Anabel Marín (PhD, University of Sussex) is Research Fellow and Leader of the Business, Markets & State Cluster at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), and a researcher at CONICET, Argentina (currently on leave).

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Her work sits at the intersection of innovation studies, political economy and development studies, with a particular focus on critical minerals, sustainability transitions, green industrial policy and technological capabilities. Since joining IDS in 2021, she has developed a distinctive interdisciplinary research agenda examining how innovation, legitimacy, civic power, territorial dynamics and geopolitics shape mineral extraction and broader processes of green transformation.

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Anabel has led and coordinated multi-country research programmes on critical minerals, innovation systems, industrial development and sustainability transitions, and has extensive experience securing and managing large international research grants and policy projects with organisations including IDRC, ESRC, IDB, ADB, ICC, ECLAC and UNCTAD. Her work combines academic research with policy engagement and cross-sector collaboration, involving partnerships with governments, international organisations, firms, financial institutions and civil society actors across Latin America, Africa and Asia.

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She co-developed the first global geo-referenced dataset on conflict and cooperation in mining, contributing new evidence on the governance challenges and development implications of the energy transition. More broadly, her research has helped advance debates on resource governance, industrial upgrading, responsible business, technological autonomy, and the political and institutional conditions required for equitable and sustainable development pathways in mineral-rich economies.

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Alongside her academic work, Anabel has substantial experience convening interdisciplinary and multi-stakeholder collaborations, translating research into policy-relevant outputs, and building international research and practitioner networks across regions and sectors.

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Her work has been recognised with Argentina’s Premio RAÍCES for scientific cooperation and policy impact (2025).