Dale Mineshima-Lowe is an academic co-director for environmental education projects and associate lecturer in the School of Social Sciences at Birkbeck, University of London. Dale is also a visiting faculty member at Parami University (USA/Myanmar), managing editor for the Center of International Relations, a think tank based in Washington, D.C., and an OSUN-CLASP Fellow (2021- 2023). She has expertise in democratic transitions and governance issues such as the rule of law and access to justice within the EU and Central and Eastern European countries and towards Southeast Europe. Mineshima-Lowe’s current research is interested in how civic organizations are engaging with digital technologies to combat corruption and have a positive impact on environmental and sustainability issues with assistance of citizens.
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