Volume 53. Issue 2
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Humanitarianism and Covid-19: Structural Dilemmas, Fault Lines, and New Perspectives
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-04-12)The unprecedented threat posed by the Covid-19 pandemic has presented a crisis for the international humanitarian system. At a time when the number of people in need of assistance has drastically expanded, humanitarian ... -
Notes on Contributors
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-04-12)This is the notes on contributors for IDS Bulletin Vol 53 No 2: Humanitarianism and Covid-19: Structural Dilemmas, Fault Lines, and New Perspectives. -
Editorial: Covid-19 Responses: Insights into Contemporary Humanitarianism
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-04-12)The multifaceted nature of the Covid-19 pandemic has presented a crisis for the international humanitarian system, not only in terms of health impacts, but of socioeconomic challenges and increased inequalities. At a time ... -
Covid-19 and Urban Migrants in the Horn of Africa: Lived Citizenship and Everyday Humanitarianism
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-04-12)This article focuses on the everyday humanitarianism of migrant communities in three cities in the Horn of Africa: Nairobi, Addis Ababa, and Khartoum. It is framed around the concept of lived citizenship, defined as a means ... -
Localising Refugee Assistance: Examining Refugee-Led Organisations and the Localisation Agenda During the Covid-19 Pandemic
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-04-12)Drawing on 70 interviews with humanitarians, members of governments, and civil society organisations, including refugee-led organisations, from major refugee-hosting countries in 2020 and 2021, this article explores the ... -
The Covid-19 Pandemic and Alternative Governance Systems in Idlib
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-04-12)As Covid-19 hit Syria after a decade of protracted conflict, the fragmentation of the territory and governance system prevented the adoption of a national strategy to mitigate the impact of the pandemic. In Idlib Governorate, ... -
Left Behind: The Multiple Impacts of Covid-19 on Forcibly Displaced People
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-04-12)To better understand vaccination barriers and the impacts of Covid-19 on forcibly displaced persons (FDPs, i.e. refugees, and internally displaced persons (IDPs)), World Vision International carried out a multi-country ... -
Anti-Migrant Authoritarian Populism and the Global Vaccination Challenge
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-04-12)This article explores the ways in which anti-migrant and refugee discourses and policies have flourished throughout the Covid-19 pandemic despite dominant global public health concerns, especially around vaccines. Our ... -
The Health of People with Disabilities in Humanitarian Settings During the Covid-19 Pandemic
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-04-12)People with disabilities are at a higher risk of poor health outcomes and face barriers to accessing health services, which may be exacerbated in humanitarian settings and during the Covid-19 pandemic. This scoping review ... -
Covid-19’s Effects on Contraceptive Services Across the Humanitarian– Development Nexus
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-04-12)Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, including contraception, save lives in humanitarian emergencies. To document practitioners’ perceptions of the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on contraceptive programming ... -
Glossary
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-04-12)This is the glossary for IDS Bulletin Vol 53 No 2: Humanitarianism and Covid-19: Structural Dilemmas, Fault Lines, and New Perspectives.