14.06.2011

Successful participation of 10 IFHV members at the 2. World Conference on Humanitarian Studies in Medford, Boston, USA.
The Second World Conference on Humanitarian Studies (WCHS), organized by the International Humanitarian Studies Associational (IHSA) and hosted by Tufts University, Medford, USA (in collaboration with Harvard University, Columbia University and the Social Science Research Council) took place 2 - 5 June 2011. The IFHV was involved in the organization of the conference. Ten IFHV members present their current research results in the following panels:

Diasporas in Crisis: Exploring the Role of Transnational Networks and Migrant Organizations in Humanitarian and Development Aid

http://www.humanitarianstudies2011.org/ocs/index.php/wchs/panels/paper/view/69

Emerging International Legal Dimensions of Humanitarian Aid (Part 1 and 2)

http://www.humanitarianstudies2011.org/ocs/index.php/wchs/panels/paper/view/31

Media and Information Technology in Humanitarian Action

http://www.humanitarianstudies2011.org/ocs/index.php/wchs/panels/paper/view/57

Why Do We Need to Listen and How Should Humanitarian Agencies Do it?

http://www.humanitarianstudies2011.org/ocs/index.php/wchs/panels/paper/view/75

Humanitarian Studies between Crisis and Normality

http://www.humanitarianstudies2011.org/ocs/index.php/wchs/panels/paper/view/13

Altruism vs. humanitarianism

http://www.humanitarianstudies2011.org/ocs/index.php/wchs/panels/paper/view/97

For more information visit the official Conference Website:

http://www.humanitarianstudies2011.org/