Political Symbols: Representing Kaleidoscope Nations
This blog was written by Dr. Catherine Arthur, Lecturer in Humanitarian Studies. It summarises her recent book publication: Political Symbols and National Identity in Timor-Leste.Symbols of identity – flags, hero figures, emblems of nationhood – are the central glue...
Child Soldiers of the 21st Century
This blog post was written by Amy Hook who is currently enrolled in our MA in Humanitarian and Conflict Response. The news that armed groups in South Sudan released more than 200 child soldiers in April was gratifying. Since violence arose between the government and...
The economic side effects of peacekeeping and humanitarian interventions: Intervention gentrification and everyday economics
This blog was written by Dr Birte Vogel, Director of Teaching and Learning at HCRI. It summarises her recent publication in Civil Wars journal. What happens to local communities and neighbourhoods when a large group of international aid workers, peacekeepers or...
The Emotional Burden of Research
After a year and a half of preparing for my fieldwork in Malawi, which consisted of many late nights sat at my computer, reading, writing, re-writing, and drowning in ethics applications, I finally arrived in Lilongwe in April, and am now coming to the end of what has...
Dissertation reflection: counterfeit drugs in Thailand
This blog was written by Dan Turley, a student on the intercalated BSc in Global Health at HCRI. Find out more information about the iBSc in Global Health here. For my dissertation submitted to the HCRI for the Intercalated BSc in Global Health, I investigated the...
Care vs Control: the need for greater support for Home Office asylum caseworkers
This blog was written by Hannah Ellis, a student on the intercalated BSc in Global Health at HCRIAs part of my intercalation in Global Health I chose to write my dissertation on the ethical issues raised by the involvement of medical expert witnesses working with...
Getting behind everyday indicators
This blog was written by Professor Roger Mac Ginty, Lecturer in Peace and Conflict studies at HCRI. The original blog can be found on his website. I don’t think I have seen as many large construction cranes as I have seen towering above Manchester at the moment. There...
Reflections on conducting fieldwork in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
This blog was written by Emma Keelan, a Master's student on HCRI's online Global Health programme. When embarking on a Master’s dissertation involving a period of fieldwork, many factors need to be considered. Developing a project idea, the creation of timely and...
HCRI 10 Year Anniversary and PhD Symposium
This blog was written by Megan Turner, HCRI Communications and Administrative Assistant.May 2018 was a special month for HCRI, most notably for the launch of our 10 Year Anniversary. To celebrate a decade of HCRI, this year will see a large programme of events that...
New economic geographies and old conflict dynamics: trade in the border region of India, Pakistan and China
This blog was written by Dr Birte Vogel, Director of Teaching and Learning at HCRI.@birtevogel_How do economic interactions impact on peace or conflict and vice versa? This is the central question of a new project I am working on with partners from O.P. Global...
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