Publications & Presentations
Liminality and Transactional Sex Among Queer Refugees: Insights from Lebanon, Turkey, Greece, and Switzerland
Meric Caglar, Shirin Heidari, Monica A. Onyango, Aesha Rajan, Thanasis Tyrovolas, Jinan Usta, and Ryan Whitacre. Journal of Refugee Studies, Jul 22, 2024 | Publication This study examines the liminal conditions faced by queer refugees in Lebanon, Turkey, Greece, and...
A Multi-Country Report: Survival Strategies and Health Repercussions in Forced Displacement
Liminality Research Consortium June, 2024 | Advanced Draft We are pleased to announce the soft launch of the advanced draft of our multi-country report, "Survival Strategies and Health Repercussions in Forced Displacement: A Multi-Country Study," on June 20. This...
Rethinking transactional sex in humanitarian settings: Reflections for the way forward
Michelle Alm Engvall, Shirin Heidari, Dorothea Hilhorst, Clea Kahn, and Megan Denise Smith. BLISS, Feb, 27, 2022 | Blog post Transactional Sex (TS) is often used as an umbrella term to encompass a wide range of practices ranging from sex work to sexual...
Transactional sex in forced displacement: challenging conventional concepts and understandings
Jane Freedman, Shirin Heidari, Shilan Masrour, and Thanasis Tyrovolas. IHSA, Nov, 2021 | Conference Paper The 6th World Conference on Humanitarian Studies. Our preliminary research in Switzerland, France, Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan indicates that...
Research on sexuality, reproduction, and intimacy in forced displacement during COVID-19: Considering power dynamics and ethical concerns
Jane Freedman, Shirin Heidari and Thanasis Tyrovolas. IHSA, Apr, 2021| Conference paper The 6th World Conference on Humanitarian Studies. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated gender inequalities, creating multiple vulnerabilities and structural inequities...
Research in forced displacement: Guidance for a feminist and decolonial approach
Jane Freedman, Anne Harmer, Shirin Heidari, Michelle Lokot, Rosemary Morgan, Monica A. Onyango, Neha S. Singh, and Chi-Chi Undie. The Lancet, Feb 13, 2021 | Publication The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened inequities and undermined health, human rights, and...
Transactional sex in the wake of COVID-19: sexual and reproductive health and rights of the forcibly displaced
Jane Freedman, Shirin Heidari, Shilan Masrour, and Thanasis Tyrovolas. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, Oct 09, 2020 | Journal Article The COVID-19 pandemic and the measures put in place to control it have taken an unprecedented economic toll globally....