Pía Marchegiani

Pía Marchegiani holds a law Degree (University of Buenos Aires); a MA in Social Sciences “Global Studies Programme” (joint degree from the University of Freiburg, Germany and University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa); and a Phd in Social Sciences (FLACSO Argentina). She is coordinator, lecturer and associate researcher of the Global Studies Programme at FLACSO Argentina and lecturer at the Master in Public Policy with social inclusion at FLACSO.

Her research interests include: environmental law, institutions, and policy; environmental governance and socio-environmental conflicts; just energy transition and the debate on the minerals for the energy transition; environment and development.

Besides academic research, she has contributed on the topic of critical minerals for the energy transition from a Global South perspective for the Think-Tank 20 and has participated in various debates and forums on policies related to minerals, rights, the energy transition, and the environment.

Pía is Environmental Policy Director and Deputy Director at Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (FARN) from Argentina in which she works to support local communities in their efforts to address lithium mining. She has co-compiled FARN´s Environmental Annual report since 2020, a report that has been edited since 2009 and collects views from researchers, policy makers, civil societies and communities.

Since August 2026 she is in charge of the Global Studies Programme Coordination at FLACSO Buenos Aires.

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