Jennifer Devine

Graduate Student
BA 2004 (Geography and International Studies) University of Washington; MS 2005 (Gender, Development and Globalization) London School of Economics; MS 2006 (Human Geography Research) London School of Economics
Regional focus: Guatemala, Central America, the American Northwest, London

Broadly speaking, my current research interests focus on contemporary dynamics and trajectories of social, political and economic development in Guatemala and Central America. These interests include: tourism, neo-liberalism, multiculturalism, the social production of difference, labor market experiences and discrimination, the Central American Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) and the politics of research and knowledge production.

Selected publications

Devine, J. (2006) “Hardworking Newcomers and Generations of Poverty: Poverty Discourse in Central Washington State” Antipode 38 (5) p. 952-976.

Beyers, W., Devine, J., Weatherford, S. and A. Hagopian (2007). Economic Impact Assessment of Global Health on Washington State’s Economy. University of Washington Office of Global Affairs. Available online as pdf

Personal interests

writing, traveling, hiking, cycling, skiing, volleyball, exploring Northern California

Websites of interest

www.globalwa.org
www.cawn.org
www.womenanddemocracy.org

Contact information

jendevine@berkeley.edu