Biography
I am an anthropologist and human geographer whose research is focused on human-forest interfaces, the social dimensions of agricultural production, and the politics of indigenous knowledge in both Australia and upland Southeast Asia. I am the author of Mountains of Blame: Climate and Culpability in the Philippine Uplands, which examines the impact of forest management and climate change on indigenous livelihoods. My current research is focused on the illegal wildlife trade in the Philippines and conservation-based solutions to zoonotic disease emergence.
Read more on Will's profileKnowledge areas
Biodiversity conservation; Climate change governance; Forest-based livelihoods; Environmental change; Society and politics in the Philippines
Publications
Understanding the changing role of global public health in biodiversity conservation
W Smith
(2022), Vol. 51, pp. 485-493, Ambio, Sweden, C1
Blood, timber and plantations: the violence of enclosing lives and livelihoods in the Philippines
Wolfram Dressler, Will Smith
(2022), pp. 1-31, The Journal of Peasant Studies, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Climates of control: Violent adaptation and climate change in the Philippines
W Smith
(2022), Vol. 99, pp. 1-10, Political Geography, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Recalibrating burdens of blame: Anti-swidden politics and green governance in the Philippine Uplands
W Dressler, W Smith, C Kull, R Carmenta, J Pulhin
(2021), Vol. 124, pp. 348-359, Geoforum, C1
W Smith, T Neale, J Weir
(2021), Vol. 120, pp. 82-92, Geoforum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Hazards, Culture and Indigenous Communities: Final project report
Timothy Neale, Will Smith, Jessica Weir
(2021), [Canberra, A.C.T.], A6
Mountains of Blame: Climate and Culpability in the Philippine Uplands
Will Smith
(2020), Seattle, Wa., A1
Forged in flames: indigeneity, forest fire and geographies of blame in the Philippines
W Smith, W Dressler
(2020), Vol. 23, pp. 527-545, Postcolonial Studies, C1
Beyond Loving Nature: Affective Conservation and Human-pig Violence in the Philippines
W Smith
(2020), Ethnos, C1
Drought, Food Insecurity, and Cultures of Hunger in the Philippines
Will Smith
(2019), pp. 165-180, Disaster Archipelago: Locating Vulnerability and Resilience in the Philippines, Lanham, MD, B1
Governing vulnerability: The biopolitics of conservation and climate in upland Southeast Asia
W Smith, W Dressler
(2019), Vol. 72, pp. 76-86, Political Geography, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
An eternal flame: The elemental governance of wildfire's pasts, presents and futures
T Neale, A Zahara, W Smith
(2019), Vol. 25, pp. 115-134, Cultural Studies Review, C1
Indigenous people in the natural hazards management sector: Examining employment data
T Neale, W Smith, A Leavesley
(2019), Vol. 34, pp. 15-20, Australian Journal of Emergency Management, C1
Disaster Archipelago Locating Vulnerability and Resilience in the Philippines
Maria Alejandria-Gonzalez, Will Smith
(2019), Lanham, Md., A7
W Smith
(2018), Vol. 29, pp. 265-281, Australian Journal of Anthropology, C1
Ungovernable? The vital natures of swidden assemblages in an upland frontier
Wolfram Dressler, Will Smith, Marvin Montefrio
(2018), Vol. 61, pp. 343-354, Journal of Rural Studies, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Rooted in place? The coproduction of knowledge and space in agroforestry assemblages
W Smith, W Dressler
(2017), Vol. 107, pp. 897-914, Annals of the American Association of Geographers, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
REDD policy impacts on Indigenous Property Rights Regimes on Palawan Island, the Philippines
Wolfram Dressler, Melanie McDermott, Will Smith, Juan Pulhin
(2012), Vol. 40, pp. 679-691, Human ecology, New York, N.Y., C1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Authoritarian populism and livelihood change in the Philippines
Wolfram Dressler, Dr Will Smith
ARC - Discovery Projects
- 2023: $12,632
- 2022: $12,632
Other Funding Sources
Hazards, Culture and Indigenous Communities Utilisation project: Principles for Enhanced Collaboration.
Dr Timothy Neale, Dr Will Smith
Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC Ltd
- 2021: $36,463
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report