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Dr. Wendy Harcourt

Dr. Wendy Harcourt

Rural Development, Environment and Population Studies (SG4)

International Institute of Social Studies (ISS)

Erasmus University Rotterdam

 

Senior Lecturer

 

T: +31 70 4260548

E: harcourt@remove-this.iss.nl

Room: 4.37


 

Profile

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Professional experience

Present position
Senior Lecturer
University Erasmus University Rotterdam
School International Institute of Social Studies (ISS)
Department Rural Development, Environment and Population Studies (SG4)
   

Research

Dr Wendy Harcourt is senior lecturer in social policy at the International Institute of Social Studies of the Erasmus University, The Hague and editor of the quarterly journal Development. She received the 2010 Feminist and Women’s Studies Association’s Prize for her book on Body Politics in Development: Critical Debates in Gender and Development (2009). She has published five collections of books including Women and Politics of Place with Arturo Escobar (Kumarian Press 2005) Her latest edited collection is ‘Women Reclaiming Sustainable Livelihoods, Spaces Lost Spaces Gained’ (Palgrave 2012 ) She is currently completing a monograph on ‘Gender and Environment: an introduction’ for Zed Books. She is editor of two book series: “Gender and Environment” (Zed Books) and ‘Gender, Development and Social Change’ (Palgrave). Her on going work include an International Handbook on Transnational Feminism for OUPA with Rawwida Baksch and as author of an IDS Bridge Pack on Gender and Social Movements. She is actively engaged in global feminist politics through her work with international networks Women in Development Europe (WIDE), European Feminist Forum, the Feminist Dialogues, EADI gender working group, Punti di Vista and Trans-dignity. She has led a series of global research projects funded by Rockefeller Foundation, UNFPA, UNDP, WHO, Unifem and the Macarthur Foundation examining facets of gender, population and development, including young women and reproductive health and rights. She has written extensively on sexual and reproductive rights, environment, globalization and development from a gender perspective.

