Sylvia Chant
Professor of Development Geography at The London School of Economics and Political Science

Schools
- The London School of Economics and Political Science
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Biography
The London School of Economics and Political Science
Awards
Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship, 2003-06; Nuffield Foundation Social Science Research Fellowship, 1994-95;
Experience Keywords
Costa Rica; Gambia; Latin America; Mexico; Philippines; developing countries; development; family; feminisation of poverty; gender; household livelihoods; households; housing; lone mother households; masculinities; men; migration; poverty; urban informal economy; urbanisation; youth
Research Summary
Gender and development, broadly defined, with particular interests in families and households, lone parenthood, female-headed households, men and masculinities, migration, employment, housing, urban informal economy, poverty, feminisation of poverty, and household livelihoods. Area specialisms in Latin America (Costa Rica and Mexico), West Africa (The Gambia), and Southeast Asia (Philippines).
In 2011, Professor Chant was made a Fellow of the RSA in recognition of her expertise and exploration of gender issues within geographical development.
Research Countries
Costa Rica; Gambia; Latin America; Mexico; Philippines; Southeast Asia; West Africa
Languages
French [Spoken: Basic, Written: Basic]; Italian [Spoken: Basic, Written: Basic]; Spanish [Spoken: Intermediate, Written: Intermediate]; Wollof [Spoken: Basic, Written: Basic]
Videos
Sylvia Chant-Isatou Touray intro,LSE Africa Talks-Gender Institute Public Lecture, 18 March 2013
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