Lecturer, Department of Politics, University of Manchester
Based on recently published research in Ghana, Ellie Gore argues that contemporary contestations over LGBTQ+ rights are entwined in colonial and neoliberal political economy. A queer political economy approach is therefore useful for understanding the shifting transnational landscapes of “anti-gender” politics.
Through our new guidelines we aim to help political economy become a more diverse and inclusive intellectual discipline.
Greater representation for LGBT+ individuals in mainstream ads and marketing may seem like an important step forward. But there’s a tension between a liberal politics of representation and more radical, structural change, particularly when it comes to connecting LGBT+ rights to other forms of oppression and struggle.
This blog series introduces some preliminary research from SPERI’s PREPPE programme, a project that asks: What can political economy tell us about the Weinstein scandal and the #MeToo movement? And what can the Weinstein scandal and #MeToo movement teach us about political economy?