Publications

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Article (13)
  • Harcourt, W. (2012). Editorial: The Times They Are A-Changin’. Development Journal of SID, 55(1), 1-4.
  • Harcourt, W. (2012). Editorial: Reclaiming a Continent. Development Journal of SID, 55(4), 433-434.
  • Harcourt, W. (2012). Editorial: The Challenge of Civic Action for Development. Development Journal of SID, 55(2), 151-153.
  • Francisco, G., Harcourt, W., Farhar, B.C., Osnes, B., Karve, Priyadarshini, Long Seng To, ., Speer, N. & Sweetman, C. (2012). Views, events, and debates. Gender and Development, 20(3), 607-621.
  • Harcourt, W. (2012). Crossborder Feminisms: Wendy Harcourt in Conversation with Srilatha Batliwala, Sunila Abeysekera and Rawwida Baksh. Development Journal of SID, 55(2), 190-197.
  • Harcourt, W. (2012). Editorial: No Economic Justice without Gender Justice. Development Journal of SID, 55(3), 257-269.
  • Harcourt, W. (2012). In Memory of Wangari Maathai. Development Journal of SID, 55(1), 148-149.
  • Harcourt, W. (2011). Using the master’s tools: women’s movements and social media. Media Development, 58(1), 19-22.
  • Basa, C., Harcourt, W. & Zarro, A. (2011). Remittances and transnational families in Italy and The Philippines: breaking the global care chain. Gender and Development, 19(1), 11-22.
  • Harcourt, W. (2011). Editorial: Designing Urban Living. Development, 54(3), 291-292.
  • Harcourt, W. (2011). Editorial: The Time is Now. Development, 54(2), 135-136.
  • Harcourt, W. (2011). No More Black Fridays. Development, 54(1), 1-4.
  • Harcourt, W. (2011). Editorial: Making the Non-business Case for Development. Development, 54(4), 429-432.
Part of book - Chapter (7)
  • Harcourt, W., Wilson, A.B., Escobar, A. & Rocheleau, D. (2013). A Massey Muse. In D. Featherstone & J. Painter (Eds.), Spatial Politics: Essays for Doreen Massey. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
  • Harcourt, W. & Morrissey, L.F. (2012). Critical Views of Development: Sustaining livelihoods in the face of global crises. In M. Cangiani (Ed.), Alternative Approaches to Development (Collana di antropologi, 26). Padova (Italy): CLEUP.
  • Harcourt, W. (2012). Prologue. In W. Harcourt (Ed.), Women Reclaiming Sustainable Livelihoods: Spaces Lost, Spaces Gained (Gender, Development and Social Change) (pp. xii-xiii). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Harcourt, W. & Stremmelaar, J. (2012). Women Reclaiming Sustainable Livelihoods: an Introduction. In W. Harcourt (Ed.), Women Reclaiming Sustainable Livelihoods: Spaces Lost, Spaces Gained (Gender, Development and Social Change) (pp. 1-11). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Harcourt, W. (2012). Epilogue: Green Washing Warnings. In W. Harcourt (Ed.), Women Reclaiming Sustainable Livelihoods: Spaces Lost, Spaces Gained (Gender, Development and Social Change) (pp. 266-268). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Harcourt, W. (2011). Feminist Political Ecology. In N. Visvanathan, L. Duggan, N. Wiegersma & L. Nisonoff (Eds.), The Women, Gender and Development Reader: 2nd ed (pp. 43-46). London: Zed Books.
  • Harcourt, W. (2011). Care Economies and Collective Well-Being in Contemporary European Feminist Organizing. In A. Woodward, J.-M. Bonvin & M. Renom (Eds.), Transforming Gendered Well-Being in Europe: the Impact of Social Movements (Gender and Well-Being) (pp. 249-264). Farnham, UK: Ashgate.
Book editorship (6)
  • Harcourt, W. (Ed.). (2012). Women Reclaiming Sustainable Livelihoods: Spaces Lost, Spaces Gained (Gender, Development and Social Change). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Harcourt, W. (Ed.). (2009). Body Politics in Development: Critical Debates in Gender and Development. London: Zed Books.
  • Harcourt, W. & Escobar, A. (Eds.). (2005). Women and the Politics of Place. Bloomfield, CT: Kumarian Press.
  • Harcourt, W. (Ed.). (1999). Women@Internet: Creating New Cultures in Cyberspace. London: Zed Books.
  • Harcourt, W. (Ed.). (1997). Power, Reproduction and Gender : the Intergenerational Transfer of Knowledge. London: Zed Books.
  • Harcourt, W. (Ed.). (1994). Feminist Perspectives on Sustainable Development. London: Zed Books.
Book review (2)
  • Harcourt, W. (2012). Review Essay: Beyond ‘Smart Economics’: The World Bank 2012 Report on Gender and Equality [Bespreking van het boek World Development Report 2012: Gender Equality and Development]. International Journal of Feminist Politics, 14(2), 307-312.
  • Frova, G. & Harcourt, W. (2011). Governance, Land and Development [Bespreking van de boeken Gender and Green Governance:The Political Economy of Women’s Presence Within and Beyond Community Forestry & Rising Global Interest in Farmland: Can it yield sustainable and equitable benefits? & UNDP Human Development Report 2010: 20th Anniversary Edition, The Real Wealth of Nations: Pathways to Human Development]. Development, 54(1), 114-119.
Journal editorship / Referee (6)
  • Harcourt, W. (Ed.). (2012). Development Journal of SID, 55(1).
  • Harcourt, W. (Ed.). (2012). Development Journal of SID, 55(2).
  • Harcourt, W. (Ed.). (2011). Development, 54(1).
  • Harcourt, W. (Ed.). (2011). Development, 54(2).
  • Harcourt, W. (Ed.). (2011). Development, 54(3).
  • Harcourt, W. (Ed.). (2011). Development, 54(4).
Report (1)
Other output (4)
  • Buscher, B.E., Arsel, M., Pellegrini, L. & Harcourt, W. (2012). Environmental Studies Colloquium series: 'Critical Engagements with the Green Economy'. A series of three colloquia and a conference organized (March, June, October and November): .
  • Harcourt, W. (2012). Gender Matters to Whom: Keeping the Politics in Gender and Development. Keynote at: Feminism, Difference, and Beyond: 5th Annual Critical Voices in Swiss IR Conference: Geneva (2012, mei 10 - 2012, mei 11).
  • Harcourt, W., Dassanou, M.-E., Nelson, A. & Vazquez, E. (2011). Addressing Gender Asymmetries and the Role of Women Entrepreneurs. Society for International Development World Congress 2011: Our Common Challenge: a World Moving towards a Sustainable Future: Washington, DC (2011, juli 29 - 2011, juli 31).
  • Harcourt, W. (2011). The Future of Capitalism: a consideration of alternatives. Keynote address to the Conference in Honour of G.C. Harcourt: The Future of Capitalism: Cambridge (UK) (2011, juni 25 - 2011, juni 26).
Internet article (1)