Knowledge Exchange Workshop with Sudanese Community in Birmingham
On 18 July 2026, we held a workshop entitled 'Improving food and digital access for the Sudanese community in Birmingham'.
Presentation at the DSA 2026 conference
On 8 July, Susanne Jaspars presented a joint paper with C Sathyamala and Tamer Abd Elkreem in the panel on ‘The political economy of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and development.
Policy opportunities to promote food security through digital inclusion
Together with partners The Food Foundation, Yasmin Houamed, Susanne Jaspars, and Iris Lim produced this policy brief based on their research on the effects of digitalising food assistance and welfare in the UK.
The ‘hub-ification’ of social support: improved access or risk of further normalising emergency food assistance?
In this blog, Yasmin Houamed writes about how the digitalisation is reshaping the food assistance landscape and argues that the expansion of "hubs" and ‘wrap-around' services risks normalising emergency food aid.
Team gets two impact grants!
Over the past year, the team has obtained two separate impact grants from the SOAS ESRC Impact Acceleration Account. These grants are to disseminate findings and maximise impact in London and Birmingham.
Digital domination in war-torn Sudan
Political economy and experiences of digitalised food assistance This working paper presents findings for the second, in-depth phase of the research in Sudan. It focuses on the experience of marginalised populations in different parts of the country, as well as how digital food assistance practices interact with political and economic processes
The Normalisation and Weaponisation of Starlink in Sudan (Photo Series)
This photo series by Tamer Abd Elkreem and Susanne Jaspars illustrates how Starlink private internet provision has been normalised and weaponised during the war.
Food poverty & digital power: The social realities of digitalising food assistance in England
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.
Blog Series on the Politics of Food and Digital Technologies
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.
Fragmented Welfare test
This photo series by Yasmin Houamed explores the everyday practices and improvised adaptations that arise as welfare and social support systems move increasingly online. In England, access to state welfare services - including [...]