Education: 2002 - 2007 Phil, Development Studies, University of Oxford
Thesis: "Land Use, Common Property, and Development Among Pastoralists in Central Tibet (1884-2004)"
1997 - 1999 MSc, Rangeland Ecology, University of California-Berkeley
Thesis: "Stewards of the Land: Traditional Rangeland Management in Dolpo, west Nepal"
1992 - BA, History, Brown University
Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude
Bio/Interests: Ken Bauer has worked as an international development consultant, grassroots activist, and academic researcher in South and Central Asia since 1990. He has consulted for a variety of organizations including the World Wildlife Fund, Winrock International, United Nations Development Programme, and the Tibet Poverty Alleviation Fund. He co-founded a non-profit organization, DROKPA (www.drokpa.org), that partners with pastoral communities in the Himalaya and Central Asia to implement grassroots development and catalyze social entrepreneurship. DROKPA has raised more than $150,000 for programs in alternative energy, community health, and education. His research examines the ways that small-scale communities adapt to rapid socio-economic change and development interventions, particularly with respect to land use and resource management. He has published in a number of peer-reviewed journals and his book on the Dolpo region of western Nepal was published by Columbia University Press. He is currently working as team member of a three-year research project funded by the European Commission investigating the impacts of fencing on the Tibetan Plateau. Domestically, his research considers how Nepali and Tibetan immigrant communities adapt to Vermont and access government services.
Courses Taught
CDAE 168: Marketing for Agricultural and Resource Entrepreneurs
Current Projects
Forthcoming
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