Patricia Goldey
MA, M.Litt, Diploma Social Anthropology (Oxford)
Lecturer l978-
Research Director l991-2000
Responsible for Postgraduate Programme (M.Phil/PhD)
Email: p.a.goldey@reading.ac.uk

A social anthropologist with 30 years postgraduate professional experience I have had research/teaching/consultancy experience in extension and social development, more specifically in the following areas: gender and development; rural organisations; research methodologies and evaluation; development policy and practice. I have had field research experience in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe. The academic year 2000-2001 has been spent as Visiting Professor at the Universidade de Alto Douro e Tras os Montes (UTAD) in Portugal.

Research interests have included: social movements (Brazil); rural organisations (Thailand, Portugal, Brazil); women's organisations and programmes (Malaysia, Thailand, Jordan, Kenya, Sudan, China, Turkey); migration (Portugal, U.K.); extension (Jordan, Portugal, Turkey, Thailand, Brazil).

Research Projects

Gender sensitive small and micro enterprise development in forest-based livelihood systems in north, north-east and west India (EU)

Upscaling field level pilot research experiences

Review of methodologies for integrating gender issues into renewable natural resources research