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 →
‘THE DISPLACEMENT VIRUS IS MUCH STRONGER THAN THE CORONAVIRUS’: REFLECTIONS FROM BURJ EL-BARAJNEH AND BAQA’A CAMPS IN LEBANON AND JORDAN
What roles do communal solidarity and sociality play in spaces such as the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon and Jordan during the COVID-19 pandemic? This question is examined by Samar Maqusi, who draws on conversations with camp residents Abu Mohammad and Abu Ahmad, to reflect on the ‘socially conscious’ creativity developing and responding to the pandemic. Maqusi... Continue Reading →
THEATRE AND/AS SOLIDARITY: PUTTING YOURSELF IN THE SHOES OF A REFUGEE THROUGH PERFORMANCE
In this post Marta Niccolai provides a narrated presentation of her contribution to the recently published Refuge in a Moving World Open Access volume edited by Southern Responses to Displacement PI, Prof. Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh. Her chapter, ‘Theatre and/as solidarity: Putting yourself in the shoes of a refugee through performance,’ focuses on Teatro di Nascosto or Hidden Theatre,... Continue Reading →
Different Shades of ‘Neutrality’: Arab Gulf NGOs in Lebanon
‘Humanitarian neutrality’ is a phrase synonymous with large ‘western’ NGOs and one that is understood by many to have a clear and static conceptualisation and application. However, in this extract from her chapter in the new free to download Open Access volume edited by Prof. Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, Refuge in a Moving World: Tracing Migrant and... Continue Reading →
Prof. Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh Keynote Lecture at The Istanbul Policy Center-Sabancı University, Turkey
Prof. Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, Southern Responses to Displacement Principal Investigator, offered the keynote lecture, 'Shifting the Gaze: beyond inclusion and social cohesion, towards refugee-refugee relationality' at the Exploring the Dimensions of Refugee Inclusion: Social Structures, Institutions and Strategies Conference, at the The Istanbul Policy Centre - Sabanci University in Turkey, convened on the 28th and 29th... Continue Reading →


