The University of Kentucky Political Ecology Working Group invites you to participate in the eighth annual Dimensions of Political Ecology Conference (DOPE) February 22-24, 2018. DOPE has become a key international forum for graduate students and faculty at all stages in their careers, fostering critical interdisciplinary discussion of urgent topics including: rural social movements; food systems; complexity in ecological and social systems; decolonization, knowledge, and difference; science and technology studies; neoliberal natures and climate justice;  and feminist political ecologies, among many more. Over 300 scholars, activists, and environmental professionals attended DOPE 2017, representing dozens of disciplines and more than 100 institutions spread over four continents.