UCL Centre for the Pedagogy of Politics - Launch Event

We are gathering for the official launch event of the Centre for the Pedagogy of Politics and Dr Noele Crossley's forthcoming (2022) book, Understanding Humanitarian Protection.

The event will provide plenty of opportunities for discussing planned or ongoing pedagogical research, teaching practices and experiences in a friendly and collegial environment alongside free coffee, lunch and snacks.

Whether you are able to attend all or some the events on the day as below, everyone is welcome!

Programme:

10 - 10.30 - Welcome and Coffee, North Cloisters

10.30 -12 - Roundtable, Jeremy Bentham Room

Opening remarks by the Head of Department, Professor Ben Lauderdale

Speakers: Professor John Craig, Leeds Beckett University, Dr Rima Saini, Middlesex University London, Obioma Egyemonye, University College London and Dr Chris Huggins, University of Suffolk.

Chair: Dr Cathy Elliott, Co-Director of the CPP

12 -12.30 – Coffee Break, North Cloisters

12.30 -13.30 - Book Launch: Understanding Humanitarian Protection by Noele Crossley, Jeremy Bentham Room

Speaker: Dr Noele Crossley (Author), University College London

Discussant: Dr Cecilia Jacob, Australian National University

Chair: Dr Kalina Zhekova, Co-Director of the CPP

13.30 - 14.30 - Lunch, North Cloisters

Booking required for catering purposes only. See the UCL campus map for venue details.

Noele Crossley, 2022. Understanding Humanitarian Protection. London: Routledge

Book Description

This new textbook provides an introduction to humanitarian protection, a field of study concerned with international responses to armed conflict, political violence, and humanitarian crisis.

The book engages with a wide range of empirical and normative questions, providing an overview of the academic literature whilst simultaneously discussing the policies and practices associated with protective responses to conflict and humanitarian emergencies that put the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable populations, including civilians, refugees, and minority groups, at risk. Divided into three parts, covering the origins of the humanitarian protection regime, the range of actors involved, and the responsibilities of these actors, the book offers an accessible entry point into the major contemporary debates, providing readers with the conceptual tools for understanding core issues. Key points are reinforced and illustrated through the deployment of selected case studies, and a comprehensive glossary is provided for key terms. Each chapter ends with a summary of key points, questions for further reflection, and a list of recommended reading.

This book will be of much interest to students of human protection, humanitarianism, the Responsibility to Protect, human security, peacekeeping, and International Relations in general.