Carolyn Louise Baylies (2 June 1947 – 1 November 2003), was an American academic and activist. She was particularly active in the fields of

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of the

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, and especially on the

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ed aspects of development. Baylies was particularly notable for her work on the ways in which the

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threatened existing

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and

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, a connection which she was one of the first to make.

Early life

Baylies was born in TexasUniversity of Leeds Obituary: Carolyn Baylies http://campus.leeds.ac.uk/newsincludes/newsitem1543.htm and grew up in California.

Education and career

After completing her undergraduate degree in

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in 1969, she completed a

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class Class or The Class may refer to: Common uses not otherwise categorized * Class (biology), a taxonomic rank * Class (knowledge representation), a collection of individuals or objects * Class (philosophy), an analytical concept used differentl ...

relations at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, which was awarded in 1978. Following this she took a teaching post at the

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, during which time she also undertook research on the

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movement and labour policies. In 1980 Baylies joined the School of Economic Studies at the

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as a research fellow studying the history of the

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, a subject on which she published a book in 1993 entitled 'History of the Yorkshire Miners, 1881-1918'. Her academic pursuits were valued by the University of Leeds, in 1983 she became a lecturer, in 1993, a senior lecturer, and in 2003, Reader in the sociology of developing countries. Her work at the university also included her involvement in the founding of the

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of which she served as a director for two terms (1990–93, 1997–99). Baylies also helped to shape the University of Leeds' interdisciplinary

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course in Development Studies, expanding the capacity for postgraduate research in the field. Baylies was also involved in the

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, which she helped to found. She served as a member of ROAPE's editorial working group for over 20 years. Baylies was married to fellow University of Leeds academic, Dr. Morris Szeftel with whom she coauthored the book 'The Dynamics of the One-Party State in Zambia', published in 1984. Baylies and Szeftel had two children. Baylies died from cancer on 1 November 2003.

Publications

Carolyn Baylies' published work includes: Books * Baylies, C., Gertzel, C. and Szeftel. M. 1984. The Dynamics of the One-Party State in Zambia, Manchester:

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* Baylies, C. 1993. The History of the Yorkshire Miners 1881–1918, London:

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Chapters in edited books * Baylies, C. 1985. 'The state and class in post-colonial Africa' in M. Zeitlin (ed.) Political Power and Social Theory, 5, Connecticut:

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, 1-34 * Baylies, C. and Bujra, J. 'Discourses of power and empowerment in the fight against AIDS in Africa' in P Aggleton, P Davies and G Hart (eds.),

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, London:

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, 140-222 * Baylies, C. 1996. 'Diversity in patterns of parenting and household formation' in E Silva (ed.), Good Enough Mothering?, London: Routledge, 119-148 * Baylies, C., Bujra, J. et al. 1997. 'Rebels at risk: young women and the shadow of AIDS' in C Becker, J-P Dozon, C Obbo and M Toure (eds.), Experiencing and Understanding AIDS in Africa, Dakar and Paris: Codesria/ Editions Karthala/ IRD, 319-341 * Baylies, C and Bujra, J. 1998. 'Solidarity and stress: gender and local mobilization in Tanzania and Zambia' in P Aggleton, G Hart & P Davies (eds.), Families and Communities responding to AIDS, London: UCL Press, 35-52 * Baylies, C and Szeftel, M. 1999 'Democratization and the 1991 elections in Zambia' in J Daniel, R Southall and M Szeftel (eds.), Voting for Democracy: Watershed Elections in Contemporary Anglophone Africa, Aldershot: Ashgate, 83-109 Journal articles * Baylies, C. 1978. 'Zambia: Class formation and détente',

, 9: 4-26 * Baylies, C. 1979. 'The emergence of indigenous capitalist agriculture in Zambia', Rural Africana, 4,5:65-81 * Baylies, C. 1980. 'Imperialism and settler capital: friends or foes?', Review of African Political Economy, 18:116-26 * Baylies, C. and Szeftel, M 1982 'The rise of a Zambian capitalist class in the 1970s'

Journal of Southern African Studies The ''Journal of Southern African Studies'' is an international publication which covers research on the Southern African region, focussing on Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, and ...

, 8,2:187-213 * Baylies, C. 1982. 'Zambia's economic reforms and their aftermath: the state and the growth of indigenous capital' Journal of Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, XX,3:235-63 * Baylies, C. 1986. 'The meaning of health in Africa', Review of African Political Economy, 36:62-73 * Baylies, C. and Szeftel, M. 1992. 'The fall and rise of multi-party politics in Zambia' Review of African Political Economy, 54:75-91 * Baylies, C. and Wright, C. 1993. 'Female labour in the clothing and textile industry in Lesotho'

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, 92,369:577-591 * Baylies, C. 1995 'Political conditionality and democratisation' Review of African Political Economy, 22, 65: 321-337 * Baylies, C. and Szeftel, M. 1997. 'The 1996 Zambian elections: still awaiting democratic consolidation?' Review of African Political Economy, 24, 71: 113-128 * Baylies, C. and Bujra, J. 1997. 'Social science research on AIDS in Africa - questions of content, methodology and ethics' Review of African Political Economy, 24, 73: 280-288 * Baylies, C. 1999. 'International partnership in the fight against AIDS: addressing need and redressing injustice?' Review of African Political Economy, 26, 81: 387-394 * Baylies, C. 2000. 'The impact of HIV on family size preference in Zambia'

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, 8, 15: 77-86 Editorials * Baylies, C., Allen, C. and Szeftel M. 1982 'Surviving Democracy?' Review of Africal Political Economy, editorial, 54:3-10 * Baylies, C. and Bujra, J, 1993. 'Challenging gender inequalities in Africa' Review of African Political Economy, editorial, 56: 3-10

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