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International peacebuilding efforts in Iraq have been widely criticised by practitioners and academics. Without neglecting these critiques, I elaborate how external intervention has also created spaces for Iraqi women to exercise different forms of agency. Critical approaches in peace and conflict studies often limit so-called “local” agency to resisting liberal agendas, assuming persistent binaries between local and international spaces. I argue here that upholding those binaries implicitly fosters an absolute understanding of space that fails to meet realities on the ground. This article seeks to outline a concept of gendered agency that integrates a relational conceptualisation of space into the hitherto applied understandings of agency. Drawing on empirical evidence from Iraq, it elaborates how a relational theory of space contributes to grasping hybrid realities and notions of agency on the ground. Beyond analysing spaces of agency for women in (post-) conflict Iraq, the article discusses the value of incorporating a relational understanding of space into critical peacebuilding studies.

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Gendered Agency in (post-) conflict spaces. The engagement of Iraqi Women in NGOs

This paper is concerned with a description of the way in which a particular group of marginalized peoples in Palestine are using digital network technologies as part of a campaign of non-violent resistance to their conditions. It is an engaging story of what is a case study in the way communications technologies are becoming part of broader struggles for liberation not just in the ‘connected’ centres, but also in more isolated areas. The aims of the international empowerment project called ‘Nonviolence 2.0’ are to serve as a forum for developing peace, understanding and tolerance between groups engaged in a long and ongoing conflict. What is significant in it is the use of personal narratives that humanize both sides of the conflict, as well as of mobile technologies to record and reflect conflict by general citizens. The paper deploys some theoretical constructs (such as imagination actions) to frame its – purposefully in large parts rather descriptive than analytic – presentation of this ongoing project.

The global imaginary, new media and sociopolitical innovation in the periphery: the practical case of an Internet-based empowerment project in Palestine and Israel

Facing the urgent, unchartered and tremendous challenge of the ongoing climate crisis, social and health sciences have a pivotal role to play. Starting from an analysis of the consequences of the climate crisis narrative for mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), we explore different roles that the MHPSS actors could play. We show how business-as-usual does not work in the Anthropocene epoch. We argue that an inclusive critical debate on the theoretical framework, the role and the practices of MHPSS is highly needed, integrating the emerging planetary health approach. An overview on the history of the client–helper relationship and ongoing changes in a warmer planet makes the case for a paradigm shift. We conclude by calling for a reframing of MHPSS using a planetary health perspective.

Global mental health in the anthropocene: Opening to a planetary health paradigm shift

A health equity movement is underway, in which broad sectors of society must work together to create solutions to the complex interwoven problems that undermine equal opportunities for good health and well-being. Yet, addressing health inequity is a complex and challenging problem. Health inequity manifests through complex disparities that overload healthcare services and penetrate (all) other sectors of society. The aim of this study is to reach consensus on health equity related topics to be included in European health and social care study programmes by using the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To identify such topics, a Delphi method was designed and performed in an expert panel comprising nine academics, clinicians, and members of a non-governmental organization. Using the Sustainable Development Goals as a framework, three rounds of surveys were conducted. The response rate was 100% across all rounds. In the first round, participants selected relevant SDG targets and indicators; 183 indicators were shortlisted. In the second round, participants rated the relevance of each indicator, leading to the endorsement of 142 indicators. In the third round, 162 out of 247 total indicators were endorsed. None of the Sustainable Development Goals were considered irrelevant to health and social care study programmes. We argue that to address health inequities effectively, health and social care professionals should liaise with a wide range of stakeholders in non-health sectors to design appropriate strategies to improve health and well-being. This implies that health and social care curricula should integrate competencies and capabilities that allow future professionals to work outside their traditional spheres of practice, communicating health information to a broad range of audiences, advocating and translating data for intersectoral action, and negotiating strategies and approaches to attain health equity in collaboration with stakeholders from different social sectors.

Sustainable Development Goals as a Framework for Teaching and Learning about Health Equity in European Health and Social Care Study Programmes: A Modified Delphi Approach

Planetary Health is an emerging field reshaping Global Health understanding of health concerns and interventions living into the Anthropocene. Many challenges faced by humanitarian actors are exacerbated by the climate crisis that could be considered itself another humanitarian crisis. However, often the humanitarian response focuses mainly on disaster risk reduction and on efforts to decarbonize operations. Arguing that Planetary Health offer the missing piece to assess and respond to the complexity of the climate crisis, authors identify the added-value of this approach for humanitarian programs. They pinpoint the main barriers among humanitarian actors in adopting or exploring further the Planetary Health approach. Finally, they share few suggestions toward integrated Planetary Health programs in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs). Ultimately, this personal viewpoint calls for an inclusive debate to bring Planetary Health insights, critics, and innovations into Non-Governmental Organization (NGOs) hard daily-work in order to strengthen co-benefits for health and environment.


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International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) in Humanitarian Field: why and how to engage with Planetary Health?

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The global imaginary, new media and sociopolitical innovation in the periphery: the practical case of an Internet-based empowerment project in Palestine and Israel

Global mental health in the anthropocene: Opening to a planetary health paradigm shift

Sustainable Development Goals as a Framework for Teaching and Learning about Health Equity in European Health and Social Care Study Programmes: A Modified Delphi Approach

International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) in Humanitarian Field: why and how to engage with Planetary Health?