This post by Kasper Hoffmann (University of Copenhagen) and Judith Verweijen (University of Sussex) was originally published on the London School of Economics Conflict Research Programme blog. Around the world, vast amounts of people live in areas marked by rebel presence. A growing body…
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Fracking democracy, criminalising dissent
This article by Andrea Brock, Dr. Amber Huff, Dr. Judith Verweijen, Professor Jan Selby, Professor David Ockwell, and Professor Peter Newell of the University of Sussex was originally published in ‘The Ecologist’ on 18 October, 2018. The anti-fracking victory yesterday should not…
Posted in Climate, Climate Change, Economy, International Relations, Nature, Policy, Rights, Uncategorized
Does anti-trafficking policy protect against forced labour and exploitation or harm? The ban on migration for domestic work in Ethiopia and Ghana
This post was written by Dr. Priya Deshingkar, Research Director/Senior Research Fellow at the Sussex Centre for Migration Research (SCMR). Domestic workers who number at least 67 million adults worldwide, according to the International Labour Organization, have been in focus…
Victims or Empowered Citizens: Moving Beyond the Traditional Humanitarian Aid Model
This post was written by Shonali Banerjee, Doctoral Researcher in International Development, University of Sussex. As global humanitarian crises get broader, more complicated and more urgent, it’s critical to evaluate the current aid models and how they might be improved.…
Tagged with: Anthropology, Development, Human rights, Refugee crisis, Refugees
Posted in Anthropology, International Relations, migration, Rights
Posted in Anthropology, International Relations, migration, Rights
Brexit, Trump and the Implications for Development- A Review
by Laura Bennett Given the events that continue to dominate world politics, I was only too eager to attend the talk entitled ‘Brexit, Trump and the Implications for Development’, featuring a very diverse range of speakers. The discussion was chaired…