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Mapping feminist approaches to humanitarian action 
Convenor:
Kaira Zoe Canete (International Institute of Social Studies)
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Format:
Panel
Stream:
Gender
Location:
Edith Morley G44
Sessions:
Friday 30 June, -
Time zone: Europe/London

Short Abstract:

The panel explores the potentials of feminist approaches to humanitarian action for reimagining the ways in which we respond to different forms of crisis. It asks: how do feminist perspectives contribute to debates on how the humanitarian system can address some of its most pressing challenges?

Long Abstract:

The panel explores the potentials of feminist approaches to humanitarian action for reimagining how we respond to crises. In recent years, feminist organizations have articulated the need to transform the humanitarian system not least of all for its tendency to privilege certain (Northern-centric and patriarchal) values, approaches, and worldviews. They seek to make humanitarian action more attentive to the gendered, racialized, and lived experiences of crises thereby making aid more accountable, responsive, and accessible to those most affected. The emergence of feminist movements within the humanitarian field offers opportunities to engage with and reflect on current practices. However, the ideas emanating from this are rarely brought into direct conversation with other (mainstream and non-mainstream) strands of humanitarian research/practice. This panel therefore aims to explore contributions of feminist perspectives to the debates on how the humanitarian system can address the challenges of responding to crises in ways that are attentive to (gendered) inequalities and structures of power.

We invite conceptual, empirical, and practice-based papers that engage with any of the following questions:

1. In what ways can humanitarian practices be considered 'feminist'? Where can we find examples of these?

2. What difference does a feminist perspective make on the everyday practice of humanitarian action ?

3. How can feminist approaches to humanitarian action help address the challenges in contemporary humanitarian practices and governance?

4. What alternative forms of 'humanitarianism' are made visible when we apply a feminist perspective?

This panel is an initiative of the Humanitarian Governance ERC project (https://www.iss.nl/HumanitarianGovernance).

Accepted papers:

Session 1 Friday 30 June, 2023, -
Panel Video visible to paid-up delegates