The trial lecture lasts from 10:00-10:45.
The title will be announced two weeks before the defence.
The candidate will defend her thesis at 12:00.
The committee is:
- Professor Silke Roth, University of Southampton
- Associate Professor Tobias Denskus, Malmø University
- Professor Marianne Rugkåsa, Oslo Metropolitan University
Leader of the public defence is Vice Dean Nathalie Hyde-Clarke, Oslo Metropolitan University.
Main supervisor is Professor Nicole Hennum, Oslo Metropolitan University.
Co-supervisor is Head of department Anne Britt Djuve, Oslo Metropolitan University.
Summary
Jordan, a major humanitarian aid hub, plays a significant role in supporting displaced people from the region. This research examines power relations in Jordan's humanitarian aid sector, focusing on the tension and challenges faced by aid professionals. Through qualitative research and interviews, it uncovers how colonial and neoliberal influences shape humanitarian labour and result in tensions, dependencies, and contradictions.
The thesis highlights often unseen aspects of humanitarian work, such as moral labour and everyday professional resistance, and discusses the precarity faced by aid workers. Moreover, it highlights the personal and intimate nature of aid work. The thesis largely centres on national Jordanian aid professionals, thereby contributing to the small but growing field of literature focusing on national aid professionals from the Global South. Lastly, it discusses the blurred boundaries between humanitarian aid and international social work and advocates for more dialogue between these fields.
