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Evaluation of UN Women’s Work on the Care Economy in East and Southern Africa 

A regional study of gender equality observatories in West and Central Africa, carried out by Claudy Vouhé for UN Women

Sources: UN Women

This regional study offers an inventory and analysis of the legal framework of gender observatories, their attributions, functions and missions. It is based on exchanges with 21 countries, in particular the eleven countries that have created observatories. It compares the internal organisation and budgets of the observatories between countries, looks at operational practices, in particular the degree of involvement in the collection and use of data, and identifies obstacles and good practices in terms of influencing pro-gender equality public policies. Finally, the study draws up a list of strategic recommendations intended for observatories, supervisory bodies and technical and financial partners.

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This article revealed how the wildlife mobility in the corridor affects community livelihoods, mobility, and social inclusion, with a sense of differential impacts on farming and marginalised communities.

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New Book - Gender, Power and Knowledge for Development

*Apologies for cross-posting*
Hello everyone,
I wanted to share information about my new book, Gender, Power and Knowledge for Development:
Knowledge-for-development is under-theorised and under-researched within development studies, but as a set of policy objectives it is thriving within development practice. Donors and other agencies are striving to improve the flow of information within and between decision-makers and so-called ‘poor and marginalized groups’ in order to promote economic and social development, including the empowerment of women. Gender, Power and Knowledge for Development questions the assumptions and practice of the knowledge-for-development industry.
"A brave intervention in the sadly under-theorized arena of knowledge diffusion in international development! Debunking myths about the 'Southern Women’s NGO' as an agent for diffusing (disembedded) information for development, Narayanaswamy underscores how intersectional power shapes the movement and work of knowledge. The book calls for facilitating agency through listening in dialogic context-sensitive conversations." - Richa Nagar, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, USA
"In this important book, Lata Narayanaswamy offers a hugely impressive analysis of gender, power and knowledge in international development. This exceptionally well written book critically explodes some of the comfortable assumptions made about promoting Southern voices, translating material, working with the ‘grassroots’ and ensuring user-friendly ICT access for facilitating improved development outcomes." - Emma Mawdsley, Reader in Human Geography, University of Cambridge, UK
I am also attaching a flyer with discounted pricing information for print and e-books (the e-book is currently discounted to under £25 on the link above). Please feel free to share with interested colleagues/networks.    
Best wishes,
Lata

 

 

 

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Dr. Lata Narayanaswamy

Lecturer in International Development

Politics and International Studies (POLIS)

13.38 Social Sciences Building

University of Leeds

LS2 9JT

+44 (0) 113 3434507

L.Narayanaswamy@leeds.ac.uk

www.polis.leeds.ac.uk/people/staff/narayanaswamy

 

*Recently Published*

 2017, Gender, Power and Knowledge for Development, Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, https://www.routledge.com/Gender-Power-and-Knowledge-for-Developmen... 

2016, edited with R. Hayman, S. King and T. Kontinen, Negotiating Knowledge: Evidence and Experience in Development NGOs, Rugby: Practical Action Publishing. www.developmentbookshop.com/negotiating-knowledge  

 2016, ‘Whose feminism counts? Gender(ed) knowledge and professionalisation in development’, Third World Quarterly. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01436597.2016.1173511

 2015, ‘If only they knew better: strengthening knowledge systems for social development?’, Special Issue: Meeting Emerging Global Policy Challenges: Positioning Social Policy Between Development and Growth?, Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy, 31:2, 174-191. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21699763.2015.1046474

 

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Permalink Reply by Rituu B Nanda on June 15, 2017 at 11:05

Thanks for sharing Lata! 

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