Knut G. Nustad

Knut G Nustad works with political and environmental anthropology and theory broadly defined, for the most part with a focus on South Africa. He has conducted research on informal political processes in urban settlements, development policy, state formation as well as land reform, conservation and protected areas. His latest project examines the politics of nature in rural KwaZulu-Natal through a focus on the processes that constitute and perform different versions of nature. Nustad is associate professor at the Department of Social Anthropology, University of Oslo and educated at the University of Oslo (BA) and at Cambrige University (M.Phil and PhD).