The researchers in our network work on a wide range of topics. This page highlights some of their current research projects.
We summarise a recent research article on the relationship between perceptions of Islam and charitable giving. By Carolina Are Does Islamophobia influence charitable giving? Are …
Just over a month ago, the Nigerian Military raided the offices of a leading Nigerian newspaper over their reporting of the Boko Haram conflict. The …
A research article by Dr. Benjamin Meiches examines how non-human actors are perceived in humanitarian literature, and the opportunities and questions their use raises. We picked …
A special issue of the Disasters journal published at the start of 2018 looks at the complexity of tackling gender-based violence (GBV) in humanitarian scenarios. We …
A recent research article looks at the role of literature in raising awareness of world crises. We summarise its key findings. By Carolina Are From …
Does Instagram aid marketing really work? And how does emotional tourism in orphanages affect the children it’s meant to help? We summarise two recent studies …
What impact do news and social media content have on our perception of refugees and their integration into a new host country? We take a …
Guest Post by Richard Stupart, PhD Candidate at the London School of Economics and Politics. The views in this article do not necessarily reflect those …
Celebrity involvement in humanitarian issues – and the media coverage this creates – is a controversial topic in humanitarian communication studies. Some scholars believe that …
Guest post by Dr Dmitry Chernobrov, Department of Journalism Studies, University of Sheffield Digital technologies and big data are rapidly transforming humanitarian crisis response. One …