Cindy Horst

Research Director, Research Professor

Email: cindy@prio.org
Work phone: +47 22 54 77 49
Twitter: @CindyMHorst

Research Interests

Cindy Horst is Research Professor in Migration and Refugee Studies at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). Her current research interests include: mobility in conflict; diaspora; humanitarianism; refugee protection; transnational civic engagement; and theorizing on social transformation. She is particularly interested in methodological innovations that allow for critical and ethically conscious research engagement, through shared anthropology and multi-sited ethnography. Cindy is the author of Transnational Nomads: How Somalis cope with refugee life in the Dadaab camps of Kenya (Berghahn 2006). Her most recent publications include 'Migrants as agents of development: European diaspora engagement discourse and the essentialisation of diaspora roots'. (Ethnicities 2015) with Giulia Sinatti and 'Flight and Exile. Uncertainty in the Context of Conflict-induced displacement (Social Analysis 2015) with Katarzyna Grabska.

Background

Research Areas of Interest:

* Active citizenship

* Mobility and transnationalism affecting (national) identities
* The impact of transnationalism on (post-)conflict situations
* Interactions between refugees and the refugee regime
* Refugee Livelihoods
* Diaspora Engagements
* Ethical and Methodological challenges of fieldwork in conflict situations

Languages spoken:

Dutch (mother tongue), English (fluent), Norwegian (good), German, (intermediate), French (basic), Somali (basic),

Work Experience:

Moderator of the Refugee Livelihoods Network, UNHCR
Researcher and Lecturer on forced migration, University of Amsterdam

Education:

2003: PhD in Social Sciences on migration and transnationalism among Somalis, University of Amsterdam
1997: Foundation Course on Forced Migration, Centre for Refugee Studies, Oxford University
1996: MA in Cultural & Social Anthropology, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen

CV Horst July 2016.pdf

Research Groups

Full member:

Associated member:

Business and Peace

PRIO Departments

Current

Social Dynamics

Historical

PRIO Projects

Ongoing:

Active Citizenship in Culturally and Religiously Diverse Societies (ACT) (project leader)
Conflict of Interest? 'Business For Peace' as Development Aid in Volatile Environments (project leader)
Dimensions of Accountability in Somaliland (project leader)
Performances of Citizenship: Enactment as a Way of Becoming a Citizen

Finished:

Events

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 08:30-10:00 – Conversation with novelist Nadifa Mohamed and activist Adam Matan
Mon, 13 Jun 2016 16:00-18:30 – Somali Women's Civic and Political Engagement: Past, Present and Future
Mon, 09 Nov 2015 18:00-20:00 – Somali Women in Diaspora
Wed, 20 May 2015 09:00-16:00 – A Humanitarian Crisis on the Doorstep of Europe
Tue, 17 Mar 2015 08:15-10:00 – Humanitarianism and Return: Compromising protection?
Thu, 13 Mar 2014 08:30-10:00 – Somalis in Oslo: Presentation of the Report
Tue, 04 Mar 2014 08:30-10:00 – The Rise and Decline of a Global Security Actor: UNHCR, Refugee Protection and Security
Thu, 12 Dec 2013 15:00-16:30 – Graphic Violence: Representing Conflict and Migration through Narrative, Photography and Comics
Thu, 05 Sep 2013 08:30-10:00 – Diasporas and Development: A marriage of convenience or true love?
Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:30-15:30 – Clan Cleansing in Somalia: The Ruinous Legacy of 1991
Thu, 06 Jun 2013 08:30-10:00 – Engaging Diaspora in the Promotion of Peace: Lessons from Canada
Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:30-10:00 – Return to Somalia: A New Era?
Thu, 03 May 2012 09:30-11:30 – The Afghan Diaspora in the USA, UK and Norway
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:00-13:30 – Making Gender Matter in Humanitarian Operations
Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:00-12:00 – The Research-Practice Nexus in Humanitarianism
11 - 13 Oct 2011 – Research course on Fieldwork Methodology
Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:00-13:00 – How does conflict in the country of origin affect remittance-sending?
Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:00-11:30 – Participation of Diasporas in Peacebuilding and Development: Opportunities for synergy?
Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:30-19:30 – Linking Migration and Development
Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:30-13:30 – Migration seminar: 'Diasporas for peace: patterns, trends and potential of long-distance diaspora involvement in conflict settings (DIASPEACE)
Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:00-13:00 – Migration seminar: 'Project presentation: Theorising the evolution of European migration systems (THEMIS)'

PRIO started tracking events online in 2007. This listing is not complete. Past events may be mentioned in our news archive.

Publications

Cindy Horst is the author of the monograph Transnational Nomads, which discusses refugee livelihoods in and transnational connections from/to Dadaab. There is a tendency to consider all refugees as 'vulnerable victims': an attitude reinforced by the stream of images depicting refugees living in abject conditions. This study of Somalis in a Kenyan refugee camp reveals the inadequacy of such assumptions by describing the rich personal and social histories that refugees bring with them to the camps. Furthermore, Cindy has published in African Studies; Afrika Spectrum; Conflict, Security and Development; Ethnicities; Global Networks; International Migration Review; Journal of Refugee Studies; Refuge; Refugee Survey Quarterly; and Social Analysis; and is the contributor to numerous edited volumes.

