
Professor Andrea Cornwall
Professor of Global Development & Anthropology
Research interests
- International development
Contact details
Biography
A social anthropologist by training, Andrea Cornwall works on questions of rights and justice in relation to gender, sexuality, participation, democracy and development.
Research
- Gender
- Democracy
- Sexualities
- Participatory and qualitative research methodologies
- Reparatory justice
Andrea works in three areas:
- Gender, sexualities and development
- Participation & democracy, with a particular interest in participatory methodologies and democratising institutions
- Rethinking development as reparations and repair.
Teaching
Undergraduate
- 5YYD0010 Qualitative Research Methods
- 6YYD0002 Gender, Society and Development
Postgraduate
- 7YYDN035 Topics in the Study of Emerging Economies
PhD supervision
Andrea would be happy to supervise students in any of the following areas:
- Development as Reparations
- Sexuality and Development
- Feminisms
- Gender and Anti-Gender Movements
- Democratising Institutions
- Sex Workers' and Domestic Workers' Rights and Movements
Further details
Research

Social Justice research group
Identifying the societal impacts of rapid economic and technological change, as well as the societal impacts of intensified engagement in global networks and mobilities.
News
Lessons from international experience contributes to shaping NHS 10 Year Plan
An international roundtable hosted by King’s played a part in shaping the government’s NHS 10 Year Plan

King's researchers awarded prestigious European Research Council Advanced Grants
Three leading researchers from King’s College London have been awarded Advanced Grants from the European Research Council (ERC).

Events

Brazil Week Opening Event: Subnational Governments and the Global South - The Rise of New Players in a Changing Geopolitical Order
Join the King's Brazil Institute for the opening event of this year's Brazil Week featuring an evening of conversations about Brazil, and new powers place in...
Please note: this event has passed.

Law’s Gender Ideology
In this Queer@King's event, Dr Scott Skinner-Thompson (University of Colorado) situates claims that recognition of transgender rights involves the advance of...
Please note: this event has passed.
Research

Social Justice research group
Identifying the societal impacts of rapid economic and technological change, as well as the societal impacts of intensified engagement in global networks and mobilities.
News
Lessons from international experience contributes to shaping NHS 10 Year Plan
An international roundtable hosted by King’s played a part in shaping the government’s NHS 10 Year Plan

King's researchers awarded prestigious European Research Council Advanced Grants
Three leading researchers from King’s College London have been awarded Advanced Grants from the European Research Council (ERC).

Events

Brazil Week Opening Event: Subnational Governments and the Global South - The Rise of New Players in a Changing Geopolitical Order
Join the King's Brazil Institute for the opening event of this year's Brazil Week featuring an evening of conversations about Brazil, and new powers place in...
Please note: this event has passed.

Law’s Gender Ideology
In this Queer@King's event, Dr Scott Skinner-Thompson (University of Colorado) situates claims that recognition of transgender rights involves the advance of...
Please note: this event has passed.