Gender in Displacement: The State of the Art in Today’s Middle East
Online via Webex
The Institute for Migration Studies (IMS) at LAU’s School of Arts and Sciences is holding the following talk as part of its Guest Lecture Series.
Overview
In this guest lecture, Dr. Estella Carpi, associate professor of humanitarian studies at University College London (UCL) and visiting fellow at IMS, will explore the multifaceted experiences of gender within displacement contexts, with a particular focus on Lebanon.
This session will delve into how gender dynamics intersect with forced migration, highlighting the challenges faced by women, LGBTQI+ individuals, and other marginalized groups amid protracted crises.
Drawing on her own contemporary research and local insights, Dr. Carpi will critically examine policy responses, community resilience, and the urgent need for inclusive approaches in addressing gendered vulnerabilities in the region.
Guest Lecturer
Dr. Estella Carpi
Associate Professor of Humanitarian Studies at UCL
Visiting Fellow at IMS
Dr. Estella Carpi (she/her) is a social anthropologist specialized in humanitarianism, identity politics and forced displacements, with a primary focus on Lebanon. She is an associate professor in Humanitarian Studies at University College London. Before and after receiving her PhD from the University of Sydney (2015), she worked extensively for several research, policy and academic institutions in Egypt (UNDP and IDRC), Lebanon (AUB and UN-Habitat), Türkiye (Koç University) and the United Arab Emirates (NYUAD and Trends Research & Advisory). She is the author of The Politics of Crisis-Making: Cultures of Assistance and Forced Displacement in Lebanon, published with Indiana University Press in 2023. She also provides consultancies on safeguarding in vulnerable contexts for NGOs.
Discussant
Dr. Jasmin Lilian Diab
LAU Assistant Professor
Director of the Institute for Migration Studies at LAU
Prior to her position at LAU, she served as the Refugee Health Program Coordinator and Research Associate in Political Economy of Health in Conflict at the Global Health Institute at the American University of Beirut (2019-2021), and as Research and Project Manager at the Lebanese Emigration Research Center at the Faculty of Law and Political Science at Notre Dame University-Louaize (2013-2019). She holds a PhD in International Relations and Diplomacy with an emphasis on Refugees, Asylum and Security from the School of Advanced International and Political Studies’ (HEIP) Center for Diplomatic and Strategic Studies (CEDS) in Paris.