Antulio Rosales is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Science, Business and Society program. Antulio's research focuses on the politics of state and global capital actors’ interactions in the energy sectors of Latin American countries. His recent work focused on the collapse of Venezuela’s rentier economy and the expansion of mining frontiers, of both gold and cryptocurrencies, in a wider context of social and political tension, economic crisis and international sanctions.

Dr. Rosales’ new research is concerned with the expansion of emerging financial assets such as cryptocurrencies and their linkage to energy infrastructures and political incentives in the global south. His current research project deals with the infrastructure, energy and policy incentives for the expansion of cryptocurrencies in Venezuela, El Salvador, Argentina and Puerto Rico.

Before joining York, Antulio was an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of New Brunswick.

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Antulio Rosales is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Science, Business and Society program. Antulio's research focuses on the politics of state and global capital actors’ interactions in the energy sectors of Latin American countries. His recent work focused on the collapse of Venezuela’s rentier economy and the expansion of mining frontiers, of both gold and cryptocurrencies, in a wider context of social and political tension, economic crisis and international sanctions.

Dr. Rosales’ new research is concerned with the expansion of emerging financial assets such as cryptocurrencies and their linkage to energy infrastructures and political incentives in the global south. His current research project deals with the infrastructure, energy and policy incentives for the expansion of cryptocurrencies in Venezuela, El Salvador, Argentina and Puerto Rico.

Before joining York, Antulio was an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of New Brunswick.

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