Thomas Grisaffi

Thomas Grisaffi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Science at the University of Reading (UK) and visiting Professor at the University of St Gallen (Switzerland). Trained as an anthropologist, Thomas works on topics including coca and cocaine production and its global commodity chain, alternative development in drug crop producing zones and democracy.

He is the author of ‘Coca Yes, Cocaine No’ (Duke University Press, 2019), and co-editor of 'Cocaine: From coca fields to the streets' (Duke University Press, 2021).

Education

• PhD The University of Manchester (2005 — 2009)
• MA with distinction The University of Manchester (2004 — 2005)
• BSocSci The University of Manchester (1999 — 2002)

Companies

• Associate Professor University of Reading (2021)
• Lecturer in Human Geography (Environment and Development) University of Reading (2018)
• Leverhulme Early Career Researcher University College London (2014 — 2017)
• Fellow: Drugs, Security and Democracy program Open Society Foundations (2013 — 2014)
• Analyst RAND Europe (2012 — 2013)
• LSE Fellow London School of Economics (2009 — 2012)
• Graduate Teaching Assistant The University of Manchester (2007 — 2009)
• Research Assistant CRESC at the Univeristy of Manchester (2009 — 2009)
• Research Assistant University of Manchester (2003 — 2004)