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Including children in cities, immigration, Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license, CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0) Public Domain Dedication. Please request your waiver or discount at the point of submission. Journal of Humanitarian Affairsis an Open Access journal. For other authors, APCs are covered by institutions or one of Springer Nature's wide-ranging open research agreements such as Projekt DEAL. Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute. Races: Urban groups. because of how their application may risk exposing crisis affected individuals and communities to various kinds of insecurity.Published17 August 2016 through 28 July 2020. Itexplores pre- and post-disaster interventions and rehabilitation efforts targeting the psychosocial well-being of the affected communities as well as humanitarian workers. California Privacy Statement, Focused on experience, they should give particular attention to tensions and contradictions, innovative practices, challenges and struggles, and stories of success and failure. The politics of information and analysis are the most fraught where technical capacity and data quality are the weakest. Updated 21 May 2022. The journal aims to be a home and platform for leading thinkers on humanitarian affairs, a place where ideas are floated, controversies are aired and new research is published and scrutinised. Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, Volume 2, pp 25-34; Sexual violence against men and boys in conflict and displacement has garnered increasing attention over the past decade and has been recognised in UN Security Resolution 2467. We argue that just as there is no universal experience of sexual violence for women and girls, there is no universal experience for men and boys, or for nonbinary people. These can be written as descriptive reports, analytical essays, or chronicles/diaries. The Journal of International Humanitarian Action has been published in 100% Gold Open Access formatsince its inception. Maximum extent 4,000 words including abstract and bibliography. The journal aims to be a home and platform for leading thinkers on humanitarian affairs, a place where ideas are floated, controversies are aired and new research is published and scrutinised. TheJournal of Humanitarian Affairsis an exciting, new open access journal hosted jointly by The Humanitarian Affairs Team at Save the Children UK, and Centre de Rflexion sur lAction et les Savoirs Humanitaires MSF (Paris) and the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute at the University of Manchester. Drawing on life history interviews and focus group discussions with seventeen Syrian women in Jordan in spring 2019, we explore the monetary and non-monetary contributions of middle-aged females to the livelihoods of refugee households. Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, Volume 3, pp 16-27; Famine means destitution, increased severe malnutrition, disease, excess death and the breakdown of institutions and social norms. This paper questions this by examining the close relationship between certain humanitarian goals, and cultural values and practices. The journal will challenge contributors and readers to think critically about humanitarian issues that are often approached from reductionist assumptions about what experience and evidence mean.

This article summarises one particular set of controversies, namely, false claims that the non-government organisations conducting such search and rescue operations are actively colluding with people smugglers to ferry people into Europe. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience. TheJournal of Humanitarian Affairsis an exciting, new open access journal hosted jointly by The Humanitarian Affairs Team at Save the Children UK, and Centre de Rflexion sur lAction et les Savoirs Humanitaires MSF (Paris) and the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute at the University of Manchester. The Journal encompasses all aspects of humanitarian assistance, from early warning and emergency provision to post-conflict peace-building and the transition to development. The ToC offers development actors a framework for better support of beneficiaries with mental health conditions and psychosocial disabilities given disappointingly scant attention by the sector to date. This journal began publishing in open access in 2019. For questions or feedback, please reach us at. Photos used throughout the site by David Jorre, Jean-Philippe Delberghe, JJ Ying, Luca Bravo, Brandi Redd, & Christian Perner from Unsplash. By subscribing you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing. Its intersectionality with poverty and physical health has been brought into sharp focus by the current COVID-19 pandemic which has magnified the underlying social and environmental stressors of mental health. The humanitarian sector is rapidly changing and faces a range of ethical, political and practical challenges. Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, Volume 3, pp 53-60; Over the past 25 years, the humanitarian sector has become increasingly dominated by numbers.

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The journal aims to be a home and platform for leading thinkers on humanitarian affairs, a place where ideas are tested, controversies are aired and new research is published and scrutinised. Supportive humanitarian action should allow them to upscale their businesses and address power dynamics within families.

