Estella Carpi is a Research Associate in the Migration Research Unit, Department of Geography, at University College London. She is presently a Visiting Researcher in the Department of Sociology at Koç Üniversitesi (Istanbul). Her work mostly revolves around humanitarianism, identity politics, and forced displacement.
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionEducating the host: It's not just refugees who need ‘integration’ programmes
Teaching local hosts the experience of war and forced displacement would help to publicly challenge hate speech and...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSupporting refugee livelihoods or host stability? The two sides of the coin
For many refugees, the humanitarian programmes focusing on "livelihoods" end up having merely an "accessory" role...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe intimacy of tyranny: Syria's de facto state legitimacy
The state has remained resilient in conflict-ridden Syria. A look into the intricacies of the abusive citizen-state...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSyria: when representational violence is as ruthless as political violence
Our representations of what happens in Syria contribute to the ongoing violence. The rhetoric allows the...
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Published in: openSecurityThe alliance of media and humanitarianism in Lebanon
With the growing Syrian refugee crisis, media entrepreneurs seem to care more about protecting the orthodox morality...
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Published in: openSecurityIslamic 'Resistance' in the southern suburbs of Beirut
Islamic Resistance is normally understood as military activism: armed actors using the same ideology and undertaking...