Working from the margins

Trade unions and the challenge of precarious work in Malawi, a scoping pilot study GCRF Funding Cycle2018-19 Principal InvestigatorAli Watson SchoolsInternational Relations ODA countriesMalawi Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 8 This work facilitated in depth interviews (15-20) with members of Malawian Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) to address the following questions: How is precarious work defined in … Read more

Breaking the 4th wall of climate migration

Developing policy and education capacity of local climate justice organizations in Somalia and Kenya GCRF Funding Cycle2018-19 Principal InvestigatorAli Watson SchoolsInternational Relations ODA countriesEthiopia, Kenya, Somalia Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 9, Goal 16 Contrary to what is often conveyed in public discourse, climate migration is more than coastal communities being displaced by rising sea levels; climate … Read more

Aamusnaan Maya Initiative

Empowering Local Media Engagement in Internally Displaced Peoples Camps in Hargeisa GCRF Funding Cycle2019-20 Principal InvestigatorAli Watson SchoolsInternational Relations ODA countriesSomaliland Sustainable Development Goals Aamusnaan Maya Initiative, meaning ‘Silent No More’ in Somali, is a collaborative project between the Third Generation Project at the University of St Andrews; SOM-ACT, a journalist collective in Hargeisa, Somaliland; … Read more

Motoring from War to Peace

GCRF Funding Cycle2020-21 Principal InvestigatorJaremy McMullin SchoolsInternational Relations ODA countriesGuinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cote d’Ivoire Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 1, Goal 3, Goal 5, Goal 8, Goal 10, Goal 11, Goal 16, Goal 17 To what extent can cross-border engagement of conflict-affected youth promote community security, social cohesion, and well-being in the Mano River Basin, especially … Read more

Motoring from War to Peace

Supporting Social Reintegration of Liberia’s Conflict Affected Youth through Nationwide Counter-Stigma Efforts GCRF Funding Cycle2019-20 Principal InvestigatorJaremey McMullin SchoolsInternational Relations ODA countriesGuinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 10, Goal 16 Investigating the disarmament, demobilisation, and reintegration of those who have been involved in war, a researcher from the School of International Relations has been … Read more