This article explores how informal, citizen-led solidarity with migrants is practised digitally and discusses we can conceptualise such acts. The study draws on digital observations, semi-structured interviews one field visit. Citizen humanitarians, who are informants in this study, supported from Afghanistan had been rejected asylum Norway. Support included facilitating unauthorised migration,...

About the authors Victoria Metcalfe is a Research Fellow in the Humanitarian Policy Group, where she leads research and public affairs projects on civil–military coordination, protection of civilians and forced displacement. Alison Giffen is a Research Fellow and the Deputy Director of the Future of Peace Operations Program at the Stimson Center in Washington DC. She is responsible for leading ...

The author analyses the new international context in which humanitarian action is being undertaken. He raises the problem caused by the diverging objectives of impartial, neutral humanitarianism and politically motivated actions that implement strategies of prevention and conflict resolution. He reviews the criticism that humanitarian has come under in recent years and that has resulted in esta...

As Fotaki (2019) argues, the current political climate in Europe is threatening principles of humanitarianism, particularly among refugees and asylum seekers. This commentary builds on that argument, with a spotlight on mental health and culturally relevant service design. By addressing some of the barriers faced by refugees and asylum seekers in accessing mental health...