Cynthia M. Caron

Assistant Professor of International Development and Social Change at Clark University. A political and environmental sociologist, she holds a Ph.D. in Development Sociology from Cornell University. Her research focuses on land and natural resource management.

Posts and Dispatches from Cynthia M. Caron:

• Rescuing Girls, Investing in Girls: a Critique of Development Fantasies
  Past  Fellow Cynthia Caron’s recent academic article, written with Shelby A. Margolin, has been gaining media attention for its findings on girl-centered development initiatives. The research paper, “Rescuing Girls, Investing in Girls: a Critique of Development Fantasies,” delves into the effects of campaigns designed to foster economic growth by empowering girls and critiques the “failed development narrative that economic...

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• Cynthia M. Caron Newsletters
  Fellowship Years: 1994 – 1996 Fellowship Area(s): India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan For a Cleaner and Greener Kathmandu Valley Bhutan: Land of the Thunder Dragon An Introduction to Jigme Dorji National Park Encounters in the Western Regions of Jigme Dorji National Park Yak and Cattle Management in Jigme Dorji National Park Festivals and Families of the Phobjikha...

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