Dr Tania Kaiser
BA (Bristol); MPhil, DPhil (Oxon)
Overview
Department of Development Studies
Senior Lecturer in Forced Migration Studies
Centre for Migration and Diaspora Studies
Deputy Chair, Centre for Migration & Diaspora Studies
SOAS Food Studies Centre
Member, SOAS Food Studies Centre
Centre for Gender Studies
Member, Centre for Gender Studies
Migration, Mobility and Development Research Cluster
Research Cluster Member
Violence, Peace and Development Research Cluster
Research Cluster Member
- Name:
- Dr Tania Kaiser
- Email address:
- tk51@soas.ac.uk
- Telephone:
- 020 7898 4484
- Address:
- SOAS, University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG - Building:
- Russell Square: College Buildings
- Office No:
- 290
- Office Hours:
- Monday 2-4pm
Biography
She has degrees in Literature and Anthropology from the Universities of Bristol and Oxford. Forced migration in Africa (general), in East Africa, in West Africa, Culture & Society in Uganda. Internal conflict in Uganda. Conflict in S. Sudan.Teaching
Programmes Convened
Courses Taught
PhD Students supervised
- Diana Felix Da Costa, Working title: ‘Articulations between local stakeholders and the international peacebuilding apparatus in responses to local violence – a case-study of South Sudan’.
Research
Forced migration, protracted refugee situations, violence, conflict, gender and development, humanitarian protection and assistance, social research methods, film, the anthropology of place, space and material culture, aesthetics, social change.Expertise
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Available for
Regional Expertise
- Africa
Country Expertise
- Sudan
- Uganda
Languages
Publications
Book Chapters
Kaiser, Tania (2008) 'Sudanese Refugees in Uganda and Kenya.' In: Loescher, Gil and Milner, James and Newman, Edward and Troeller, Gary, (eds.), Protracted Refugee Situations: Political, Human Rights and Security Implications. Tokyo; New York: UNU Press.
Kaiser, Tania (2007) '‘Moving up and down looking for money’: Making a living in a Ugandan Refugee Camp.' In: Staples, James, (ed.), Livelihoods at the Margins: Surviving the City. Walnut Creek, CA: West Coast Press.
Articles
Kaiser, Tania (2010) 'Dispersal, division and diversification: durable solutions and Sudanese refugees in Uganda.' Journal of Eastern African Studies, 4 (1). pp. 44-60.
Kaiser, Tania (2008) 'Social and Ritual Activity In and Out of Place: the 'Negotiation of Locality' in a Sudanese Refugee Settlement.' Mobilities. Special Issue: ‘Migrant Worlds, Material Cultures’, 3 (3). pp. 375-395.
Kaiser , Tania (2006) 'Between a Camp and a Hard Place: Rights, Livelihood and Experiences of the Local Settlement System for Long-Term Refugees in Uganda.' Journal of Modern African Studies, 44 (4). pp. 597-621.
Kaiser, Tania (2006) 'Songs, Discos and Dancing in Kiryandongo, Uganda.' Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 32 (2). pp. 183-202.
Kaiser, Tania (2005) 'Participating in Development? Refugee Protection, Politics and Developmental Approaches to Refugee Management in Uganda.' Third World Quarterly, 26 (2). pp. 351-367.
Kaiser, Tania (2004) 'Participation or Consultation? Reflections on a 'Beneficiary Based' Evaluation of UNHCR's Programme for Sierra Leonean and Liberian Refugees in Guinea, June- July 2000.' Journal of Refugee Studies, 17 (2). pp. 185-204.
Kaiser, Tania (2002) 'Participation, self-reliance and integration: Sudanese Refugees in Uganda.' Insights Development Research, 44 . p. 5.
Kaiser, Tania and Sondorp, E and Zwi, A (2002) 'Beyond Emergency Care: challenges to health planning in complex emergencies.' Tropical Medicine and International Health, 6 (12). pp. 965-970.
Kaiser, Tania (2002) 'Participatory and beneficiary-based approaches to the evaluation of humanitarian programmes.' New Issues in Refugee Research UNHCR Working Paper, vol. No 51 . pp. 202-227.
Kaiser, Tania (2002) 'The UNHCR and Withdrawal from Kiryandongo: Anatomy of a Handover.' Refugee Survey Quarterly, 21 (1&2). pp. 201-227.
Kaiser, Tania (2000) 'Promise and Practice: Participatory and beneficiary-based approaches in the evaluation of humanitarian assistance programmes.' Forced Migration Review (8). pp. 8-11.
Kaiser , Tania (2000) 'Experience & Consequences of Insecurity in a Refugee Populated Area in Northern Uganda.' Refugee Survey Quarterly, 19 (1). pp. 38-53.
Conference or Workshop Items
Kaiser, Tania (2005) The Search for Solutions: Achievements and Challenges - member of a panel for which I presented a paper on self settlement and encampment in Uganda. In: UNSPECIFIED.
Monographs
Kaiser, Tania and Hovil, Kucy and Lomo, Zacahry (2005) We are all stranded here together: The local settlement system, freedom of movement and livelihood opportunities for refugees in Arua and Moyo Districts. Working Paper. Refugee Law Project.
Kaiser , Tania (2005) ‘We are all stranded here together’: The local settlement system, freedom of movement and livelihood opportunities for refugees in Arua and Moyo Districts. Working Paper.
Kaiser , Tania and Boyden, Jo and Springett, Simon (2002) ALNAP Global Study on Consultation and Participation of Disaster-affected Populations, Country Monograph: The Case of Sri Lanka. Project Report. London: Overseas Development Institute.
Kaiser, Tania (2001) A beneficiary-based evaluation of UNHCR’s programme in Guinea, West Africa. Project Report. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR):
Book Reviews
Kaiser, Tania (2008) 'Review of ‘Culture in Chaos: An Anthropology of the Social Condition in War’ By Stephen C. Lubkemann. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2008.' Journal of Refugee Studies, 21 (3). pp. 407-408.
Other
Kaiser, Tania and Boyden, J and Springett, S (2002) 'Consultation with and Participation by Affected Populations in Humanitarian Action The case of Sri Lanka.'
