi­an wind en­ergy pro­jects, high­light­ing Wayúu wo­men’s testi­mo­nios and polit­ic­al on­to­logy.