These are the projects we are currently part of.
Project: Art Heritage, Resilience and Humanitarianism in South Sudan
https://vimeo.com/535224565 Following the end of war with Sudan and independence in 2011, ethnic conflict has left devastation on a mass scale. Over 4 million people are dependent on humanitarian aid assistance with just under 2 million internally displaced. This project aims to reflect on what can be gained and learned by bringing artistic concepts around…
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Project: Climate change, violence and mental distress
Project name: Climate change and the environment determinants of violence and mental distress in fragile contexts: Ethiopia, Myanmar and Nepal This project builds on two previous ESRC projects that identify well-being, mental fragility and violence as critical negative impacts that are related with environment pressures associated with climate change. These include Narratives of violence: the…
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Project: Modern slavery
Modern slavery in the garment and textile supply chain A multidisciplinary and comparative study into prevalence, impact and response in India and Bangladesh Slavery is not a thing of the past. It is now, here and everywhere. Modern slavery is widespread and pervasive. Today, between 21 and 36 million, 26% of which are children under the…
Project: Narratives of violence
Project name: Narratives of violence: the impact of internal displacement on violence against women in Nepal and Myanmar Overview Myanmar and Nepal are countries in transition. Both have recently emerged from long-term civil conflicts, and their populations have been afflicted by natural disasters. As a result these two countries have seen rates of internal displacement…
Project: Women, work and violence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XNUr5bhp0Q This project has been funded by the UK Department for International Development (UK Aid) and seeks to produce comparative research across four countries; India, Pakistan, Nepal and Myanmar. Consortium partners consist of IMC Worldwide (lead), University of Portsmouth and the International Centre for Research. Additional institutional collaborators are the Lahore University for Management Studies…
Project: Women, violence and displacement
Project name: Women, Violence and Displacement in Bangladesh, Myanmar and Nepal This project was an 18-month (September 2017- March 2019) multi-country study funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council and the Department for International Development’s ‘New Frontiers in Development’ call. In addition to the UoP as the lead, our consortium includes the Nepal…