The Myth of International Protection

My research investigates the ethics of international engagement, resilience to all forms of violence, and how we engage with conflict, adversity and peace.  With more than twenty years of experience working with the United Nations, various protection-focused international NGOs and policy think-tanks, I now teach and write on these topics, integrating practical experience with academic theory, a version of applied research and academic activism. My current research project, Balancing on the Margins, incorporates both my study of resilience and the practice of yoga and meditation. Through ‘observant participation’ and engaged ethnography in the place I now call home, I am working with young migrants, volunteers and human rights activists  to promote well-being and acceptance of oneself and others.