Sara Stevano

My background is in development economics and political economy. I was trained at SOAS University of London, where I completed my MSc in Development Economics (2010) and PhD in Economics (2014). My research interests include feminist political economy and gender analysis, agrarian change, the political economy of food/nutrition and labour markets. I take an interdisciplinary approach, exploring the use of mixed methods in economic research and the synergies between political economy and anthropology. My work focuses on Africa (Mozambique and Ghana in particular).

I currently teach on Economics of Developing Countries, Economic Theory and Policy, Contemporary Policy Analysis and Research Methods.

Area of expertise Gender analysis of labour markets, households and well-being; political economy of food consumption/security; agrarian change and agricultural policy; social reproduction and use of time.

Publications

Johnston, D., Stevano, S., Malapit, H. J., Hull, E. and Kadiyala, S. (2018) Review: Time use as an explanation for the agri-nutrition disconnect? Evidence from rural areas in low and middle income countries. Food Policy, 76. pp. 8-18. ISSN 0306-9192 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/34413 ' Stevano, S., Kadiyala, S., Johnston, D., Malapit, H. J., Hull, E. and Kalamatianou, S. (2018) Time use in agriculture-nutrition research: Conceptualisation, operationalisation and interpretation. Feminist Economics. ISSN 1354-5701 [In Press] Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/36880 ' Deane, K., Stevano, S. and Johnston, D. (2018) Employers' responses to the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa: Revisiting the evidence. Development Policy Review. ISSN 0950-6764 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/35599 ' Stevano, S. and Deane, K. (2017) The role of research assistants in qualitative and cross-cultural social sciences research. In: Liamputtong, P., ed. (2017) Handbook of Research Methods in Health Social Sciences. Singapore: Springer Singapore, pp. 1-16. ISBN 9789811027796 [In Press] Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/34264 ' Stevano, S. (2017) The limits of instrumentalism: Informal work and gendered cycles of food insecurity in Mozambique. The Journal of Development Studies. pp. 1-16. ISSN 0022-0388 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/34265 ' Deane, K. and Stevano, S. (2016) Towards a political economy of the use of research assistants: Reflections from fieldwork in Tanzania and Mozambique. Qualitative Research, 16 (2). pp. 213-228. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/34263 ' Stevano, S. (2015) Women processing cashew nut: Reflections on work, investment and gender in the province of Cabo Delgado. In: Castel-Branco, C. N., Massingue, N. and Muianga, C., eds. (2015) Questions on productive development in Mozambique. Maputo, Mozambique: IESE, pp. 232-250. ISBN 9789898646255 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/34034 ' Johnston, D., Stevano, S., Malapit, H. J., Kadiyala, S. and Hull, E. (2015) Agriculture, gendered time use, and nutritional outcomes: A systematic review. Discussion Paper. International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington DC. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/34033 ' Stevano, S. (2014) 'We have neither money nor time to have breakfast': Reflections on food vulnerability in northern Mozambique (in Italian). Afriche e Orienti. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/34262 '