First responders in contexts of displacement are themselves often refugees. Our third introductory mini blog examines how a focus on refugee-refugee humanitarianism makes it possible to recognise and meaningfully engage with the agency of displaced populations.
Our second introductory mini blog provides a brief over view of how local faith communities are often the first responders to communities affected by conflict and displacement.
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 some of the history of internationalism and solidarity based initiatives.
Does faith-based aid provision always localise aid? Dr Estella Carpi discusses how reflecting on specific local contexts can support a more nuanced understanding of the localisation of aid.
Dr Estella Carpi 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.
Since 2011, aid programmes have been implemented in Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey…Read more
This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. (Grant agreement No. 715582)
Through a multi-sited case-study of Southern-led responses to displacement from Syria…Read more
This project draws on ethnographic and participatory research with refugees from Syria…Read more
Southern Responses to Displacement 