2024
Public discourse narratives: from ‘Secret Aid Worker’ discontent to shifting power in humanitarian systems
Strohmeier H, Karunakara U, Panter‐Brick C. Public discourse narratives: from ‘Secret Aid Worker’ discontent to shifting power in humanitarian systems. Disasters 2024, e12651. PMID: 39010640, DOI: 10.1111/disa.12651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPublic discourseHumanitarian sectorHumanitarian structureHumanitarian systemCorpus of dataSexual abuseHumanitarian issuesWorker discontentSymbolic powerMainstream mediaGuardian newspaperDiscontentDiscourseDuty of carePersonal challengesHumanitarian lifeLife experiencesThematic analysisSectorSystem issuesResearch questionsRacismJusticeDissentNewspapersDoes volunteering impact refugee women's life satisfaction, empowerment, and wellbeing? Experimental evidence, local knowledge, and causal reasoning
Panter-Brick C, Eggerman J, Jefferies P, Qtaishat L, Dajani R, Kumar P. Does volunteering impact refugee women's life satisfaction, empowerment, and wellbeing? Experimental evidence, local knowledge, and causal reasoning. Social Science & Medicine 2024, 347: 116735. PMID: 38552338, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116735.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLife satisfactionMixed-methods program evaluationWomen's life satisfactionLocal knowledge systemsSyrian refugee womenGenerate social changePathways of influenceLevels of life satisfactionThematic analysisPoor householdsIndividual-level impactProgram evaluationPsychological wellbeingRefugee womenSocial changeVolunteer workLocal communitiesPanel dataEmpowermentLocal knowledgeLived experienceLocal conceptsVolunteer programsWomen's characteristicsMiddle East
2023
Coparenting, mental health, and the pursuit of dignity: A systems-level analysis of refugee father-mother narratives
Khraisha Q, Sawalha L, Hadfield K, Al-Soleiti M, Dajani R, Panter-Brick C. Coparenting, mental health, and the pursuit of dignity: A systems-level analysis of refugee father-mother narratives. Social Science & Medicine 2023, 340: 116452. PMID: 38171170, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116452.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchContext of precarityThematic analysisPursuits of dignitySemi-structured interviewsSocial changeRefugee parentsRefugee literatureFamily's dignityIntergenerational experiencesSyrian refugeesAgentic modelFamily unityIntergenerational changesFamily togethernessParenting approachesFamily systemDignityOrdinary parentsRefugeesDyadic understandingFamily cohesionMental healthCoparentingIntergenerational responses