We are delighted to announce that the 4th edition of the open access journal, Migration and Society, has been published. You can access this 4th edition here. Co-edited by Southern Responses to Displacement Principal Investigator, Prof. Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, this edition contains several articles pertinent to Southern Responses to Displacement's research. These include: Sacred Welcomes. How... Continue Reading →
On Tuesday 23rd March 2021 Southern Responses to Displacement PI, Prof. Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, participated in the IMISCOE 2021 Spring Conference, 'Messaging Migration and Mobility.' Prof. Fiddian-Qasmiyeh's presentation examined dominant mainstream humanitarian narratives and representations of refugees. These narratives, traditionally representing refugees as either passive victims in need of aid or, more recently, as the 'super-refugee' who... Continue Reading →
On the 25th of March 2021 Prof. Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh took part in a panel discussion reflecting on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on migration, migrants and refugees. The conference provided 'the opportunity for researchers, policy-makers, and other professionals involved in the field of migration and displacement to share knowledge and new directions in research... Continue Reading →
In this post, Dr Estella Carpi identifies the main points she and Prof. Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh raise in their contribution to the recently published Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of the Middle East, where they focus on the commonalities and dissimilarities across the academic literature relating to war-induced displacement and humanitarianism in Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, and... Continue Reading →
This piece, a transcript of Dr. Carpi and Asst. Prof. Owusu's recent podcast, discusses how indigenous narratives and histories of slavery have been erased from the 'grand narratives' of traditional teaching of forced migration history and how, although erased, these histories and lived experiences of slavery are still evident in the inequalities and discrimination experienced... Continue Reading →
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
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