How humanitarian aid agencies approach empowerment for refugee women - LSE Review of Books
Zeynep Kilicoglu’s Deconstructing Refugee Women’s Empowerment looks at how humanitarian agencies in the UK and France approach empowerment for refugee women
NEW: A comparative study of how women-focused humanitarian aid agencies in the UK and France approach refugee women's empowerment by Zeynep Kilicoglu @lsegender.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social.
Review by @eolivius.bsky.social @umeauniversitet.bsky.social ⬇
02.03.2026 13:13 —
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We‘re delighted to announce our GPS student Mahnoor Omer has been recognized in TIME magazine’s Women of the Year list!
Congratulations from everyone at the department! 👏
LSE Gender students change the world!
27.02.2026 12:35 —
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Dr Zeynep Kilicoglu speaking at LSE‘s Research Showcase this morning ⬇️
@zeynepkilicoglu.bsky.social
24.02.2026 12:10 —
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NEW EVENT! 🚨
This event explores how gender, culture, literature, and practices of writing shape Kurdish lifeworlds. The speakers will spark conversation about culture, literature and writing in times of conflict.
www.lse.ac.uk/gender/event...
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23.02.2026 14:57 —
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We‘re very excited for our next department event with @sarahowen.org.uk and @rkdasgupta.bsky.social 🥳
Get your tickets now ⬇️
20.02.2026 14:03 —
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More Multi-disciplinary Research Seminars coming up! Mon 23 Feb 12:30 Laura Jan Bower speaks on the 'victim-survivor' labels for people who have experienced sexual violence. Attend in person or sign up online: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-...
19.02.2026 12:14 —
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Our Research Officer @ruhikhan.bsky.social has written about the media coverage of the Epstein files for LSE‘s media blog.
Read here: blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...
19.02.2026 12:17 —
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We loved hosting the brilliant Céline Sciamma last night for a screening of her short film 'This is how a child becomes a poet'!
We want to sincerely thank Céline and Sadie for such a wonderful evening spent thinking about creativity, visual imagery, lesbian lifeworlds and Kim Novak ❤️
19.02.2026 11:03 —
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🤔 Interested in Gender Studies?
🧑🏫 Join our Taster Lecture this Friday with @aikoiiris.bsky.social
➡️ Register here: tinyurl.com/udmkmasy
17.02.2026 11:51 —
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✏️📚 PROGRAMME SPOTLIGHT: GENDER, DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBALISATION
This programme draws on a range of perspectives and considers diverse tools for the analysis of development and globalisation from a gendered perspective.
Find out more about our MSc programmes and apply now at the link in bio! 🔗
11.02.2026 11:35 —
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Join us for an evening with Sarah Owen MP, chair of the Women and Equalities Select Committee!
In dialogue with @rkdasgupta.bsky.social, Sarah will share insights from her work and open discussion on how we can collectively push for a fairer and more inclusive Britain.
Tickets via the website!
09.02.2026 11:07 —
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We loved hosting Prof Debanuj DasGupta and Prof Myria Georgiou tonight!
A big thank you to our friends at @lsemedia.bsky.social for co-hosting 🤝
04.02.2026 18:44 —
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Starting now: Digital Borders and Queer Migrations with @lsemedia.bsky.social
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04.02.2026 17:37 —
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@sumimadhok.bsky.social introducing the department at our MSc Programmes Information Fair this afternoon! ⬇️
04.02.2026 12:49 —
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Tomorrow ⬇️ @lsegender.bsky.social
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03.02.2026 17:38 —
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🚨 HAPPENING TOMORROW!
Very few tickets left! Don’t miss out ⬇️
03.02.2026 10:47 —
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Our first event of the year is less than a week away!
➡️ Get your tickets now: www.lse.ac.uk/gender/event...
🤝 Co-hosted by @lsemedia.bsky.social
30.01.2026 14:56 —
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📢 Upcoming event — Reporting Gaza: Coverage, Context & Consequences
🗓 Thu 19 Feb, 6.30–8pm
📍 Open to all LSE students & staff, this panel examines media portrayal of the war on #Gaza, editorial impartiality and UK #journalism standards.
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29.01.2026 16:35 —
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🌍🏳️🌈 Our Head of Department @myriageorgiou.bsky.social
will be speaking at an upcoming @lsegender.bsky.social event on digital borders & #queermigration.
💬 Exploring how technologies shape mobility, belonging and exclusion.
🗓️ Wed 4 Feb 5.30–7pm
👉 Sign up: www.lse.ac.uk/gender/event...
27.01.2026 15:33 —
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Join us for a screening of ‘This is how a child becomes a poet’ (2023), a short film by Céline Sciamma. We are joined by the director, who will be in conversation to discuss the film and her filmography as it engages gender and sexual politics.
Register here: www.lse.ac.uk/gender/event...
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23.01.2026 15:29 —
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Dr Zeynep Kilicoglu joins the LSE Research Showcase Series to speak about her recently published book ‘Deconstructing Refugee Women’s Empowerment’ ⬇️
Register here: www.lse.ac.uk/research/lse...
22.01.2026 10:23 —
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@aikoiiris.bsky.social is contibuting to this workshop by the LSE Centre for Women, Peace and Security ⬇️
Find out more here www.lse.ac.uk/women-peace-...
20.01.2026 12:57 —
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@rkdasgupta.bsky.social has received the Freedom of the City of London, recognising outstanding contributions to civic society. Congratulations from
everyone at the Department 🎉
20.01.2026 09:01 —
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Grab your tickets now for our first event of the year! ⬇️
19.01.2026 14:57 —
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New review of @aikoiiris.bsky.social’s Fixing Gender out now!
Read it here: tinyurl.com/2s5syt9s
13.01.2026 14:19 —
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FIRST EVENT OF THE YEAR ALERT 🚨
This panel brings together a discussion on digital borders and queer migration, examining how technologies shape contemporary experiences of mobility, belonging, and exclusion.
@lsemedia.bsky.social 🤝
Find out more and get tickets: www.lse.ac.uk/gender/event...
13.01.2026 10:48 —
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What was your dissertation about? 🧑🎓
PART TWO: Csenge, Ruchita and Linnae
Our MSc programmes are highly flexible degrees designed to enable you to develop your own research pathway.
Find out more and apply via our website!
06.01.2026 11:24 —
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