‘Words are sacred. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.’ (Tom Stoppard)

Mark Weston is a writer, researcher and policy adviser working on international development, public health, human rights, radicalisation and other global issues; the author of a forthcoming travel book on West Africa; and a blogger at globaldashboard.org.

2012 so far:

Global Approaches to Domestic Violence Prevention: Ending Men’s Violence Against Women
Client: Sonke Gender Justice Network, South Africa
Description: Paper to be published by University of Minnesota. Focus on the broad social triggers of domestic violence, and on means of shifting harmful cultural norms.

Book review of ‘Men and Development: Politicizing Masculinities’
Client:  Sonke Gender Justice Network, South Africa
Description: Book review for Gender & Development journal.

Research study on violence against marginalised women in India, Bangladesh and Nepal
Client: CREA, India
Description: Co-writing multi-country quantitative and qualitative research report on violence against sex workers, lesbian women and disabled women.

Book deal secured for West Africa book (to be published in the US, UK and online in autumn 2012)
Publisher: Zero Books 
Description: Details to be revealed…