Stephen Brown

Do you conduct academic research on queer politics and LGBTQI+ activism in Africa? Interested in presenting a paper at the European Conference of African Studies in Lisbon, June 30-July 3, 2027? Consider submitting an abstract to our panel: www.ecasconference.org/2027/program.... Deadline: Jan. 4.

New from me at @xtramagazine.com: The Canadian government's curious silence on the crackdown on LGBTQ+ people in Türkiye #canqueer #cdnpoli

Recently, #Türkiye's officials launched coordinated operations targeting #LGBTI+ organizations, journalists & individuals. Watch ISA's conversation with activists & experts on the crackdown against #Queer #Activism & its relation to the anti-democratic path of the government: buff.ly/BUiA7Pg

The budget of Germany's Economic Cooperation and Development Ministry is set to shrink for the fifth consecutive year. Aid organizations warn that the cuts will have severe consequences for millions of people. buff.ly/sIdEeVL

Recently, #Türkiye's officials launched coordinated operations targeting #LGBTI+ organizations, journalists & individuals. Join ISA's online conversation with activists & experts on the crackdown against #Queer #Activism & its relation to the anti-democratic path of the government: buff.ly/wxNX4Yq

Trade agreements ✅, human rights ❌: Canada did not join its European counterparts in condemning the Turkish government’s crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights organizations and activists. When asked why, Global Affairs Canada’s reply did not even mention Turkey 🇨🇦 🇹🇷 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/202...

Online book launch for Colonialisms and Queer Politics, eds S Corrêa, G Gomes da Costa & M Waites. Fri 18th Sept. Hosted @sxpolitics.bsky.social w. Federal University of Pernambuco & @uofgsps.bsky.social 9am US EST, 10am Brazil, 2pm UK, 3pm CET, 4pm Turkey. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Researchers at any career stage have the opportunity to present their work in progress on #LGBTQI rights in #InternationalPolitics at this digital workshop, organised by @stephenbrown.bsky.social & Dennis Dijkzeul. Submit your abstract until 20 Sept.! #Polisky #SocSci

New article on #LGBTQ+ rights and Canadian foreign policy. It uses a new analytical framework for assessing states as "good allies", which should help analysis of such policies elsewhere. Co-authored with B. Neumann, M. Rosier and M. Rahman. #OpenAccess 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🌍 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🎺 Call for Papers | LGBTQI+ Rights in International Politics and the Global South | Online Workshop | Nov. 12–13, 2026 | Deadline for submitting abstracts: Sept. 20. Full details here: www.college-uaruhr.de/news-events/... 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🌍

Excellent op-ed www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Nomthandazo Malambo and Stephen Brown examine how abortion and LGBTI+ rights in Zambia are both stigmatized as “un-Christian” and “un-Zambian,” while activists use those same pressures to build coalitions for reproductive justice. doi.org/10.1017/asr....

One year after Trump’s aid cuts, the world’s poorest people are paying the price ricochet.media/internationa...

📢 New blog by @stephenbrown.bsky.social - With the Global Anti-LGBTQ+ Backlash Growing, Canada Must Decide Whether to Lead The world is turning its back on sexual and gender minorities. This Pride Month, Canada should double down on its support... 🔗 www.cips-cepi.ca/2026/06/17/w...

The government never gave the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise the tools to be effective, let it languish and then finally abolished it for being useless. It was set up to fail. Canada still refuses to hold its companies accountable for violations abroad cnca-rcrce.ca/2026/06/12/c...

Canada part of global retreat on foreign aid: www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

Please join us next Wednesday, 27th May, at 3:00-4:30pm GMT, for a fascinating and timely panel discussion on "LGBTQ+ rights in foreign policy and diplomatic practice during times of homophobic backlash". 📚🏳️‍🌈 Sign up here: www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work... @mybisa.bsky.social

📢 New blog by @stephenbrown.bsky.social - 2025: The Year Foreign Aid Fell Off a Cliff The latest numbers on foreign aid are out, and 2025 proved to be a record-breaking year – but not for the right reasons. It was a historic retreat, with a devastating impact... 🔗 www.cips-cepi.ca/2026/04/28/2...

Canada called on to fill ‘vacuum’ in LGBTQ+ advocacy worldwide in face of Trump cuts halifax.citynews.ca/2026/04/24/c...

Dire insights on the precipitous drop in global foreign aid (ODA) in 2025 by @stephenbrown.bsky.social for the McLeod Group: www.mcleodgroup.ca/2026/04/2025...

