Lisa Bossenbroek

Dr. Lisa Bossenbroek is a rural sociologist whose research lies at the intersection of agrarian transformation, gender relations, and environmental change. She earned her Ph.D. in Rural Sociology from Wageningen University in 2016. Her work contributes to a deeper understanding of how environmental and socio-economic transformations shape rural communities, with a particular focus on gendered experiences and the aspirations of rural youth. Dr. Bossenbroek examines how rural women and other marginalized actors cope with resource scarcity, shifting agricultural systems, and evolving power dynamics in both local and transnational contexts. A key focus of her research is the role of female agricultural laborers—their lived experiences of agrarian change and their contributions to Morocco’s evolving agricultural sector. In 2024, she co-edited the Routledge Handbook of Gender and Water Governance, a volume that expands and enriches feminist approaches to water governance.