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Call for Papers: Special Issue of Anthropology in Action

26th February 2021

Short abstracts to be submitted before 22 March 2021

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Survey on Social Science for Community Engagement in Humanitarian Contexts

22nd February 2021

The survey is being conducted by UNICEF C4D with funding from the USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Affairs (BHA)

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Participate in the Humanitarian GBV Risk Mitigation & COVID-19 Survey

18th February 2021

The survey is being implemented together with UNICEF, CARE and the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative

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Why does the SSHAP fellowship matter NOW and for future crises?

The SSHAP Fellowship Programme aims to link future leaders in social science with those working in operational humanitarian response roles

Tabitha Hrynick, Megan Schmidt-Sane

17 Feb 2021

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The rich people’s virus? Latest reflections from Zimbabwe

In contrast to the rest of the world, people in Zimbabwe are wondering why the virus is hitting the urban rich and well-connected the most

Ian Scoones

10 Feb 2021

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SSHAP launches inaugural Fellowship Programme

1st February 2021

The SSHAP Fellowship Programme will begin in May 2021

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The Covid vaccine in Africa: what science does and doesn’t know

A number of concerns and misgivings lie at the heart of public opinion in Africa, faced with the future vaccination against Covid which is already well underway in Europe, the USA, Russia, China, and India.

Jean-Pierre Olivier de Sardan

15 Jan 2021

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A propos du vaccin anti-Covid en Afrique : ce que les sciences savent et ce qu’elles ne savent pas

Les réticences et les inquiétudes sont nombreuses au sein des opinons publiques africaines face à la future vaccination anti-Covid, qui a déjà commencé en Europe, aux USA, en Russie, en Chine et en Inde.

Jean-Pierre Olivier de Sardan

15 Jan 2021

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Can Zimbabwe survive a second wave of COVID-19?

Zimbabwe is facing a second wave of the virus driven by the new variant coming from South Africa

Ian Scoones

7 Jan 2021

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SSHAP’s top 5 briefs for 2020

We showcase some of our most read publications of the year

16 Dec 2020

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Community engagement and vaccinations during the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo

This is a World Bank Blogs blog originally published on their website

Central and East Africa Hub

Simone Carter, Linda Mobula, Hadia Samaha, Steve Mundeke Ahuka

10 Dec 2020

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We need trust in our politics to overcome vaccine hesitancy

The end of the COVID-19 pandemic hinges on the success of a vaccine, but getting populations to accept and have confidence in one is a complicated process that requires an end to confusion and opacity and the advancement of "good politics".

Megan Schmidt-Sane, Santiago Ripoll, Tabitha Hrynick

8 Dec 2020

Blogs, news & events

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Call for Papers: Special Issue of Anthropology in Action

Survey on Social Science for Community Engagement in Humanitarian Contexts

Participate in the Humanitarian GBV Risk Mitigation & COVID-19 Survey

Why does the SSHAP fellowship matter NOW and for future crises?

The rich people’s virus? Latest reflections from Zimbabwe

SSHAP launches inaugural Fellowship Programme

The Covid vaccine in Africa: what science does and doesn’t know

A propos du vaccin anti-Covid en Afrique : ce que les sciences savent et ce qu’elles ne savent pas

Can Zimbabwe survive a second wave of COVID-19?

SSHAP’s top 5 briefs for 2020

Community engagement and vaccinations during the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo

We need trust in our politics to overcome vaccine hesitancy

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