description Katharine Rankin Overview
Katharine Rankin is a Canadian geographer and professor at the University of Toronto, where she is affiliated with the Department of Geography and Planning. Her research focuses on critical development geography, feminist geography, and the politics of economic development, with extensive fieldwork conducted in Nepal. Rankin's work examines microfinance programs, gender and development, and urban planning in South Asia, contributing to scholarly debates about how development interventions shape local economies and social relations in communities.
help Katharine Rankin FAQ
What does Katharine Rankin research?
Katharine Rankin researches critical development geography, feminist geography, and the politics of economic development. Her work examines how development policies affect people and places through unequal power relations.
Where does Katharine Rankin teach?
Katharine Rankin is a Canadian geographer at the University of Toronto. She is affiliated with the Department of Geography and Planning.
What does feminist geography add to Katharine Rankin's work?
Feminist geography draws attention to gender, care, daily life, and unequal access to resources. Rankin uses this perspective to question whose interests development projects serve.
What is critical development geography?
Critical development geography studies development as a political process rather than a neutral path to economic growth. It asks how institutions, markets, and policies distribute opportunity and disadvantage.
explore Explore More
Reviews & Comments
Write a Review
Be the first to review
Share your thoughts with the community and help others make better decisions.