Recent publications

Horst, Cindy & Elin Martine Doeland (2016) Introducing a Women’s Empowerment Agenda from Abroad? Gender and Stability in Somalia, PRIO Policy Brief, 13. Oslo: PRIO.

Horst, Cindy & Anab Nur (2016) Governing mobility through humanitarianism in South-central Somalia: compromising protection for the sake of return?, Development and Change 47(3): 542–562.

All publications

Peer-reviewed Journal Article

Horst, Cindy & Anab Nur (2016) Governing mobility through humanitarianism in South-central Somalia: compromising protection for the sake of return?, Development and Change 47(3): 542–562.

Horst, Cindy & katarzyna grabska (2015) Flight and Exile—Uncertainty in the Context of Conflict-induced displacement, Social Analysis: Journal of Cultural and Social Practice 59(1): 1–18.

Sinatti, Giulia & Cindy Horst (2015) Migrants as agents of development: Diaspora engagement discourse and practice in Europe, Ethnicities 15(1): 134–152.

Horst, Cindy; Marta Bivand Erdal; Jørgen Carling & Karin Fathimath Afeef (2014) Private money, public scrutiny? Contrasting perspectives on remittances, Global Networks 14(4): 514–532.

Horst, Cindy (2013) The depoliticization of diasporas from the Horn of Africa: From refugees to transnational aid workers, African Studies 72(2): 228–245.

Carling, Jørgen; Marta Bivand Erdal & Cindy Horst (2012) How does Conflict in Migrants’ Country of Origin Affect Remittance-Sending? Financial Priorities and Transnational Obligations Among Somalis and Pakistanis in Norway, International Migration Review 46(2): 283–309.

Fadnes, Ellen; & Horst, Cindy (2009) Responses to Internal Displacement in Colombia: Guided by What Principles?, Refuge 26(1): 111–120.

Horst, Cindy (2008) The Transnational Political Engagements of Refugees: Remittance Sending Practices amongst Somalis in Norway, Conflict, Security and Development 8(3): 31–339.

Horst, Cindy (2008) A Monopoly on Assistance? International Aid to Refugee Camps and the Role of the Diaspora, Afrika Spectrum 43(1): 121–131.

Horst, Cindy (2006)Buufis amongst Somalis in Dadaab: The Transnational and Historical Logics Behind Resettlement Dreams , Journal of Refugee Studies 19(2): 143–157.

Horst, Cindy; & Horst, Cindy (2006)Refugee livelihoods: Continuity and Transformations , Refugee Survey Quarterly 25(2): 6–22.

Monograph

Horst, Cindy (2006) Transnational Nomads: How Somalis Cope with Refugee Life in the Dadaab Camps of Kenya. : .

Book Chapter

Horst, Cindy & Mulki Al-Sharmani (2016) Marginal actors? Diaspora Somalis Negotiate Their Citizenship, in Ahponen, Pirkkoliisa; Päivi Harinen; & Ville-Samuli Haverinen, eds, Dislocations of Civic Cultural Borderlines: Methodological Nationalism, Transnational Reality and Cosmopolitan Dreams. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing (107–122).

Horst, Cindy; Sonia Pereira & Olivia Sheringham (2015) The Impact of Class on Feedback Mechanisms: Brazilian Migration to Norway, Portugal and the United Kingdom, in Beyond Networks: Feedback In International Migration. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (90–112).

Horst, Cindy; Stephen Lubkemann & Robtel Pailey (2015) The Invisibility of a Third Humanitarian Domain, in Sezgin, Zeynep; & Dennis Dijkzeul, eds, The New Humanitarians In International Practice: Emerging Actors and Contested Principles. London: Routledge (213–231).

Engbersen, Godfried; Erik Snel & Cindy Horst (2015) Beyond networks: Insights on feedback and mechanisms of the middle range, in Beyond Networks: Feedback In International Migration. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (231–246).

Ezzati, Rojan Tordhol & Cindy Horst (2014) Norwegian collaboration with diasporas, in Laakso, Liisa; & Petri Hautaniemi, eds, Diasporas, Development and Peacemaking In the Horn of Africa. London/New York: Zed Books .

Friberg, Jon Horgen & Cindy Horst (2014) RDS and the Structure of Migrant Populations, in Tyldum, Guri; & Lisa Johnston, eds, Applying Respondent Driven Sampling to Migrant Populations. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan .

Horst, Cindy (2013) International Aid to Refugees in Kenya: The Neglected Role of the Somali Diaspora, in Kane, Abdoulaye; & Todd Leedy, eds, African Migrations: Patterns and Perspectives. Indiana: Indiana University Press (195–210).

Horst, Cindy(2012) Chapter 2: Vulnerability and Protection: reducing risks and promoting security for forced migrants World Disaster Report 2012. : International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies(46–79).

Horst, Cindy(2012) The Livelihoods Approach Food Security Handbook. : Norwegian Refugee Council.