Very pleased to have worked on this article, "Navigating Ambiguity: Reproductive Justice and the Restriction of Abortion Rights, LGBTI+ Rights, and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Zambia", with Thando Malambo, now available in the African Studies Review www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Do you research or work in civil society on issues related to queer justice, peace or security? Join me and @sritholtz.bsky.social at @manchester.ac.uk, 12th and 13th October, 2026 for the Security Peace and Justice for Queer Lives in Conflict conference. Submit your abstract here: bit.ly/3NG09dR

#CfA: The College #UARuhr invites advanced international researchers in the #SocialSciences & #humanities to apply for a Senior #Fellowship by 15 May 2026. Join us for an inspiring 6-month #research stay starting 2027: www.college-uaruhr.de/cfa-fellowships-2027-28

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'Observers are awaiting further details of Canada’s cuts to global health...but the government remains tight-lipped even on assuaging fears about helping people caught in the most vulnerable of circumstances' @policyalternatives.ca

Have (scholarly) thoughts about the US? Selwyn College is hiring a 3-year postdoc in American Studies: join me at a friendly college close to town but far from tourists, live in for next to nothing, research anything related to US society, politics or history. www.sel.cam.ac.uk/jobs/Keasbey...

Odd messaging from the government of Ontario. It apprently wants us to be organ donors, not to help women who need a transplant per se, but because their husbands can't survive without a wife to take care of them. Ad in today's @hilltimes.com, page 3.

Human rights and Canadian foreign policy under Mark Carney: “They won’t say out loud (that) we’re going to be less interested in values, but clearly that seems to be the case” www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art... @withfilesfrom.bsky.social

Les droits humains et la politique étrangère canadienne sous Mark Carney : « Ils ne diront pas ouvertement que nous allons nous soucier moins des valeurs, mais c’est clairement ce qui semble se produire » www.lapresse.ca/actualites/p... @withfilesfrom.bsky.social

"It's a crisis like we've never seen before." I wrote about this year's global LGBTQ+ rights funding crisis, how it has impacted queer individuals and communities on the ground, and who's doing something about it:

📣 New publication on LGBTQI+ activism in Botswana and how they succeded in overturning the colonial-era law banning same-sex sexual relations: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... #OpenAccess 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🌍

Two PhD student funded opportunities on international LGBTIQ+ issues in relation to humanitarian actions, at Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV) in Germany. Share! www.ifhv.de

In response to the growing backlash against international LGBTQI+ rights and other aid donors' waning support, Norway is increasing its funding in this area. A good example for other countries, such as Canada, to follow. www.norad.no/en/news/news...

Job ad for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Environment and Security at the School of Political Studies, uOttawa / Annonce pour une Chaire de recherche du Canada de niveau 2 en Environnement et sécurité à l'École d'études politiques, uOttawa uottawa.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/uOttaw...

🚨 New article: "LGBTQI+ People and the ‘Triple Nexus’ of Development Cooperation, Humanitarian Action and Peacebuilding", co-authored with Morgane Rosier and Dennis Dijkzeul, available via open access at journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... 🌍 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ #LGBTQResearch

📢New blog by Stephen Brown - The Demise of Canada’s Feminist Foreign Policy Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered the death blow to Canada’s feminist foreign policy while attending the G20 summit in South Africa last weekend... 🔗 www.cips-cepi.ca/2025/11/28/t...

Excellent analysis here from @stephenbrown.bsky.social for The McLeod Group.

Canada's feminist foreign policy was always more of a slogan than an actual policy. But it is still a bad sign that it was just officially jettisoned. Read my analysis here: www.mcleodgroup.ca/2025/11/the-...

It's official, folks. Canada has abanadoned its feminist foreign policy www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...

Excellent commentary by Val Percival on the reasons the importance of foreign aid for Canada opencanada.org/when-buildin... @npsia.bsky.social

Excellent commentary from @stephenbrown.bsky.social on the McLeod Group Blog about Canada's ill-timed cuts to its global aid responsibilities: "The World Needs Less Canada?" www.mcleodgroup.ca/2025/11/the-...

📢New blog by @stephenbrown.bsky.social - The World Needs Less Canada? Does the world need less Canada? One might think so, reading last week’s federal budget... 🔗 www.cips-cepi.ca/2025/11/10/t...

More on Canada cutting its aid budget www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

Canada is cutting its aid budget www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...

Canadians call for a strong and independent CORE to investigate Canadian corporate abuse abroad. Instead, the government has left the position vacant. Signals suggest that the government may be planning to quietly close down the office. 👉 cnca-rcrce.ca/why-is-core-...

Advocates call on Carney to keep his promise to not cut foreign aid in budget 🌍 www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

Sign the new House of Commons e-petition calling on the Government of Canada to strengthen protections for LGBTQ+ people worldwide and reaffirm Canada’s role as a safe haven. Thank you to MP Rob Oliphant for sponsoring this important petition. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

📢 Brown examines how LGBTQI+ activists in Mauritius challenged colonial-era sodomy laws through strategic litigation, pushing for rights in a system that celebrates multiculturalism but marginalizes queerness. 🔗 Read more: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Wanting something new to listen to? 🎉 Our Global Politics and Development WG convenors Melita Lazell and Ivica Pertrikova have a podcast series - Global Aid Rethink! 🌎 Ft: @tamsinbradley.bsky.social @jacktaggart.bsky.social @stephenbrown.bsky.social & more 🌟 Find all eps here 👉

At a time when LGBTQI+ rights are under attack around the world, some countries are decriminalizing same-sex relations. My analysis of the case of Mauritius is now available on the Politics, Groups, and Identities journal website. Free to download. 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🌍 doi.org/10.1080/2156...