Dr. Lynn Horton

Dr. Lynn Horton

Sociology
Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Expertise:Latin America; Women (Global); International Development
Education:
The University of Virginia, Bachelor of Arts
New York University, Master of Arts
The University of Texas At Austin, Ph.D.

Recent Creative, Scholarly Work and Publications

Horton, Lynn. 2021 (forthcoming). Men of Money: Elite Masculinities and the Neoliberal Project. Rowman & Littlefield.
Horton, Lynn. (2020). Making Qualitative Data More Visible in Policy: a Critical Appraisal of Meta-synthesis. Qualitative Research, 20(5), 534–548.
Horton, Lynn. 2017. Microfinance and Women’s Empowerment in the Global South: Empowerment and Disempowerment Outcomes. Cambridge University Press
"Women's Movements in Latin America." In Handbook of Social Movements across Latin America. Edited by Paul Almeida and Allen Cordero Ulate. New York: Springer.
"Disaster through a Gender Lens: A Case Study from Haiti." In Disaster Research: Multidisciplinary and International Perspectives (Routledge Humanitarian Studies). Edited by Rasmus Dahlberg, Olivier Rubin, and Morten Thanning Vendelø. New York: Routledge.
“Grassroots Movements” in The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements. Edited by D. Snow, D. della Porta, B. Klandermans, and D. McAdam. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Ltd., in press.
"After the Earthquake: Gender Inequality and Transformation in Post-disaster Haiti." in Gender and Development. Vol. 20(2).
“From Collectivism to Capitalism: Neoliberalism and Rural Mobilization in Nicaragua.” Latin American Politics and Society. Vol. 54(4).
"Is World Bank 'Good Governance' Good for the Poor? Central American Experiences." Comparative Sociology. Vol. 11(1).
“Defenders of Nature and the Comarca: Frames of Ethnicity, Sustainability, and Nationalism in Panama” Mobilization. Vol 15(1).
“Buying up Nature: Economic and Social Impacts of Costa Rica’s Ecotourism Boom.” Latin American Perspectives. 36(3).