Canadian Sociology Podcast Episode

I was interviewed as part of a panel discussion on Canadian Sociology for a pilot podcast episode of “International Perspectives on Sociology” run by Joe Cohen of CUNY.  Rima Wilkes, Howard Ramos, Dale Ballucci, and I really enjoyed the chance to chat with Joe about Canadian Sociology, its differences from its American neighbour, and some … Read more

Development Sociology – Winter 2018

I am going to be teaching my Development Sociology course again this Winter 2018 term.  Please feel free to share the poster below to fellow MUN students looking to add an interesting course to their Winter schedule.

The Globalization of Foreign Aid

My book, The Globalization of Foreign Aid: Developing Consensus, will be published by Routledge in December 2017. The book explores how aid agencies have been shaped by external influences to adopt incredibly similar policy priorities and approaches.  I show how these external influences interface with individuals and a series of micro-level social processes and mechanisms operating … Read more

Maternity Leave & Development: New Policy Brief

  As a follow-up to our recent World Development article on the development benefits of maternity leave, Katy Fallon, Alissa Mazar and myself were asked to contribute a short policy brief based on the research for the American Sociological Association’s Sociology of Development Section‘s Sociological Insights for Development Policy series. The brief has been published … Read more