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Complex systems simulations for intervention development: Human trafficking and conflict-related violence
Project Summary
This project was selected for funding as part of the ESRC call for social science methods development across sectors and disciplines to address common methodological challenges.
We aim to develop interdisciplinary research methods at the intersection of complex systems, violence, public health interventions, and data visualisation. We will evaluate the use of dynamic complex systems modeling to develop interventions for hard-to-reach populations affected by human trafficking and conflict-related violence.
Research Questions
What contributions can these novel methods make to the global response to human trafficking and conficlt-related violence? How can evidence-based, accessible and visually powerful complex systems models inform decision-makers working on interventions?
The VaMM Network
To address these questions, this project brings together a network of experts in complexity science, violence research, public health, and data visualisation: the Violence and Migration Modeling (VaMM) Network. This Network will jointly design a complex intervention case study that will serve as an evaluated 'proof of concept' for these methods.
Read more about this project and the VaMM network on the Violence and Migration Modelling (VaMM) Network wesbite.
Key Project Information
Dates: August 2021 - June 2021
Status: current
Partner Institutions: University of the Arts London, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Research Sites: UK, Thailand, Myanmar
Funding: Economic and Social Research Council
- Research Team
Dr Ligia Kiss (Principal Investigator)
Dr Alys McAlpine
Luke Demarest, MACo-Investigators and Advisors:
Dr Corinna Elsenbroiche
Dr Maria Dada
Dr Thomas Oléron-Evans
Prof David Osrin
Prof Cathy Zimmerman