Environmental Governance Group

Ndèye Sokhna Dieng

PhD student

Sokhna (she/her) is a doctoral candidate at the Université Alassane Ouattara à Bouaké (in Côte d’Ivoire) in collaboration with the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD). Working at the crossroads of political economy and socio-history, her research focuses on socio-environmental conflicts related to politics and public policy emerging in a context of increased deforestation due to cocoa production in Côte d’Ivoire.

Her collaboration with the University of Victoria is facilitated through an academic exchange funded by Global Affairs Canada.  With a multidisciplinary background in social sciences, she holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy from Sciences Po Lille as well as a research-focused Master’s degree in agriculture development from Montpellier Sup Agro. In addition to academic research, she regularly consults governments and development partners.