Originally posted on Southern Responses to Displacement:
In October 2017, Dr Estella Carpi participated in the forum “Localising Response to Humanitarian Need. The Role of religious and Faith-Based Organisations”, in Colombo (Sri Lanka). Organised by the Partnership in Faith and Development the forum involved a wide range of secular and faith-based NGOs and built on…
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Southern Responses to Displacement Research at GCRF Conference on Protracted Conflict, Aid and Development
Originally posted on Southern Responses to Displacement:
In October 2017 the Southern Responses to Displacement team participated in a Global Challenges Research Fund Conference entitled ‘Protracted Conflict, Aid and Development: Research, Policy and Practice’. The conference aimed to examine ways in which Southern led responses complement and, at times, challenge Northern led responses. Dr Elena…
Internationalism and Solidarity
Originally posted on Southern Responses to Displacement:
Throughout history, assistance for people affected by conflict and displacement has been provided by state and non-state groups across the global South. How does ‘solidarity based’ humanitarianism influence Southern led responses to displacement? In the first of our introductory mini blog series Dr Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh presents a brief reflection…
Refugee-Refugee Humanitarianism
Originally posted on Southern Responses to Displacement:
First responders in contexts of displacement are themselves often refugees. In this, our third introductory mini blog, Dr Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh examines how a focus on refugee-refugee humanitarianism makes it possible to recognise and meaningfully engage with the agency of displaced populations. Refugee-Refugee Humanitarianism By Dr Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, Southern…
Faith-Based Humanitarianism
Originally posted on Southern Responses to Displacement:
How do local faith communities respond to populations affected by conflict and displacement. In our second introductory mini blog Dr Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh provides a brief overview of how local faith communities are often the first and longest standing responders to displaced populations. Faith-Based Humanitarianism By Dr Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh,…
Southern Responses to Displacement: Background and introduction to our mini blog series.
Originally posted on Southern Responses to Displacement:
Northern-led responses to displacement from Syria have been complemented and at times challenged by responses developed by actors from the global South. In this introduction to our mini blog series Dr Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh gives an overview of the background to the Southern Responses to Displacement project and…
Before Defining What is Local, Let’s Build the Capacities of Humanitarian Agencies
Originally posted on Southern Responses to Displacement:
In this piece, Dr Janaka Jayawickrama and Bushra Rehman argue that the localisation of aid agenda is shaped by a discourse of global humanitarianism that is characterised by a particular, cultural relationship to power. This suggests that current discourses on localisation have largely been North-centric, often overlooking the Southern…
Teaching Humanitarianism: The Need for a More Responsive Framework
Originally posted on Southern Responses to Displacement:
In this blog post Southern Responses Research Associate Dr Estella Carpi reflects on her experiences of teaching humanitarianism in different countries and languages. These experiences have led her to acknowledge and question different academic cultural frameworks of displacement, migration and humanitarian action and provided insight into how this…
The Politics of Reception in Syria’s Neighbourhood
Originally posted on Southern Responses to Displacement:
Dr Estella Carpi from Southern Responses to Displacement participated in the ERC-funded conference “The Politics of Reception: The Syrian Neighbourhood as a Social Field” in November 2017. Her blog examines the social implications of displacement from Syria. The Politics of Reception in Syria’s Neighbourhood. By Dr Estella Carpi,…
Southern Responses at Chatham House “Winning Back the Human Race” Conference
Originally posted on Southern Responses to Displacement:
In November 2017, Dr Estella Carpi from the Southern Responses to Displacement research team took part in a conference entitled “Winning Back the Human Race: a conference on the legacy of the Independent Commission on International Humanitarian Issues.” In this blog Dr Estella Carpi reflects on the multiple…
Il Sudan e la ratifica del CEDAW
Di Mona Abdel Fattah. Al-Araby al-Jadeed (11/06/2018). Traduzione e sintesi di Cristina Tardolini In questi giorni è in corso un intenso dibattito tra i tribunali e le istituzioni legali del Sudan, circa la proposta del Ministero della Giustizia al Parlamento che chiede la firma e la ratifica della Convenzione sull’Eliminazione di tutte le Forme di […]
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