Local Communities and Contextualising the Localisation of Aid Agenda Series Introduction by Dr Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, Refugee Hosts PI and UCL In recent years, and especially since the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit, the ‘localisation of aid agenda’ has become prominent in discussions about responses to displacement. This agenda starts by recognising that ‘local actors’ play key…
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Summer Newsletter
Our Summer newsletter is now available to view online. This issue highlights our activities over the summer, as well as our recent Faith and Displacement series, which you can read in full on our website. Please follow the link below for important project updates, including blog highlights and information on recent and forthcoming events: Newsletter…
Between Borders UCL Conference 9 June
We are pleased to share this announcement on behalf of the convenors of UCL's 2017 Migration Conference, 'Between Borders: Exploring spaces of exclusion and belonging in global migration.' The conference will be held on 9th June 2017, 9.30am – 6.00pm in UCL's Pearson Building, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT. You can register to attend the Conference by visiting the Eventbrite…
Spring Newsletter
Our Spring newsletter is now available to view online. Please follow the link below for information on the project, including blog highlights, updates and information on how you can get involved: 2017 01 Spring If you have any questions, or would like to get involved in the project, please get in touch by visiting our…
Who Will Resettle Single Syrian Men?
It is often assumed that local community responses to displacement are characterised by the exclusion of certain groups of refugees from assistance, an assumption that our Refugee Hosts is examining through research with refugees and hosts in 9 local communities in Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey. Such processes of inclusion and exclusion are also, of course, a central feature of…
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