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It's been an honor to contribute to this collaborative work with @theahilhorst.bsky.social Patrick Milabyo, Tadesse Kassa Woldetsadik, and Juan Ricardo Aparicio. I hope the insights we've shared will resonate with anyone passionate about fostering equitable humanitarian knowledge and partnerships.

This article is particularly meaningful to me as it delves into the important role of humanitarian observatories and how they can offer perspectives for reforming humanitarianism from contexts that experience crisis. It's about facilitating change from praxis.

Read our guest editorial here: www.emerald.com/insight/cont...

A huge thank you to my incredible co-editors, @carinalejandria.bsky.social and Kirstin Kreyscher. We also extend our gratitude to all contributors and reviewers for their invaluable work. And to @eraju.bsky.social , @jcgaillard.bsky.social of Disaster Prevention and Management for their support.

Our goal: to foster a movement that prioritizes critical, anti-colonial, and inclusive methodologies. We're examining the process of knowledge creation to ensure it's equitable and insightful. This issue features diverse voices and practical guidance. 🧵 #AntiColonial #Inclusion #Methodology"

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Additionally, in the concluding chapter, we collectively reflect on what it means to do anti-colonial research in an era of expanding colonial solidarity that propagates genocidal violence and epistemic injustice. We then outline starting points for moving anti-colonial research praxis forward.

The book brings together an eclectic group of scholars from around the world to share their work grounded in First Nations and majority-world knowledge.

Our chapter discusses how feminist methodologies can advance anti-colonial research in humanitarian contexts.

Curiously, we would like to know: What makes a "good" humanitarian? Leave a comment below or on our podcasting channels ✍

Guest: Professor Thea Hilhorst
Co-hosts: Sarah Njoroge, MSc and Thomas Ansell
Production: Saleem Salameh سليم سلامه

We talk through everything from the definition of Humanitarian Studies, contested terms of 'localisation' and 'empowerment', the relationship between aid "providers" and aid "recipients" within societies in crisis and more.