Publications
Dis/abled decolonial human and citizen futures
Our Principal Investigator, Professor Dina Kiwan has recently published an article IN the journal, Citizenship Studies. The article utilises the dual methodological lens of disability and decolonisation in order to critically examine, in interdisciplinary and global perspective, what it will mean to be both a ‘human’ and a ‘citizen’ in the 21st century.
“Vulnerable” or Systematically Excluded? The Impact of Covid-19 on Disabled People in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
The Covid-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected disabled people across the globe. This review article maps the impact of the pandemic on disabled people in low- and middle-income countries (LMICS) during the first ten months of the pandemic, based on a semi-systematic review of 113 articles of empirical and “grey” literature.
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), annual report
Professor Dina Kiwan has been appointed to sit on The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC). The MAC is an independent, non-statutory, non-time limited, non-departmental public body that advises the government on migration issues. The sponsoring department is the Home Office and has a UK wide remit and works across government, providing transparent, independent and evidence-based advice. Our work is primarily led by commissions from Home Secretary.
Research Papers
Literature and Practice Reviews
Disability in Jordan: A Literature and Practice Review
Author: Mostafa Attia
Disability in Lebanon: A Literature and Practice Review
Authors: Wissam Marouche, Kate McAuliff, and Maha Shuayb
Inclusive Education in Occupied Palestinian Territories
Author: Nazmi Al Masri
Arts and Disability in Lebanon, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and Jordan: A Literature and Practice Review
Authors: Anthony Downey, Ruth Gilligan, Rhea Dagher, Yasmin Foqahaa, Mostafa Attia, and Bobby Beaumont
Arts and Disability in Occupied Palestinian Territories: A Literature and Practice Review – Summary
Authors: Anthony Downey, Ruth Gilligan, Rhea Dagher, Yasmin Foqahaa, Mostafa Attia, and Bobby Beaumont
Arts and Disability in Jordan: A Literature and Practice Review – Summary
Authors: Anthony Downey, Ruth Gilligan, Rhea Dagher, Yasmin Foqahaa, Mostafa Attia, and Bobby Beaumont
Arts and Disability in Lebanon: A Literature and Practice Review – Summary
Authors: Anthony Downey, Ruth Gilligan, Rhea Dagher, Yasmin Foqahaa, Mostafa Attia, and Bobby Beaumont
Consultation Papers
Inclusive Arts Practices in Jordan Consultation Workshop
Author: Yasmin Foqahaa
Inclusive Arts Practices in Lebanon Consultation Workshop
Author: Rhéa Dagher
Disability Arts and Culture Mapping (Lebanon, Jordan & Palestine)
Authors: Rhéa Dagher and Yasmin Foqahaa
Reports
Disability in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (West Bank and Gaza) Analysis Report
Authors: Rita Giacaman and Suzan Mitwalli
Comparison of the 1999 Palestinian Disability Law and the Draft 2019 Palestinian Disability Law
Authors: Lina Abdul-Samad, Rita Giacaman and Reem Ladadwa
Covid-19 research reports
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on disabled people in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A literature review
Authors: Vera Kubenz and Dina Kiwan, University of Birmingham
