Proposed Panel List

Proposed Panels & Papers

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Health and the Environment

Bridging the gaps between knowledge and action in Disaster Risk Reduction
Organiser(s): French Red Cross Foundation
Aid workers at the frontlines: studying effects of epidemics on volunteering
Organiser(s): French Red Cross Foundation
COVID-19 beyond health insecurity: Human security perspective in understanding the multidimensional impacts of the pandemic
Organiser(s): Lisette Robles
Love, sex and crisis: challenges and paths forward for sexual and reproductive health and rights in humanitarian settings
Organiser(s): Megan Daigle
How to include marginalized groups in risk communication and community engagement
Organiser(s): Mia Marzotto, Christine Fricke
Rethinking the History of Attacks on Healthcare
Organiser(s): Laure Humbert, Bertrand Taithe, Raphaele Balu
Medical quality and Patient-centered care
Organiser(s): Michaël Neuman
Novel and innovative approaches to advance health research in humanitarian crises.
Organiser(s): Mohamed Jelle, Andrew Seal and Abdihamid Warsame

Localising Humanitarian Studies

Privileging Forces in the Humanitarian System: Power and Marginalization
Organiser(s): Olivia Wilkinson, Tom Arcaro
Beyond the Local: Cultural translatability in humanitarian interventions
Organiser(s): Jeremy Allouche, Dieunedort Wandji, Camille Maubert, Gauthier Marchais
Inclusion of Disadvantaged Groups in Humanitarian Action and Disaster Risk Reduction: From Policy to Practice
Organiser(s): Carolin Funke, Dennis Dijkzeul
From Board to Reality: The Practice of Research Ethics Reviews in Conflict Settings
Organiser(s): Emilie Venables, Francesca Grandi
Decolonising aid? Issues and directions
Organiser(s): Vicki Ware, Sue Kenny, Anthony Ware
Practical Leadership through Education: exploring complexities in education programmes aiming to enhance local leadership and challenge humanitarian power dynamics
Organiser(s): Adele Aubrey, Darren Walter, Imri Schattner-Ornan
Navigating Empathy in Humanitarian Education
Organiser(s): Jessica Hawkins, Amanda McCorkindale
Teaching violence: trauma, professionalisation and humanitarian education
Organiser(s): Eleanor Davey, Jessica Hawkins, Róisín Read
Implementing the Grand Bargain on the ground: Lessons and Reflections from the Pacific
Organiser(s): Kai Hopkins (Ground Truth Solutions), Marian Casey-Maslen (CDAC)
Changing practices of humanitarian advocacy
Organiser(s): Dorothea Hilhorst, Margit van Wessel

Migration, Displacement and Refugees

Managing governance of forced displacement and refugee crises: can lessons be learned from the host communities?
Organiser(s): Dr Palash Kamruzzaman, Dr Bulbul Siddiqi
“Humanitarian borders” between care and control
Organiser(s): Shoshana Fine, Polly Pallister-Wilkins, Damien Simonneau
Residential trajectories of refugees, migrants and asylum seekers: vulnerabilities, assistance and policies
Organiser(s): Nicole Tabet
Impacts of war and displacement on refugees’ educational trajectories
Organiser(s): Kristin Hadfield, Amal El-Kharouf, Sophie von Stumm, Rana Dajani, Isabelle Mareschal
Refugee Social Integration: Resettlement, Protection & Europe
Organiser(s): Mr Joseph Munnelly, Dr Sulagna Maitra
A world without camps? Understanding the potential for refugees and IDPs to achieve well-being and decent livelihoods in urban areas.
Organiser(s): Dr. Nassim Majidi, Prof. Alison Brown, Dr. Michael Owiso, Stefanie Barratt, Lucy Earle
Aligning Large Scale Development Programs with Community Resilience: Innovative Approaches to Dealing with Displacement, Livelihood Disturbances & Ecology
Organiser(s): Mr. Nigatu Abebe Wolkanto, Dr. Sulagna Maitra, Dr. Befikadu.Esayas Amphune
Migration crises in Latin America: what management of exiled populations?
Organiser(s): Lucie Laplace
Climate-related displacement, (internal) migration and humanitarian action: Perspectives and alternatives
Organiser(s): Rodrigo Mena, Hyeonggeun Ji
Everyday violence and resistance in Europe’s ‘migration management’ during the Covid-19 pandemic
Organiser(s): Marta Welander, Susanne Jaspars
Borders and Subjectivities: Imagination, bodies, and political experiences
Organiser(s): Paola Diaz, Fernando Garlin Politis
The Safety of Strangers: humanitarian protection in South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda
Organiser(s): Naomi Pendle, Liz Storer
The challenge of reframing displacement in recent times - The actors and meanings of terms
Organiser(s): Mausumi Moran Chetia, Ven Paolo Valenzuela

