Network
We are actively building a network of Humanitarian Studies researchers and practitioners. Network members will be invited to present their work at HSC events, and contribute to HSC publications.
Joining the network is both voluntary and free! Join our mailing list.
Events
22 April
The State as a Humanitarian Actor: What
will the post-liberal humanitarian
system look like?
Dr Oscar A. Gómez will argue that any attempt to salvage humanitarianism from its colonial past and present necessitates recognizing and scrutinizing the state’s role as a humanitarian actor.
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29 April
Funding shocks and the strategic
impact on the humanitarian system
How do funding cuts impact the humanitarian system and in which ways should it respond? ‘Seismic shift’, humanitarian disaster’, or ‘opportunity for radical change’; perspectives on the current moment diverge. Join this session by KUNO leading up to the KUNO Conference.
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21 May
Justice in times of artificial intelligence: 2nd IHSA Annual Lecture
The International Institute of Social Studies will host the hybrid 2nd International Humanitarian Studies Association (IHSA) Annual Lecture ‘Rapid Changes Ahead: Technology and evidence gathering relating to allegations of international crimes in times of war’ with Judge Fergal M. Gaynor.
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15 – 17 October
IHSA Conference Istanbul
Humanitarianism in Crisis: New Realities
in Practices and Knowledges
Now more than ever, as conflicts, disasters, and systemic inequalities intensify, both humanitarian work and academic studies play a crucial role in shaping more just, effective, and inclusive responses. Attend the International Humanitarian Studies Association 8th biennial conference.
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Every month
Monthly Hum-Gov
Webinars
From protecting aid and medical workers, to contributions from experts around the world, join us for monthly dives into the latest in Humanitarian Studies with our Humanitarian Governance webinars.
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2025 events archive
Monthly Humanitarian Governance Webinars
1 April 2025 | Children in armed conflict: The protective role of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Children and other institutional responses co-organised by Save the Children Nederland and the Legal Mobilization Platform
26 March 2025 | Hum-Gov webinar on ‘Protecting Culture in Times of Crisis’ with Cultural Emergency Response (CER)
26 February 2025 | Ensuring humanitarian accountability: Lessons in success and failure from climate-related displaced communities in Bangladesh
19 February 2025 | USAID freeze: Impact and consequences
14 February 2025 | Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories: Conversation with UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
2023-2024 events archive
Monthly Humanitarian Governance Webinars
21 October 2024 | On ‘Making Strange’ for Development- and Humanitarian- Studies: A dialogue with Raymond Apthorpe and Des Gasper
17 October 2024 | Guest Seminar by Dr Yvonne Su on ‘Reimagining Humanitarian Practice: Local Solutions for LGBTQ+ Refugees in Brazil’ with a discussion by Dr Elissaios Papyrakis and Dr Nanneke Winters
2 October 2024 | Brown Bag Lunch with Maja Janmyr on ‘Humanitarian action and visual storytelling’ with examples from the graphic novel ‘Cardboard Camp: Stories of Sudanese Refugees in Lebanon’
13 September 2024 | HSC Annual One-Day Conference ‘Humanitarian Studies: Today and Tomorrow’
20 June 2024 | Guest Dialogue with the Embassy of Chile and the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Toxics, Marcos Orellana, on ‘Warfare and toxic remnants: Adverse effects on human health and the environment’
13 June 2024 | Guest Lecture by Professor Juan Ricardo Aparicio on ‘Latin American and the Caribbean Critical Thought Contributions to Understanding Crises’
12 June 2024 | The 15th Hague Roundtable on Climate & Security ‘Sustainable climate diplomacy and cooperation for disaster resilience – inclusive pathways with civil society, governments and more: special focus on Latin America and the Caribbean’
23 May 2024 | Next Level Nexus hosted in collaboration with Plan International
3 May 2024 | Brown Bag Lunch with Nazanin Zadeh-Cummings and Nadine Voelkner on’ What impact has international humanitarian engagement had in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, or North Korea) in the post-famine era?’
17 April 2024 | Guest Lecture by Professor Terry Canon on ‘The myth of the “community”: bogus concepts and distracted knowledge in disaster reduction and climate change’
11 December 2023 | Brown Bag Lunch with Pieter Dronkers on ‘Care Ethics in Palestine’
30 November 2023 | Peace&Justice Café #9: Humanitarian Innovation ‘Creating change from “the grassroots” and localizing decisions: Humanitarian Observatories in Context’
31 August 2023 | Launch of the HSC
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