IGS: Current and Recent Graduate Research
Eveliina Lyytinen
The politics of space in the governance of urban refugees in Kampala, Uganda
Supervisor(s):
- Dr Patricia Daley
- Prof. Roger Zetter (Refugees Studies Centre)
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Academic Profile
Eveliina obtained her MSc in Human Geography from the University of Turku, Finland in 2006. Her dissertation, which she wrote while working at the Institute of Migration, examined forced migration as a global problem. Eveliina also holds an MSc in Forced Migration from the Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford, obtained in 2008. Her second dissertation analysed the UNHCR's protection of internally displaced persons (IDPs) under the cluster approach. Eveliina commenced her DPhil studies in 2009 and she is a member of Green Templeton College. She has been working on forced migration-related issues for UNHCR headquarters, Finnish government and various NGOs. Eveliina is affiliated with the Refugee Law Project, Uganda, whilst conducting her fieldwork.
Current Research
The way in which space is conceptualised affects how forced migrants are presented and what kind of policies are implemented in order to assist and govern them. As most of the global refugees are currently living in urban areas, there is a particular need to analyse the notion of city space in forced migration. Consequently, research on urban refugee protection requires re-scaling and a multi-scalar perspective.
Eveliina's doctoral research aims to examine the relationship between city space, governance and refugee protection in urban areas. In particular, two geographical notions, that of 'space' and 'scale', are examined in the study with regards to the institutional architecture of refugee protection and the experience of living in exile in an urban area. The Ugandan capital city, Kampala, is chosen as a case study.
Awards
Eveliina's DPhil research is funded by Oskari Huttunen Foundation and Finnish Cultural Foundation.
Publications
- Lyytinen, E. (2009) A tale of three cities: internal displacement, urbanization and humanitarian action in Abidjan, Khartoum and Mogadishu. New Issues in Refugee Research, UNHCR.
- Lyytinen, E. (2009) Household energy in refugee and IDPs camps - challenges and solutions for UNHCR. New Issues in Refugee Research, UNHCR.
- Lyytinen, E. (2008) UNHCR's protection of internally displaced persons (IDPs) under the cluster approach. MSc in Forced Migration, Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford.
- Lyytinen, E. (2007) Book review, Global regionalisation, Core Peripheral Trends by Hermanus S. Geyer. Migration Letters, 4(2): 203-206.