Political Economy and Politics of Humanitarianism

The politics of humanitarian urbanism
Organiser(s): Karen Buscher
From Reaction to Anticipation: How to Expand and Finance Anticipatory Humanitarian Action
Organiser(s): Marie Wagner
Trust in Humanitarian Action
Organiser(s): Oheneba Boateng
Taking ideology out of humanitarianism? The everyday, corporate interests and the politics of global solidarity
Organiser(s): Prof Tanja R. Müller, Prof Lisa Ann Richey
Rethinking Violence in Humanitarian Research
Organiser(s): Pedro Lima Silva Rocha, Nathaniel O'Grady
The politics of negotiating with authoritarian regimes
Organiser(s): Andrew Cunningham
Humanitarianism and Inequality
Organiser(s): Tobias Denskus, Bandana Purkayastha, Silke Roth
Working in the Sahel
Organiser(s): Michaël Neuman
Ebola and accountability
Organiser(s): Natalie Roberts, Myfanwy James
After the 'revolution' - where next for participation and accountability in humanitarian action?
Organiser(s): Oliver Lough
The Politics of Difference in Humanitarian Practice: Old Realities, New Questionings?
Organiser(s): Nora Bardelli, Myfanwy James
Hierarchies and Exclusion in Humanitarianism : Shedding light on an untold story
Organiser(s): Clara Egger, Andrea Schneiker
Bringing Political Economy back to Centre-Stage: The challenges of assuring principled humanitarian action in an era of transactional politics
Organiser(s): Gilles Carbonnier, Fiona Terry, Davide Rodogno, Achim Wennmann
Depoliticizing humanitarian action: motives, practices, consequences
Organiser(s): Isabelle Desportes, Alice Corbet
Communities matter: Examining the role of informal support networks in humanitarian response
Organiser(s): Jeeyon Kim, Alex Humphrey, Maha Elsamahi
Ethics of Humanitarian Action & Politics of Humanitarianism on the Subject of Child Rights Complaints Mechanisms
Organiser(s): Rigmor Argren, Jessica Jonsson
Transactional Sex in Humanitarian Contexts
Organiser(s): Clea Kahn
Optimizing humanitarian needs assessment
Organiser(s): Danielle N. Poole, Nathaniel A. Raymond, Rachel Farrell, Jenna Davis, Devin Osborne, Chloe Jensen, Catherine Panter-Brick, Kaveh Khoshnood
Humanitarian standards as the leveller in humanitarian politics
Organiser(s): Aninia Nadig
Political Economy and Politics of Humanitarianism: Is the Past Prologue?
Organiser(s): Charles Kelly
Syrian Remittances: Navigating Forced Displacement, Sanctions and Humanitarian Needs
Organiser(s): Erica Moret, Joseph Daher, Tolga Bolukbasi, Benjamin Shraven and Ola El Taliawi
The politics of solidarity during famine
Organiser(s): Abraham Diing Akoi, Naomi Pendle

Technology and Innovation

The humanitarian ‘digital divide’
Organiser(s): Kerrie Holloway, Barnaby Willitts-King
Trust in Humanitarian Numbers? Bringing Critical Data Studies into Humanitarian Studies
Organiser(s): Joel Glasman & Brendan Lawson
Frugal innovations and technology: aiding self-reliance and resilience amongst crisis affected groups?
Organiser(s): Dr Holly A Ritchie, Dr Rodrigo Mena
Responsible Data Sharing with Donors in Humanitarian Action
Organiser(s): Stuart Campo, Fanny Weicherding
Technology, Innovation and Experimentation in the Refugee Sector
Organiser(s): Dr. Aila Spathopoulou, Dr. Hanna A. Ruszczyk
Data and Displacement: Data Justice in Humanitarian Targeting
Organiser(s): Vicki Squire, Modesta Alozie
Digital Affordance to mitigate conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV)
Organiser(s): Isabelle Vonèche-Cardia, Denis Gillet
Humanitarian innovation, technology and cash assistance in Lebanon
Organiser(s): Glenda Garelli, Nadine Hassouneh
Towards responsible use of AI and geospatial data in preparedness and response to natural hazards and complex emergencies
Organiser(s): Marc van den Homberg, Caroline Gevaert, Yola Georgiadou, Catalina Jaime