Department of Agricultural Economics,
Agricultural and Food Policy Group
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin
(Visitors’ Address: Hannoversche Str. 27, Haus 12)

Research Interests

Nature-society theories; agricultural biotechnologies; economic valuation of nature; politics of biodiversity and agriculture; environmental conflicts; Mexico and Latin America

Work Experience and Education

 • Post-doctoral Researcher, ‘Global Valuation of Nature and Social Inequalities’, Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut, Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin, 2014-2017
• Ph.D., Sociology summa cum laude, 2014, Columbia University and Freie Universität Berlin
• Elsa-Naumann Dissertation Fellowship of the Federal State of Berlin, 2012-2013
• National Science Foundation, Graduate Research Fellowship, Columbia University, 2009-2012
• National Science Foundation, Integrative Graduate Education and Research Trainee Fellowship, Columbia University

Selcted Publications

Journals

• Boyer, Miriam, Franziska Kusche, Sarah Hackfort, Louisa Prause and Friederike Engelbrecht-Bock (2022): The making of sustainability: ideological strategies, the materiality of nature, and biomass use in the bioeconomy, in: Sustainability Science.
• Friedrich, Beate, Sarah Hackfort, Miriam Boyer and Daniela Gottschlich (2019): Conflicts over GMOs and their Contribution to Food Democracy, in: Politics and Governance 2019, Volume 7, Issue 4, Pages 165–177.

Book chapters

• Boyer, Miriam (2022): “Biodiversität.” In Daniela Gottschlich, Sarah Hackfort, Tobias Schmitt und Uta von Winterfeld, ed., Handbuch Politische Ökologie. Theorien, Konflikte, Begriffe, Methoden. transcript, Bielefeld.
• Boyer, Miriam, Sarah Hackfort (2022): “Materialität der Natur.” In Daniela Gottschlich, Sarah Hackfort, Tobias Schmitt und Uta von Winterfeld, ed., Handbuch Politische Ökologie. Theorien, Konflikte, Begriffe, Methoden. transcript, Bielefeld.
• Boyer, Miriam (2019): „‘Grüne’ Strategien und der Streit um die Kontrolle natürlicher Ressourcen.” In Schmalz, Stefan and Ramírez, Martín, Extraktivismus. Lateinamerika nach dem Ende des Rostoffbooms. Oekom, München.
• Boyer, Miriam (2014): “Molecular Biotechnologies and Agriculture: Insights on Production through the Lens of Reproduction.” In van der Pijl, ed., Handbook of International Political Economy of Production. Elgar, London.

Other publications

• Boyer, Miriam (2015): Nature Materialities and Economic Valuation: Conceptual Perspectives and their Relevance for the Study of Social Inequalities. desiguALdades.net Working Paper Series, Ibero-American Institute, Berlin