Essex Armed Conflict and Crisis Hub

Multidisciplinary projects and expertise on humanitarian crisis and conflict

What we do

Members of the Armed Conflict and Crisis Hub provide high-quality research, support, consultancy and training for practitioners and stakeholders around the world working on humanitarian concerns in armed conflict and crises. Students can also get involved in a wide range of projects and work in partnership with humanitarian organisations across the globe.

Find out what goes on at the Hub for information about our projects, consultancy work and training for practitioners around the globe.

Research

The Hub seeks to identify key challenges through projects and areas of research, addressing issues such as the protection of civilians in conflict, social work in situations of emergency, displacement and refugee law, journalists and the media in conflict settings, conflict-related trauma, accountability for violations, and much more.

Discover our interdisciplinary research, including information about existing projects and access to publications.

Our members

Our members cross disciplinary boundaries and include experts in international law, political science, media studies, history of conflict, and more.

Meet the members of the Armed Conflict and Crisis Hub from across a range of departments.

News and events

We organise regular student-oriented events on conflict and crisis, including discussing current conflict-related events and movie nights. Members of the Hub also provide expertise for a range of events related to conflict and humanitarian crises.

Find out what’s on at the Armed Conflict and Crisis Hub, or invite one of our experts to speak at an event.

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