Horst, Cindy(2009) Expanding Sites: The Question of ‘Depth’ Explored Multi-Sited Ethnography. Theory, Praxis and Locality In Contemporary Social Research. : (119–134).

Horst, Cindy(2007) The Role of Remittances in the Transnational Livelihood Strategies of Somalis Global Migration and Development. : .

Horst, Cindy(2007) The Somali Community in Minneapolis: Expectations and Realities From Mogadishu to Dixon: the Somali Diaspora In a Global Context. : .

Horst, Cindy(2007) Connected Lives: Somalis in Minneapolis Dealing with Family Responsibilities and Migration Dreams of Relatives Somalia: Diaspora and State Reconstitution In the Horn of Africa. : (89–101).

Edited Volume

Bakewell, Oliver; Godfried Engbersen; Lucinda Fonseca; & Cindy Horst, eds, (2015) Beyond Networks: Feedback in International Migration. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Non-refereed Journal Article

Horst, Cindy (2015) Somalia’s hope for the future? The return of young Diaspora Somalis, Horn of Africa Bulletin 27(5): 12–17.

PRIO Report

Horst, Cindy; Rojan Ezzati; Matteo Guglielmo; Petra Mezzetti; Päivi Pirkkalainen; Valeria Saggiomo; Giulia Sinatti; & Andrea Warnecke (2010) Participation of Diasporas in Peacebuilding and Development. A Handbook for Practitioners and Policymakers, PRIO Report, 2. Oslo: PRIO.

Carling, Jørgen; Marta Bivand Erdal; Cindy Horst; & Hilde Wallacher (2007) Legal, Rapid and Reasonably Priced? A Survey of Remittance Services in Norway, PRIO Report, 3. Oslo: PRIO.

Conference Paper

Horst, Cindy 2008 Multi-sited Methods within the Diasporas for Peace Project, presented at DIASPEACE Kick-off Workshop, , 5 May.

Horst, Cindy 2008 Somali Assistance Networks: The Social Dynamics of Sending Remittances, presented at Gwendolen M. Carter Conference Migrations In & Out of Africa: Old Patterns & New Perspectives, , 15 February.

Horst, Cindy 2008 Somalis in Kenya: Business as Usual?, presented at International Association for the Study of Forced Migration, , 8 January.

Horst, Cindy 2007 A Monopoly on Assistance? International Aid to Refugee Camps and the Role of the Diaspora, presented at AEGIS Conference, , 11 July.

Horst, Cindy 2007The Role of Diasporas in Civil War , presented at CSCW workshop on the transnational facets of civil war16 March.

PRIO Policy Brief

Horst, Cindy & Elin Martine Doeland (2016) Introducing a Women’s Empowerment Agenda from Abroad? Gender and Stability in Somalia, PRIO Policy Brief, 13. Oslo: PRIO.

Horst, Cindy (2015) Back in Business? Diaspora Return to Somalia, PRIO Policy Brief, 5. Oslo: PRIO.

Horst, Cindy & Tove Heggli Sagmo (2015) Humanitarianism and Return: Compromising Protection?, PRIO Policy Brief, 3. Oslo: PRIO.

Gaas, Mohamed Husein & Cindy Horst (2009) Diaspora Organizations from the Horn of Africa in Norway: Contributions to Peacebuilding?, PRIO Policy Brief, 2. Oslo: PRIO.

Horst, Cindy (2008) Diaspora Engagements in Development Cooperation, PRIO Policy Brief, 8. Oslo: PRIO.

PRIO Paper

Horst, Cindy; Jørgen Carling & Rojan Ezzati (2010) Immigration to Norway from Bangladesh, Brazil, Egypt, India, Morocco and Ukraine, PRIO Paper. Oslo: PRIO.

Erdal, Marta Bivand & Cindy Horst (2010) Engaging Diasporas in Development. A Review of Pilot Project Pakistan, PRIO Paper. Oslo: PRIO.

Gaas, Mohamed Husein; & Horst, Cindy (2008) Remittances for Peace? The Transnational Political Engagements of Somalis in Norway: PRIO.

Report - Other

Hammond, Laura; Mustafa Awad; Ali Ibrahim Dagane; Peter Hansen; Cindy Horst; Ken Menkhaus; & Lynette Obare (2011) Cash and Compassion: The Role of the Somali Diaspora in Relief, Development and PeacebuildingReport of a Study Commissioned By UNDP Somalia.

Sinatti, Giulia;Ezzati, Rojan;Guglielmo, Matteo ;Horst, Cindy;Mezzetti, Petra ;Pirkkalainen, Päivi;Saggiomo, Valeria; & Warnecke, Andrea (2010) Diasporas as Partners in Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding, report from the DIASPEACE project, : .

Horst, Cindy; & Elmi, Kh. (2007) Participation in Sustainable Livelihoods: An Assessment of Socio-Economic Conditions in Dadaab and the Impact of DRC-Care Interventions.

Report - External Series

Horst, Cindy (2013) Somalis in Oslo, Somalis in European Cities. New York: Open Society Foundations.

Horst, Cindy (2006) Connected Lives. Somalis in Minneapolis: Family Responsibilities and the Migration Dreams of Relatives, 0, : .