For some authors, publishing charges (APCs)are generously covered by the Network on Humanitarian Action, whether in whole or in part. It covers contemporary, historical, methodological and applied subject matters and will bring together studies, debates and literature reviews. Attribution Examining Mdecins Sans Frontires concept of tmoignage, the article argues that the pull between reason and emotion crystallises a more profound tension between the need for a professional and technical humanitarianism as opposed to a political and morally charged one. T. Bamforth, J., H. Qureshi / Journal of Humanitarian Assistance, 2007, S. Bailey / Journal of Humanitarian Assistance, 2007, M. Hyder / Journal of Humanitarian Assistance, 2007, S, Chaulia / Journal of Humanitarian Assistance, 2007, R. Black / Journal of Humanitarian Assistance, 2001, Unless stated otherwise Eldis original content is available for re-use under a Creative Commons license (CC BY 3.0), Please check the box to confirm you would like to receive updates from Eldis by email, Political complexities of humanitarian intervention in the Pakistan earthquake, The use of cash in emergency and post-emergency non-food item programs: a case study from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Areas in which submissions will be considered include humanitarian financing, migrations and responses, the history of humanitarian aid, failed humanitarian interventions, media representations of humanitarianism, the changing landscape of humanitarianism, the response of states to foreign interventions and critical debates on concepts such as resilience or security. Each issue of the journal will include two pieces reflecting on humanitarian programmes, recounting experiences of humanitarian practice, or providing analysis on a particular programme or response. The Critical Risk of Disinformation for Humanitarians The Case of the MV Aquarius, Reason, Emotion and Solidarity in Humanitarian Advocacy, From It Rarely Happens to Its Worse for Men. It contributes to current thinking around humanitarian governance, policy and practice with academic rigour and political courage. 2022 BioMed Central Ltd unless otherwise stated. DfIDs ToC provides a conceptual framework for improving mental health globally, with an overarching vision of the full and equal exercise of all human rights by those affected by mental health conditions and psychosocial disability. Contributors should send their articles to Phoebe Shambaugh, Managing Editor,phoebe.shambaugh@manchester.ac.uk. The journal challenges contributors and readers to think critically about humanitarian issues that are often approached from reductionist assumptions about what experience and evidence mean.

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Terms and Conditions, The article argues that the aid sector needs to develop an ethical code of conduct around sexual relationships, harassment and abuse that recognises power inequalities within the sector and seeks to protect vulnerable individuals. The authors of this article practitioners and academics with extensive experience in the field aim to dispel ten of the most common misconceptions that we have encountered, and to highlight the current evidence base regarding sexual violence against men and boys in humanitarian settings. Maximum extent 3,500 words including abstract and bibliography.

Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, Volume 2, pp 42-48; Despite increasing attention to gender issues in the humanitarian sector, the notion of gender equality as a humanitarian goal remains largely rejected, as some argue it would require interfering with cultural values and practices, and thus lie beyond the remit of humanitarianism. Butbeyond asking what technology doesforhumanitarian action, this Collection explores what it doestohumanitarian action.

Heleen Touquet, Sarah Chynoweth, Sarah Martin, Chen Reis, Henri Myrttinen, Philipp Schulz, Lewis Turner, David Duriesmith. In order to address the complexities of these experiences, a survivor-centred, intersectional approach is needed. No fee is payable by the author or their institution to submit or publish in the journal. As part of the review, the essay also identifies how academics can better engage with each of the four strands.

It aims toexplorea variety of beneficiaries' characteristics and contexts using preventive measures including DRR (disaster risk reduction) and empowerment.Published8 February 2017 through 29 March 2019, Special Collection:Humanitarian TechnologyHumanitarian actors have long adopted and adapted technology to improve aid delivery and protection practices. International organisations in Mindanao: to protect or not? Given the diversity of our readership, the editors seek submissions that transcend disciplinary and sectional divisions and promote rigorous and inclusive discourse around the challenges, problems, and practices of humanitarian action.

TheJournal of Humanitarian Affairsprovides a space for serious and inter-disciplinary academic and practitioner exchanges on pressing issues of international interest. What does DOAJ define as Open Accesss? Areas in which submissions will be considered include humanitarian financing, migrations and responses, the history of humanitarian aid, failed humanitarian interventions, media representations of humanitarianism, the changing landscape of humanitarianism, the response of states to foreign interventions and critical debates on concepts such as resilience or security. Maximum extent 1,000 words including abstract and bibliography. Yet, 70 per cent of mental disorders occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), with a 22 per cent prevalence in fragile and conflict-affected states. Articles should be prepared according to thejournals guidelinesand authors can review theauthor resources areafor more information on how to write and prepare their article and other MUP policies.

The abusive behaviour of men in the sector is shaped and enabled by race, class and gender inequalities, which undermine many of the stated aims of international aid programmes. unrestricted copyrights and publishing rights.

Because of both its human and political meanings, famine can be a shocking term. No Derivatives. Aims to provide a means for policy debate, the sharing of lessons learned, and the fostering of cooperation within and between the different professions concerned with the many aspects of this work. While power inequalities between older and younger Syrian women are not new, they have been exacerbated by the loss of resources in displacement. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. Manage cookies/Do not sell my data we use in the preference centre. Our rationale can be summed up as follows: the sector is growing and is facing severe ethical and practical challenges. In turn, contributions will draw from a range of disciplinary perspectives, including, but not limited to, anthropology, cultural studies, economics, law, history, organisational studies, philosophy, politics, public health and sociology. Increased economic and social responsibilities coincide with a phase in our interviewees lifecycle in which they traditionally acquire greater authority as elders, especially as mothers-in-law. Urban sociology: City population. It is premised on rational thinking, which posits that factual evidence can limit subjective bias in humanitarians call for change. Our insights offer a counterpoint to humanitarian attempts at increasing refugees self-reliance through small-scale entrepreneurship. The article analyses the ToC, provides an overview, highlights gaps and comments upon how DfID might have improved clarity for development actors seeking to realise its vision. These four strands structure the literature review: knowledge the technical difficulties in quantifying phenomena; governance how numbers help humanitarian organisations manage the sector; effects the impact that quantification has had on the sector as a whole; meaning the importance of rhetoric, discourse, representation and communication when it comes to understanding the quantitative.

