Gender

Nonviolent Social Movements

Nonviolent Social Movements

Connected to a grant (and this book) I collected literature on forms of citizen and civil society action. Amongst the books that sat on the shelf for some years was “Nonviolent Social Movements: A Geographical Perspective”, edited by Zunes, Kurtz and Asher. Published in 1999, this edited collection of geographical overviews if largely historical at this […]

Tags: #Gender #Nonviolence #nonviolent #social action #Social movement

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Resisting Rural Dispossession

Resisting Rural Dispossession

Dip Kapoor brought together a collective of works that highlight many stories that have not been widely told, stories of localized resistance to large-scale land acquisitions and land grabs. These processes have occasionally included these actors, but often presented them as victims without agency, not actors expressing their agency. In this regard, “Against Colonization and […]

Tags: #Gender #Inequality #Land Grab #Resistance #Rural Dispossession

Thought Provokers

New Publications (2018, Jan-Mar)

New publications from 2018: Cochrane, L, Boulanger, R. F., Sheikheldin, G. H. and Song, G. (2018) The Case for Local Ethics Oversight in International Development Research. Canadian Journal of Bioethics 1: 8-16. [from journal here] Cochrane, L. and Cafer, A. (2018) Does Diversification Enhance Community Resilience? A Critical Perspective. Resilience. [from journal here] Cochrane, L. and Rao, […]

Tags: #Ethics #Ethiopia #Gender #Research for Development #Resilience

Research

Post-doc: Power, Poverty & Politics

The International Institute of Social Studies of the Erasmus University Rotterdam the Netherlands is seeking to fill three full-time (100%) vacancies for the position of Post-Doctoral Researcher for a two year period from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2018. We welcome applications from prospective postdoc researchers who are interested in doing operational research on […]

Tags: #DR Congo #Gender #Politics #Poverty #Power

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Post-doc: Gender & Fishing Livelihoods

Fish is a critical source of nutrition and livelihoods in low-income countries such as Bangladesh. WorldFish has played a key role in increasing the supply and availability of fish in low-income contexts through the Livestock & Fish CGIAR Research Program. This impact-oriented research will be the foundation for continuing innovation in fish breeding in the […]

Tags: #Aquaculture #Bangladesh #Fishing #Gender #Livelihoods

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Post-doc: Migration, livelihoods, gender

Two-year full-time postdoc Migration, livelihoods and SRHR: A triple case-study of young female migrants (YFMs) in Dhaka, Bangladesh The Jahangir Nagar University (JU), Research Initiatives Bangladesh (RIB) and the Anthropology Department at the VU University are looking for a post-doc researcher for the two year WOTRO funded project “Migration, livelihoods and SRHR: A triple case-study […]

Tags: #Gender #Livelihoods #Migration

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The Making of a Better World

The Making of a Better World

Rosalind Eyben spent a career as a practitioner in international development and then as an academic on the subject. Her 2014 book, “International Aid and the Making of a Better World: Reflexive Practice” is one of the few books that critically self-analyzes a personal trajectory. Unlike some personal journals/journeys of aid workers, this focuses upon […]

Tags: #Gender #Human Rights #International development #Participation #Reflexivity

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Infections and Inequalities

Infections and Inequalities

An essential read, whether you are in development studies, anthropology or medicine, is Paul Farmer’s Infections and Inequalities (1999). “This book examines inequalities in the distribution and outcome of infectious diseases. It asks why people like Annette Jean and her siblings are likely to die of infections such as tuberculosis and AIDS and malaria, while […]

Tags: #Anthropology #Cost effectiveness #Gender #Inequality #Paul Farmer

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Post-doc Fellow: Gender LivestockPlus

CIAT is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to address the key research question: How can Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) in the livestock sector be designed and implemented to promote inclusiveness, social equity and decrease existing gender gaps? CIAT is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to address the key research question: How can Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions […]

Tags: #Equity #Gender #Livestock #Mitigation #Post-doc

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Post Doctoral Fellow (Social Scientist)

WorldFish is looking for a post-doctoral fellow (PDF) with social science and gender training to lead this research with support from natural and social scientists currently working for WorldFish in Egypt and Zambia. The PDF will review and validate the findings of consumer and market studies already carried out in Egypt and Zambia (if applicable) […]

Tags: #Fishing Systems #Gender #Post-doc #Social science #WorldFish

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