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Susan Jolly
Susie Jolly is taking a two-year leave of absence from IDS to join the Ford Foundation in China promoting sexuality and reproductive health education.
Previously, she convened the Sexuality and Development Programme in the Participation, Power and Social Change team in the Institute of Development Studies (IDS). Her work focused on intersections between sexuality, gender and development, in particular promoting positive approaches to sexuality and rights to pleasure. She was the co-editor of 'Sexuality Matters' IDS Bulletin (with Andrea Cornwall) and of the 'Gender and Sexuality' Cutting Edge Pack (with Pinar Ilkkaracan and Emily Esplen). Before coming to IDS, Susie lived in Beijing for many years, managing UNDP poverty alleviation programmes and joining in local women's and sexual rights activism.
Selected Projects and Recent Work
Thematic Expertise
Gender; Sexuality and Development.
Geographic Expertise
China.
Selected Publications »»
- Jolly, S. (2010) 'Poverty and Sexuality: What are the connections?' , Sida
- Jolly, S. (2010) 'Sexuality and Poverty: What have they got to do with each other?' in Izugbara, C., Undie, C.C. and Wanjiku Khamasi, J. (eds), Old Wineskins, New Wine: Readings in Sexuality in sub-Saharan Africa, New York : Nova Science Publishers
- Jolly, S. (2010) 'Why the development industry should get over its obsession with bad sex and start to think about pleasure' in Lind, A. and Bergeron, S. (eds), Development, Sexual Rights and Global Governance: Resisting Global Power, Routledge
- Khan, S. and Jolly, S. (2010) 'Sex, Gender and Development: Challenging Heteronormativity'
- Jolly, S. (2010) 'Pleasure and Empowerment: Connections and disconnections', Development 53.2:227–231, Palgrave Macmillan
- Harcourt, W., Cornwall, A., and Jolly, S. (2009) 'Sexuality and Development', Development 52.1, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
- Cornwall, A. and Jolly, S. (2009) 'Sexuality Matters (French Version)', IDS Bulletin 37.5, IDS
- Jolly, S. (2009) 'Sexuality Activism in China - Lessons for and from Donors', IDS In Focus Policy Briefing 8.3, Brighton: IDS
- Jolly, S. (2009) 'Why the Development Industry Should Get Over its Obsession With Bad Sex and Start to Think About Pleasure', IDS Research Summary of IDS Working Paper 283, Brighton: IDS
- Jolly, S. (2008) 'Rethinking Sexuality and Policy', id21 Insights 75, Brighton: IDS
- Cornwall, A. and Jolly, S. (2008) 'Sexuality Matters (Portuguese version)', IDS Bulletin 37.5, Brighton: IDS
- Cornwall, A., Correa, S. and Jolly, S. (2008) Development with a Body: Sexuality, Human Rights and Development, London: Zed Books
- Cornwall, A. and Jolly, S. (2008) 'Sexuality Matters (Spanish version)', IDS Bulletin 37.5, Brighton: IDS
- Esplen, E, Ilkkaracan, P and Jolly, S (2008) 'Gender and Sexuality (French version)'
- Esplen, E, Ilkkaracan, P and Jolly, S (2008) 'Gender and Sexuality (Spanish version)'