Evie Browne
Evie completed a doctorate in International Development at the University of Sussex in 2022, working on contemporary sexuality and gender issues in Cuba by examining the situation of lesbian and bisexual women. Evie's thesis focuses on gender norms and normativity, showing that some lesbian and bisexual women in Cuba tend to uphold a strict version of gender normativity, seen in appearance, family life, and exclusion from community spaces, as this is a way to access respectability and greater social acceptance. Evie has a background as a social development researcher, with a broad range of interests across gender, sexuality, social protection, civil society, and human rights.
Supervisors: Evan Killick, Rebecca Prentice, and Jane Cowan
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This topic guide is primarily intended for policy-makers and practitioners who may not be familiar with a queer theory approach to norms. It provides an overview of some important ideas and ways of thinking about how gendered social norms affect LGBTQI people in developing countries, moving the discussion beyond a rights-based approach to be more inclusive of all kinds of non-normative sexualities and genders. The guide aims to summarise the main theoretical points of a queer approach to gender norms, to identify the key issues and challenges affecting LGBTQI people, and to provide some examples of where norm change has happened.
There is extremely little evidence on the impact and effectiveness of these campaigns, with no publically available evaluations. Even where they are evaluated, attributing reduced migration to a specific programme is difficult. Anecdotal narratives in the literature suggest that information campaigns have very limited effects on migrants’ decisions to leave, as other factors play a more important role in this decision. Conditions of poverty, inequality, conflict and lack of economic opportunities at home, and reports from trusted social networks about conditions abroad, play a much stronger role in migrant decision-making.
Several types of intervention stand out as being effective for social inclusion: inclusive education for children with disabilities; community-driven development; including women (and others) in political processes; and social protection.
and human development outcomes?’ An individual’s right to lead a long and healthy life, to be educated
and to enjoy a decent standard of living cannot be realised without addressing social development issues.
This is because these issues determine individuals’ access to resources – who gets what, where, and how.
This in turn affects whether human development is inclusive and equitable or perpetuates inequalities
and exclusion.
This topic guide is primarily intended for policy-makers and practitioners who may not be familiar with a queer theory approach to norms. It provides an overview of some important ideas and ways of thinking about how gendered social norms affect LGBTQI people in developing countries, moving the discussion beyond a rights-based approach to be more inclusive of all kinds of non-normative sexualities and genders. The guide aims to summarise the main theoretical points of a queer approach to gender norms, to identify the key issues and challenges affecting LGBTQI people, and to provide some examples of where norm change has happened.
There is extremely little evidence on the impact and effectiveness of these campaigns, with no publically available evaluations. Even where they are evaluated, attributing reduced migration to a specific programme is difficult. Anecdotal narratives in the literature suggest that information campaigns have very limited effects on migrants’ decisions to leave, as other factors play a more important role in this decision. Conditions of poverty, inequality, conflict and lack of economic opportunities at home, and reports from trusted social networks about conditions abroad, play a much stronger role in migrant decision-making.
Several types of intervention stand out as being effective for social inclusion: inclusive education for children with disabilities; community-driven development; including women (and others) in political processes; and social protection.
and human development outcomes?’ An individual’s right to lead a long and healthy life, to be educated
and to enjoy a decent standard of living cannot be realised without addressing social development issues.
This is because these issues determine individuals’ access to resources – who gets what, where, and how.
This in turn affects whether human development is inclusive and equitable or perpetuates inequalities
and exclusion.