Close
Jane Perez's research looks at LGBTQ+ rights, carribean politics and how colonialism and sovereignty play into the politics of change.
Biography
Jane is a PhD student at the UCL Department of Political Science interested in taking a mixed methods approach in order to gain a fuller understanding to the questions posed in Caribbean politics. Prior to joining UCL, Jane completed a Master's in Latin American Studies at the University of Florida where she wrote her thesis Prejudicial Politics in Grenada.
Research Title
Queer Politics in the Caribbean: How Communities Form and Legislative Bodies Respond.
Research Summary
Cuba’s government is an authoritarian regime notorious for human rights violations and Grenada’s government is a democratic institution part of the British Commonwealth. Challenging preconceived notions of progress, Cuba has been rapidly expanding rights for the LGBTQ+ community and Grenada has violently resisted any change to the heterosexist norm. What has caused such variation in this region of the world? What role does colonialism and sovereignty play in social change and individual liberty? Are the reported stories of liberation or oppression representing the full scope of queer realities?
Research Interests
Queer Politics, Comparative Politics, Caribbean Politics, Human Rights.
Research Groups
Comparative Politics, Political Economy and Political Behaviour.
Teaching
- Politics of Puerto Rico (2024), University of Florida
- Politics of the Caribbean (2023), University of Florida
Awards
- Clara Collet Scholarship recipient at University College of London (UCL)
- Charles T. Wood Grant by the Department of Gender, Women, and Sexuality at the University of Florida
- Field Research Grant by The Center for Latin American Studies (LAS) at the University of Florida
- Presented project Transnational Queer Activism of Grenada and New York City at The Association for Jotería Arts, Activism, and Scholarship