As a researcher with an interest in the practical implications of my work, I strive to publish in a mix of venues. You can find my work in academic journals, policy white papers for international organizations and governments, and newspapers and blogs. I publish in English and German and am happy to provide translations of my work upon request.
Peer-reviewed and Academic Publications
2023 “The Relationship Between State Fragility and Refugees” in Handbook of Fragile States. David Carment and Tiagadeesen Samy eds. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. pp. 192-204.
2023 “Human Subjects, Digital Protocols: The future of institutional review boards (IRBs) and digital research in vulnerable communities” in Personal Data Collection Risks in a Post-Vaccine World. Colette Mazucelli, James Felton Keith, and C. Ann Hollifield eds. New York: Anthem Press. pp. 25-43.
2022 “Do Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) Support Self-Reliance among Urban Refugees? Evidence from Kuala Lumpur and Penang, Malaysia” International Migration Review. DOI: 10.1177/01979183221139277. With Katrina Munir-Asen.
2022 “Ride-sharing Apps for Urban Refugees: Easing or Exacerbating a Digital Transport Disadvantage?” Trialog. (140/141) 58-62.
2021 “Digitalization and e-government in the lives of urban migrants: Evidence from Bogota.” Policy and Internet. DOI: 10.1002/poi3.280. With Sonia Camacho, Rodrigo Taborda, and Constantin Ruhe.
2021 “The Asylum Hump: Why Country Income Level Predicts New Asylum Seekers, But Not New Refugees.” Journal of Refugee Studies. 34(2) 1730-1746. With Constantin Ruhe and Lisa Maria Gross
2020 “Information and communication technology in the lives of forcibly displaced persons in Kenya.” DIE Discussion Paper 15/2020. With Mirko Eppler, Stella Gaetani, Francy Koellner, Jana Kuhnt, Nyat Nebrahtu, Antonia Peters, and Carlotta Preiss.
2019 “Challenges and possible solutions to conducting quantitative surveys with displaced populations.” Briefs on Methodological, Ethical, and Epistomological Issues, No. 13. With Jana Kuhnt and Ruben Wedel.
2018 “Food Security and Conflict: Empirical challenges and future opportunities for research and policy making on food security and conflict.” World Development. 119, 150-154 DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.07.011. With Wolfgang Stojetz.
2018 “When Information Becomes Action: Social and political drivers of individuals’ trust in broadcast versus peer-to-peer information during disaster response,” Disasters. 43(3) 612-633
2017 “State fragility as a cause of forced displacement: identifying theoretical channels for empirical research.” DIE Discussion Paper 30/2017.
2017 “Peacekeeping’s Digital Economy: The role of communication technologies in post-conflict economic growth.” International Peacekeeping. 25(3) 420-445 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13533312.2017.1408413. With Nicholas Bodanac
2017 “Conflict and development: Recent research advances and future agendas.” UNU-WIDER Working Paper 178-2017. With Tilman Brück and Patricia Justino
2017 “Towards a People Centred Early Warning and Disaster Response System in Samoa: The Use of ICT by Samoans During Disaster.” The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries. 81(2) 1-18 With Ioana Chan Mow, Hobert Sasa, and Lealaolesau Fitu.
2017. “Information Communication Technologies in Atrocity Response and Prevention: Deepening Our Understanding of the Legal, Ethical and Practical Challenges.” Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal. 11(1) 100-103. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5038/1911-9933.11.1.1484
2017. “Peace Tech: The Liminal Spaces of Digital Technology in Peacebuilding.” With Pamina Firchow, Roger Mac Ginty and Atalia Omer. International Studies Perspectives. 18(1) 4-42 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/isp/ekw007
2016. “Communicating Stability: Managing the regulatory process to get the most out of communication infrastructure in post-conflict settings.” Business, Peace and Sustainable Development. 16(7) 50-65 https://doi.org/10.9774/GLEAF.8757.2016.ju.00005
2014. “Smart Phones and Social Bonds: Communication Technology and Inter-Ethnic Cooperation in Kenya.” with Elizabeth Stones. Journal of Peacebuilding and Development 9(3) 50-64, DOI: 10.1080/15423166.2014.983030
2013. “Inter-ethnic Cooperation Revisited: Why mobile phones can help prevent discrete events of violence, using the Kenyan case study.” Stability: International Journal of Security and Development 2(3):58, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/sta.cu
2013. “The Technologist’s Dilemma: Ethical Challenges of Using Crowdsourcing Technology in Conflict and Disaster-Affected Regions.” Georgetown Journal International Affairs. 14(2) 157-163
Policy Analysis and Applied Research
2023 “Refugee-led Organisations and Intersectionality: Feminist Development Poliyc in the Lives of Refugees” IDOS Policy Brief 5/2023.
2023 “Harnessing the Potential and Mitigating the Risks of Using Digital Innovation to Build a More Climate-Resilient, Prosperous, and Democratic World.” T7 Task Force on Science and Digitalization for a Better Future. Policy Brief.
2021 “Digitalization in Displacement Contexts: Technology and the implementation of the Global Compact on Refugees.” UNHCR Reference Paper for the 70th Anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention.
2020 “Digitalization and Forced Displacement: How addressing access, online behavior, and privacy issues can lead to better digital solutions.” T20 Policy Brief TF9.
2018 “Keeping the Knowledge Flowing: Policy recommendations for supporting high-skill migration.” T20 Policy Brief TF10.6. With Katrina Munir-Asen.
2017. “More development – more migration? The “migration hump” and its significance for development policy co-operation with sub-Saharan Africa.” DIE Briefing Paper 20/2017. German version. With Benjamin Schraven and Steffen Angenendt. (Co-published with Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik as an Aktuel, in English and German).
2017. “Digitalisation and flight: how can donors leverage digital technologies to support refugees?” DIE Briefing Paper 18/2017. German version.
2016. “Poverty and Social Impact Analysis of Southern Africa Mobile Financial Services: Botswana and Lesotho.” World Bank GSURR Southern Africa Unit. With Dr. Paula Lytle and David Garrity.
2013. “Disaster Risk Management & Climate Change Joint Platform 2013: Communications and Information Technology Sector Role in Disaster and Climate Change Policy.” Prepared for the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, and presented to the Samoan Government Disaster Response Cabinet Ministries Oct. 29, 2013.
News and Media Articles
ICTs in conflict early warning – possibilities and challenges. Insight on Conflict. July 11, 2014 (Re-published by Emergency Journalism)
South Sudan on the brink: Australia should make the case for intervention. The Lowy Interpreter. With Gerard McCarthy. May 9, 2014
Crowdsourcing and diplomacy in the Pacific. The Lowy Interpreter. With Gerard McCarthy. August 15, 2012
Smartphones for Smart Peacekeeping. The Mark News. With Nick Martin, Dr. A. Walter Dorn.June 2, 2011
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