Heliene Macedo de Araujo

Researcher
International Development Studies

Graduated in Forestry Engineering (2014) from the Federal University of Lavras (MG) and holds a Master's degree in Agroecology and Rural Development (2017) from UFSCar, with a professional trajectory focused on topics such as family farming, urban agriculture, marketing channels, marketing strategies and consumer behavior, rural youth, income generation, energy transition, social participation, food and nutrition security, and rural development. Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in the pos-Graduate Program in Rural Development at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, deepening studies in development, territorialities, urban-rural relations, and their implications in development processes. She is a member of the Research Group on Innovation, Society, and Eco-Territorialities (GRIST) and part of the Project "Cooperation, Diversity, and the Vitalization of Territories: innovative practices and sociomaterial interactions," which seeks to understand processes of territorial construction and transformation associated with different forms of cooperation, considering their intersection with environmental issues and contemporary socioeconomic inequalities. The study focuses on the emergence, in different ecological and social contexts, of innovative sociomaterial practices through which actors seek to secure their ways of existence, establishing 'transindividual' agreements and engaging in a multiplicity of organizational movements where mutuality, collectivity, and solidarity may emerge as relevant properties, vitalizing territories.