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Will the principle of humanity survive the critique of anthropocentrism and a call for post-humanism?
Hosted by the International Humanitarian Studies Association (IHSA), the Conference on Humanitarian Studies was held at Sciences Po, Paris between 3-5 November 2021, with the theme ‘New realities of politics and humanitarianism: between solidarity and abandonment’.
The schedule featured a number of NCHS members, representing a number of PRIO projects including Do No Harm: Ethical Humanitarian Innovation and Digital Bodies led by Kristin Bergtora Sandvik.
Recordings of the sessions available from the below links:
Roundtable 10: The Ethics of Humanitarian Technology: Looking Back &Taking Stock
The project "Red Lines and Grey Zones: Exploring the Ethics of Humanitarian Negotiation" has received funding from the Research Council of Norway. Starting from consultations with humanitarian practitioners, the project will map problems related to the ethics of negotiation and cross examine these challenges through cases from Syria, Bangladesh, Colombia, Nepal, the Mediterranean and the UN Security Council.
Kristin Sandvik respresented the Do No Harm: Ethical Humanitarian Innovation and Digital Bodies project in a roundtable discussion on the topical issue of sexual violence in humanitarian settings. Along with Elin Skaar and Liv Tønnessen, Kristin Sandvik took a critical look at how this issue is addressed by the international community.
In this webinar hosted by the he Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV) at Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), Kristin Bergtora Sandvik shared her insights from her work under the Do No Harm: Ethical Humanitarian Innovation and Digital Bodies project.
The Norwegian Centre for Humanitarian Studies (NCHS) has been a joint collaboration between CMI, NUPI and PRIO since its establishment in 2012. The leadership and administration of NCHS rotates between the institutes, and after having been led from PRIO since 2012, it is now going to CMI for the next four-year period.
Antonio De Lauri (Research Professor at CMI) becomes the NCHS Director in the period 2021-2024 and Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert (PRIO) will be the NCHS Co-Director in the same period, alongside Stein Sundstøl Eriksen (NUPI) continuing in his role as Co-Director. Emily Hume (CMI) will take over from Andrea Silkoset (PRIO) as NCHS coordinator.
PRIO invites applications for a 50% part-time position as Coordinator of the Norwegian Centre for Humanitarian Studies (NCHS).
The NCHS is creating a network connecting relevant ongoing research on humanitarian efforts, in Norway and internationally.
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