Proposed Panels

Proposed Panels & Papers

Click on a panel to read the abstract and see the submitted papers.
We are still accepting panel submissions until Monday, June 16th.
To submit a paper to one of the panels, please visit the Call for Papers page.

Alternative session

Feminist crisis response amidst anti-rights politics and backlash: insights from hum. practice
Organiser(s): Gabriela Villacis, Megan Daigle, Kaira Zoe Canete
Book Launch: An Introduction to Humanitarian Action
Organiser(s): Kristina Roepstorff
Refugee Leadership in Responses and Policies in Türkiye: a Syrian RLOs and Turkish CSOs Roundtable
Organiser(s): Leen Al Massalma
Transformative leadership and coloniality of knowledge in the humanitarian space
Organiser(s): Carla Vitantonio
Compassion as Compass: A Reflective Journey for Humanitarians and Changemakers
Organiser(s): Rayyan Haries
How can humanitarians leverage the experiences of persons with disabilities in humanitarian contexts
Organiser(s): Maria Kett
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Humanitarian Action: Anyone Still Interested?
Organiser(s): Dennis Dijkzeul, Stephen Brown
Supporting Community-Led Responses (sclr) and Mutual Aid after the February 6th Earthquakes
Organiser(s): Kevin Pulley

Design, adaptation, and practice

Getting Ahead of Disasters by Connecting Early Warning and Anticipatory Action at the Local Level: M
Organiser(s): Vladislav Kavaleuski
MHPSS in Crisis Zones: Psychosocial Liberation through Local Knowledge and Decolonised Practice
Organiser(s): Merve Özdenler
Humanitarian Aid Workers: Ethics, Altruism, and Best Practices
Organiser(s): Nazanin Zadeh-Cummings, Nadine Voelkner
Humanitarianism in Protracted Crisis: Syria’s journey from Risk Reduction to Recovery, with Insights from Yemen and Beyond
Organiser(s): Rodrigo Mena, Catalina Jaime, Kirstin Kreyscher, Laura Peters, Katie Peters
The Time is Now: The Role of Public-Private Partnerships in Improving Humanitarian Systems
Organiser(s): Andrea Steinke
Sexual and gender minorities, humanitarian action and the Triple Nexus
Organiser(s): Stephen Brown, Dennis Dijkzeul, Morgane Rosier
AI solutions for humanitarian challenges
Organiser(s): Maria Kett
Using Evaluation Evidence to Guide a Structured "Humanitarian Reset"
Organiser(s): Julia Steets
Towards Plural Humanitarianisms: Decolonising Theory through Global-South Perspectives
Organiser(s): Jan Říkovský
Reimagining Humanitarian Response in the Face of Compounding Global Risks
Organiser(s): Ilja Ormel

International accountability and IHL

Humanitarian Accountability in Technology
Organiser(s): Jessica Robbins
The Forgotten Affected Population: Recognizing and Accounting for Crimes against Persons with Disabilities
Organiser(s): Dennis Dijkzeul, William Pons
Protecting civilians in a changing world order
Organiser(s): Amra Lee

Politics of humanitarianism: power, influence, and governance

Beyond Trust: Rethinking Humanitarian Legitimacy in Times of Grassroots Power
Organiser(s): Kemal Arslantas
Adjusting to a Changing Humanitarian System: Practices from the Global South
Organiser(s): Oheneba Boateng
The politics of food and technology in changing global and local crises
Organiser(s): Susanne Jaspars
Reuniting Families, Upholding Rights: RFL between Policy, Practice, and Protection
Organiser(s): Anusha Zubairy Yıldız
Communities of Practice as Sites of Solidarity, Resistance and Shifting Power in Humanitarianism
Organiser(s): Ricardo Fal-Dutra Santos
Resisting Border Violence: The Role of Civil Society, Local Actors, and Researchers
Organiser(s): Heidi Mogstad
‘Real’ Humanitarian Governance: Accountability, Advocacy, and Alternatives
Organiser(s): Dorothea Hilhorst
Redrawing the Map: Rethinking Humanitarian Financing in Times of Structural Instability
Organiser(s): İRFAN TATLI
The Politics and Empty Promises of Protection
Organiser(s): Jasmine Westendorf, Lucy Hall
Understanding Voluntary and Dignified Return in a Rapidly Changing World
Organiser(s): Hafize Ece Yılmaztürk
Revisiting the Nexus Between Human Rights and Humanitarianism
Organiser(s): Talita Cetinoglu
The politics of humanitarian negotiations
Organiser(s): Kristoffer Lidén
Teaching Global Humanitarian Assistance in Turbulent Times: Challenges and Opportunities in Higher E
Organiser(s): Nazanin Zadeh-Cummings

Understanding new trends in disasters, war, and polycrises

The Role(s) of Social Capital in Humanitarian Resilience in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Contexts
Organiser(s): Caitriona Dowd