Field of work
Social diversity, inequality and poverty
Post-war and disaster recovery, reconstruction and development
Migration and development
Refugee livelihoods and welfare
Humanitarian policy and practice
Social marginalization and inclusion
Forced migration and development. Specific research themes:
Marginalization, exclusion and vulnerability
Inclusion of refugees in labour markets
Social diversity in community work
Welfare of minority and migrant children
Food security for refugees and displaced persons
Humanitarian assistance and development in contexts of displacement, war and disasters
https://www.developmentaid.org/organizations/awards/view/410113/creating-inclusive-and-sustainable-food-systems-in-refugee-hosting-contexts-in-sub-saharan-africa-ss
Selected publications
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An invitation to engage: Decoloniality, structural and critical social work and their potentials for an emancipatory social work pedagogy.
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The Corona Pandemic’s Impact on the Food and Nutrition Security of Refugees in Northern Uganda
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Local integration as durable solution? Negotiating socioeconomic spaces between refugees and host communities in rural Northern Uganda
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A Matter of Faith: UN Environment, Greening Faith Investment, and the Sustainable Development Goals
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Sivagnanam Maheswaran. 2017.The rise of social enterprises in low-trust situations: Nonprofit organizations’ survival strategies in post-civil war and disaster-affected villages in Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka. Doctoral theses at NTNU, 2017: 296. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management, Department of Geography, Trondheim. 218 pp. ISBN 978-82-326-2660-1