Samantha Watson

PhD Student

samantha.watson-2@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk

Room G.21
CCSR
School of Social Sciences
Humanities Bridgeford Street
University of Manchester
MANCHESTER
M13 9PL

 

PhD Project:

Measuring the Impact of Access to Credit on Livelihood Strategies and Outcomes in Rural Andhra Pradesh: Enhanced Security or Increased Risk?

 

Biographical Information:

Prior to commencing post-graduate study, Samantha worked as a policy analyst and advisor in central government both in the UK (at the Home Office / Ministry of Justice) and New Zealand (at Services to Maori). She has held various roles with non-governmental organisations based in Bangladesh, Japan and New Zealand. She has a Ma (Hons) in Politics & International Relations from the University of Aberdeen and an MSc in Social Research Methods and Statistics from the University of Manchester.

Conferences:

Watson, Samantha (2008) Women’s Home-Sited Market Labour in Rural South India: Space for autonomy among contested categories? Indian Society of Labour Economics, Lucknow, 14th December 2008