It ultimately calls for a gender-transformative humanitarian action that recognises and supports local feminist actors, in an effort to transform gender relations both in local communities and within humanitarianism itself. Authors: Abdul Kadir Khan and Tiina Kontinen, Authors: Simone Lucatello and Oscar A. Gmez, Authors: Moosa Elayah, Qais Gaber and Matilda Fenttiman, Authors: Abigael Apollo and Marcellus Forh Mbah, Authors: Junaid Qadir, Anwaar Ali, Raihan ur Rasool, Andrej Zwitter, Arjuna Sathiaseelan and Jon Crowcroft, Authors: Andrej Zwitter and Oskar J. Gstrein, From time to time, theJournal of International Humanitarian Action publishes collections of articles on topics of special interest. Springer Nature. Cookies policy. Papers that are accepted following peer review will be published. The city. More Online journal aiming to bring together academics, policy makers and practitioners in the field of humanitarian assistance. The article argues that the aid industry exists in a historical, social and political space that is particularly volatile. These partners help to ensure that Eldis can present a truly global picture of development research. 2022 University of Cincinnati. In spring and summer 2017, these claims of collusion emerged from state agencies and from anti-immigration groups, became viral on social media platforms and rapidly moved into mainstream media coverage, criminal investigations by prosecutors and the speech and laws of politicians across the continent. Areas in which submissions will be considered include humanitarian financing, migrations and responses, the history of humanitarian aid, failed humanitarian interventions, media representations of humanitarianism, the changing landscape of humanitarianism, the response of states to foreign interventions and critical debates on concepts such as resilience or security. Contributing to current thinking around humanitarian governance, policy and practice with academic rigour and political courage, the Journal of Humanitarian Affairschallenges contributors and readers to think critically about humanitarian issues that are often approached from reductionist assumptions about what experience and evidence mean.

This article explores #MeToo in the context of the aid industry (informally known by many participants as #AidToo), particularly within a British context. Globally, mental ill-health is estimated to affect almost one billion people. Topics include, but are not restricted to, humanitarian financing, migrations and responses, the history of humanitarian aid, failed humanitarian interventions, media representations of humanitarianism, the changing landscape of humanitarianism, the response of states to foreign interventions, critical debates on concepts such as resilience, sustainability, security, etc.

Data has come to be a cornerstone of this turn towards reason, aggregating human stories in numbers and percentages, which when reaching an elusive threshold is expected to persuade decision-makers to act.

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SpringerOpen offers APC waivers to papers whose corresponding authors are based in countriesclassified by the World Bankas low-income economies as of July 2021. Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, Volume 3, pp 1-3; Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, Volume 3, pp 40-45; This article critiques the new Theory of Change (ToC) on mental health published by the UKs Department for International Development (DfID) in the last fortnight of its existence. Therefore, the editors welcome original research contributions which critically engage with how these challenges are being negotiated in theory and in practice. Eldis supports free and open access to useful and relevant research on global development challenges. TheJournal of Humanitarian Affairswill provide a space for serious and inter-disciplinary academic and practitioner exchanges on pressing issues of international interest. This journal uses TheJournal of International Humanitarian Actionis an open access peer-reviewed journal for researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and anyone moved to understand contemporary challenges, reflect critically on practices, and engage at humanitarian actions leading edge. Added 21 May 2022 Edited by Fernando Espada, Juliano Fiori, Tanja Mller, Michal Neuman, Risn Read, Isabelle Schlpfer, Gemma Sou, Bertrand Taithe. The journal will engage with these through diverse online content, including peer reviewed articles, expert interviews, policy analyses, literature reviews and spotlight features. Part of It concludes that the prism of solidarity can help reinvigorate humanitarian advocacy helping reconcile reason with emotion, combining practices of advocacy with those of activism, in turn creating the foundations of a more solidarist humanitarianism. The most recent contribution to this literature is Jol Glasmans Humanitarianism and the Quantification of Humanitarian Needs. Articles should advance knowledge about the field of humanitarianism, including articles on the broader implications of the topic as well as those focused more narrowly on specific case studies, practices or concepts. All Rights Reserved. Dina Sidhva, Ann-Christin Zuntz, Ruba al Akash, Ayat Nashwan, Areej Al-Majali.

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