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Diane Elson

Diane Rosemary Elson (born 20 April 1946)[1] is a British economist, sociologist and gender and development social scientist. She is Professor Emerita of sociology at the University of Essex and a former professor of development studies at the University of Manchester.[2]

Diane Elson

Diane Rosemary Elson

(1946-04-20) 20 April 1946
Bedworth, Warwickshire, England

British

University of Manchester

Professor of development studies at the University of Manchester
Professor of sociology at the University of Essex

1968 – current

Son

She is noted for her work on issues of development and human rights. A theme in her more recent work is gender inequality and economic and social rights.[3] She is the author of the books Male Bias in the Development Process,[4] and Budgeting for Women's Rights: Monitoring Government Budgets for Compliance with CEDAW (Concepts and Tools),[5] and of many other publications and articles.


She has also worked as a special advisor for UNIFEM and is the chair of the UK's Women's Budget Group.[6] She was a winner of the Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought for 2016, along with Amit Bhaduri.[7]

Biography[edit]

Elson was born on 20 April 1946 in Bedworth, Warwickshire, England, the daughter of Edwin and Vera Elson.[1]


In 1968, she gained a degree in philosophy, politics and economics (PPE) from St Hilda's College, Oxford University, and her doctorate in economics from the University of Manchester in 1994.[1]


Elson has a son.[1]

1968 – 1971 Research Assistant, and St Antony's College, Oxford[1]

Institute of Commonwealth Studies

1971 – 1975 Teaching fellow, , University of York[1]

Department of Economics

1975 – 1977 Research officer, , University of Sussex[1]

Institute of Development Studies

1978 – 1979 Temporary lecturer, [1]

University of Manchester

1979 – 1984 Part-time consultant and occasional lecturer, University of Manchester

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1984 – 1985 Honorary resident fellow, , University of Manchester[1]

International Development Centre and Department of Sociology

1985 – 1991 Lecturer, University of Manchester

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1992 – 1995 Reader, Development Economics, University of Manchester

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1995 – 1998 Professor of development studies, University of Manchester

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1998 – 2000 Special advisor, [1]

United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)

1998 – 2000 Member, United Nations Taskforce on [1]

Millennium Development Goals

2000 – 2012 Professor of Sociology, , now Emeritus[1]

University of Essex

2008 – 2010 Strategic Res. Bd. [1]

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)

2012 onwards Advisor, [1]

United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)

Elson, Diane; (1971). Diversification and development: the case of coffee. New York London: Praeger (Pall Mall Press). ISBN 9780275281915.

Streeten, Paul

Elson, Diane, ed. (1979). Value: the representation of labour in capitalism. London: CSE Books.  9780906336076.

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Elson, Diane; Pearson, Ruth (1989). Women's employment and multinationals in Europe. Basingstoke England: Macmillan.  9780333438770.

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Elson, Diane (1995). Male bias in the development process (contemporary issues in development studies). Manchester New York New York: Manchester University Press (USA and Canada – St. Martin's Press).  9780719042300.

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Elson, Diane; (2011). Economic policy and human rights: holding governments to account. London New York: Zed Books, Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781848138759.

Balakrishnan, Radhika

Elson, Diane; (2011). Harvesting feminist knowledge for public policy rebuilding progress. New Delhi Thousand Oaks, Calif. Ottawa, ON: SAGE International Development Research Centre. ISBN 9788132107415.

Jain, Devaki

Elson, Diane; ; Vizard, Polly (2012). Human rights and the capabilities approach: an interdisciplinary dialogue. Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon New York: Routledge. ISBN 9780415681032.

Fukuda-Parr, Sakiko

Elson, Diane, ed. (2015). Value: the representation of labour in capitalism. London, England: Verso Press.  9781784782290.

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