A major 3-year ESRC- funded project examining how digitalising food assistance has influenced access to food for marginalised populations and its role as a source of power. We’re working in Sudan, India and the UK. The project is situated in the SOAS Food Studies Centre.
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Publication
This working paper presents findings for the second, in-depth phase of the research in England. It focuses on the experience of marginalised populations as well as how digital food assistance practices interact with political and economic processes.
Multimedia
30 January 2026
As food assistance goes digital, vulnerable people risk being shut out. Iris Lim presents some of the key findings of our UK research in this short 8 minute pod bite produced together with the Food Foundation.
Multimedia
19 January 2026
This photo series explores the everyday practices and improvised adaptations that arise as welfare and social support systems move increasingly online.
Event
19 November 2025
On 19 November 2026, Tamer and Susanne presented preliminary findings of the second phase of Sudan research at CEDEJ Khartoum in Cairo.
Publication
6 November 2025
Together with the International Humanitarian Studies Association (IHSA), the team has edited a blog series on ‘The politics of food and technology’ based on their IHSA conference panel.
Event
15 October 2025
The team organised a panel on ‘The politics of food and technology in changing global and local crises’ at the conference of the International Humanitarian Studies Association in Istanbul (15-17 October).
