Can ‘humanitarian humour’ and satire improve the images that volunteer-tourists upload on social media?
A new research article by Kaylan C. Schwarz and Lisa Ann Richey in New Media & Society looks at how volunteer tourism is portrayed and …
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Reporting Humanitarian Disasters in a Social Media Age: Q&A With Dr. Glenda Cooper
After a successful academic year which saw the publication of her book, Reporting Humanitarian Disasters in a Social Media Age, and her play about the …
Giving and humanitarianism within Islam
We summarise Engy Abdelkader‘s article on humanitarian Islam, which examines the role of giving within Muslim religion and traditions – and the failure of the …
“Volunteer Humanitarianism”: How Volunteers Helped Calais Asylum seekers fight the Lack of Institutional Support
Untrained volunteers often get a bad reputation in the humanitarian system. But in the wake of emergencies, local and international citizens can step in to …
Is The Internet Misleading Us About Conflict Casualty Figures?
A research paper by Mary Grace Flaherty and Leslie F. Roberts published by Conflict and Health looks at the accuracy of internet search results relating to death …
How do perceptions of Islam influence humanitarian donations towards Muslim charities and refugees?
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 …
Humanitarian dogs and drones: non-human humanitarians
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 Disasters looks at “Gender, sexuality, and violence in humanitarian crises”
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 …
The Everyday Projects: Using Instagram to Challenge Stereotypes About Faraway Countries and Unrepresented Populations
“If you work with a massive NGO, it’s difficult to come out without pictures of refugees, which fits into a stereotype,” says Austin Merrill, co-founder …
New Research Critiques Instagrammable Humanitarianism and Emotion Tourism
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 …