Special Edition of the Journal of Refugee Studies on Faith-Based
Humanitarianism
The latest issue of the Journal of Refugee Studies is a special issue
exploring "Faith-Based Humanitarianism in Contexts of Forced
Displacement", and is guest edited by Dr Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh,
Departmental Lecturer in Forced Migration at the Refugee Studies Centre.
The special issue (Volume 24, Issue 3, September 2011) compiles and
expands upon the findings of a conference hosted at the RSC in September
2010 on the challenges and prospects of faith-based organisations
engaging in humanitarian work to support forced migrants in a variety of
geopolitical contexts. It draws together 10 articles, which include
historical and contemporary analyses and critiques of faith-based and
secular humanitarianism, in addition to detailed case-studies from
across the global South (Nigeria, Kenya, Thai/Burma, Western
Sahara/Algeria) and the global North (USA, UK and Australia).
View the special issue's table of contents:
http://jrs.oxfordjournals.org/content/24/3.toc
View the workshop report:
http://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/events/faith-based-humanitarianism/FaithBasedHumanitarianismReport.pdf
Listen to a podcast of the closing lecture by Dr Elizabeth Ferris of The
Brookings Institute on Forced Migration Online:
http://www.forcedmigration.org/podcasts-videos-photos/podcasts/faith-based-humanitarianism
The special issue will be launched at the Refugee Studies Centre in late
November 2011.
For further information about this and related research projects, please
contact Dr Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh on [log in to unmask]
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