Emily K. M. Scott, PhD
Assistant Professor, University of Birmingham
Welcome!
Emily K. M. Scott is Associate Professor and Director of Research in the International Development Department at the University of Birmingham in the UK and Associate Fellow at CIPSS McGill.
ACADEMIC & WRITER
Her research explores why and how power is exercised over conflict and crisis affected populations in and through humanitarian and development response. She also explore how these groups take power back, with a focus on the Middle East. Emily Scott is a leading scholar of localization, organizational behaviour, attacks on healthcare, and migration. Her current book project, Disruptive by Design: Health, Refugees, and Humanitarian Governance in the Middle East, examines the ways humanitarian boundaries were deliberately transformed by humanitarian organizations and aid workers in response to the War in Syria and refugee crisis in Lebanon and Jordan. Emily Scott’s research has appeared in journals, such as Global Studies Quarterly, World Development, Deadulus, and the Journal of Global Security Studies, amongst others, and she has been contributor to outlets including the Washington Post and the New Humanitarian.
Emily Scott received my Ph.D. from the University of Toronto, is a Fulbright Alumna, and has held postdoctoral positions at the Josef Korbel School and McGill University.
ADVISOR
Emily Scott’s work on humanitarianism, localization, and attacks on healthcare has significant policy impact, particularly with regards to organizational design and behaviour. She has been involved in various policy initiatives internationally, including the Humanitarian Health Response to Violence Conflict and Healthcare in Danger Debates. She has advised global and local NGOs in Europe, Canada, and the MENA region on their approaches to localization and organizational design, including the Center for Civilians in Conflict, The White Helmets, and the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office.
Emily Scott actively supports civilian protection, humanitarian, and refugee resettlement and support organizations, in an era of growing conflict and crisis.
Contact
International Development Department
Muirhead Tower
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT, UK
Twitter: @emilykmscott
Bluesky: @emilykmscott.bsky.social
You can also find me on:
Women Also Know Stuff, the Conversation, LinkedIn, BEACON, and the McGill Refugee Research Group.