The Centre for Minorities Research (CMR) supports academic dialogue and real-time action on one of the most urgent global challenges of our time: achieving meaningful, intersectional engagement with vulnerable populations. Bringing together an outstanding team from across the University of St Andrews and beyond, CMR facilitates cutting-edge research, interdisciplinary debate, and knowledge application to promote empowerment and engagement with minority issues.
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New Publication by CMR Associate Sarah Edgcumbe
We are pleased to share a new article by Phd Candidate Sarah Edgcumbe, produced for Researching Internal Displacement’s Middle East Research Network on Internal Displacement (MERNID). The piece explores the challenges and complexities faced by returnee Iraqi Gypsies and Bedouin, emphasizing the urgent need for consultation with these communities on their protection and (re)integration needs. Drawing on research from 2021,…
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Reconciliation in a Fragmented World: Rethinking Justice, Accountability, and Inclusion
Join us on the latest CMR seminar series as we explore the complexities of reconciliation in an era of globalisation, technological transformation, and shifting boundaries. In an era defined by globalisation and rapid technological transformation—where connectivity intensifies, and boundaries are continually reconfigured—reconciliation is emerging as a central theme. Amidst the rampant chaos of the contemporary…
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Season 4 / Episode 2
In this episode of the CMR Podcast, Allan Mjomba Majalia, a third-year PhD student in Sustainable Development at the University of St Andrews, School of Geography and Sustainable Development, delves into the Indigenous and local knowledge of fisher folk in Kenya and Ghana. He examines how marine social science—a Western epistemological framework—intersects with African ontologies…
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