Expanding the Rules of Engagement In sector jargon, the concept of “community engagement” (CE) refers to a process of interaction and exchange between an aid agency and a community. To my ear, that sounds more like gathering intelligence, or conducting market research. Closer to a modern day ‘getting
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Last Wednesday Dr Claudia Seymour presented her new book, “The Myth of International Protection. War and Survival in Congo” as part of the Centre for Migration and Diaspora Studies seminar series. The discussion was led by Prof Laura Hammond, and attended by students and staff from across the
In the sixth episode of the humanitarian hub podcast, Tayba Ahmed talks with Dr Natalie Roberts about her role as Head of Emergencies with MSF. Dr Natalie draws our attention to the ongoing Ebola epidemic in the DRC, while also, bringing to light, the cohort of actors involved
This week’s guest blogger, Ed Martin, considers ‘The politics of providing humanitarian support to migrants.’ He is currently completing his MSc in Migration, Mobility, and Development at SOAS. Before coming to SOAS, I was living in Marrakech, Morocco. The city had a history of hosting West and Central
In the fifth episode of the SOAS Humanitarian Hub Podcast, Jake Tacchi talks with Ellen Goodwin about her PhD research exploring the potentials of promoting local, inter-religious cooperation to build resilience in fragile contexts. Ellen is currently researching at SOAS, in conjunction with World Vision UK. We
In the fourth episode of the SOAS Humanitarian Hub Podcast, Jake Tacchi talks with Dr. Claudia Seymour about her book: ‘The Myth of International Protection, War and Survival in the Congo’. Dr. Seymour’s book presents a highly engaging, and very readable, amalgamation of her own experiences working
In the third episode of the SOAS Humanitarian Hub Podcast, Jake Tacchi talks with SOAS’s Professor Steve Hopgood about his latest article: ‘When the Music Stops, Humanitarianism in a Post Liberal World Order’. Amidst a shifting away from a liberal world order, most notably exemplified by the rise
The second episode of the Humanitarian Hub Podcast, is now live! In this episode of the SOAS Humanitarian Hub Podcast, Jake Tacchi talks with Amy Joce, a 3rd year undergraduate student at SOAS. Amy, who was studying Development Studies, has just completed a dissertation exploring sexual exploitation within
In this short, but highly informative, article Talita Cetinoglu discusses the intervention strategies of both Turkey and Europe in response to the movement of Syrian refugees. By focusing on Turkey’s state-led humanitarianism, the article looks to unpack conceptions of ‘Western’ and ‘non-Western’ humanitarianisms, and to explore whether such
In this video, Dr Stephen Hopgood, Professor of International Relations at SOAS, discusses his latest article: ‘When the Music Stops: Humanitarianism in a Post-Liberal World Order’. Professor Hopgood, who’s work covers human rights activists and humanitarian actors in the contemporary world system, explores how the position of such