Myfanwy James
@myfanwyvjames.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at LSE International Development | Research on humanitarianism, conflict, health, development 🇨🇩
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Dr @myfanwyvjames.bsky.social, Assistant Prof. in LSE ID, has published in Ethnos: Journal of Anthropology. The article examines mutual suspicions of corruption in humanitarian responses in eastern DRC between humanitarian colleagues, as well as humanitarians and the people they are there to assist.
Mutual Suspicion: Race, Corruption and Humanitarianism in Eastern DR Congo
Suspicion of corruption in crisis is central to debates about who counts as an authentic humanitarian. This article examines suspicions of corruption in global humanitarianism in the eastern Democr...
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September 18, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Dr @myfanwyvjames.bsky.social, Assistant Prof. in LSE ID, has published in Ethnos: Journal of Anthropology. The article examines mutual suspicions of corruption in humanitarian responses in eastern DRC between humanitarian colleagues, as well as humanitarians and the people they are there to assist.
My new article examines suspicions of corruption in global humanitarianism in the DRC. I describe the multiple racial registers of corruption that shape humanitarian bureaucracies & encounters today www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @lseid.bsky.social
Mutual Suspicion: Race, Corruption and Humanitarianism in Eastern DR Congo
Suspicion of corruption in crisis is central to debates about who counts as an authentic humanitarian. This article examines suspicions of corruption in global humanitarianism in the eastern Democr...
www.tandfonline.com
September 18, 2026 at 2:08 PM
My new article examines suspicions of corruption in global humanitarianism in the DRC. I describe the multiple racial registers of corruption that shape humanitarian bureaucracies & encounters today www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @lseid.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/394/... Our new @bmj.com with @profsophieharman.bsky.social, Godefroid Muzalia & Jules Villa
Ebola business narrative and the cycle of distrust
Credibility and trust are key to transforming the response
Over 100 days since the start of the current Ebola outbreak, the response in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is at an impasse, with ...
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September 17, 2026 at 11:58 AM
www.bmj.com/content/394/... Our new @bmj.com with @profsophieharman.bsky.social, Godefroid Muzalia & Jules Villa
Commission an immediate public inquiry to ensure we never see a tragic death like Dr Arday's again. goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1
Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project
Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.
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August 16, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Commission an immediate public inquiry to ensure we never see a tragic death like Dr Arday's again. goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1
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Dr Myfanwy James (@myfanwyvjames.bsky.social), Assistant Professor in International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies at LSE, has been quoted in @nytimes.com exploring the historical and political roots of public mistrust during health crises.
LSE ID’s Dr Myfanwy James quoted in The New York Times on global epidemic responses
Dr Myfanwy James has been featured in The New York Times exploring the historical and political roots of public mistrust during health crises.
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July 24, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Dr Myfanwy James (@myfanwyvjames.bsky.social), Assistant Professor in International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies at LSE, has been quoted in @nytimes.com exploring the historical and political roots of public mistrust during health crises.
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Why Epidemics Breed Rage at Health Workers www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/m... by @sherifink.bsky.social
@myfanwyvjames.bsky.social: "'Both medicine and humanitarianism have been used' to advance outsiders’ interests. 'These deeply held suspicions actually are based on historical experience.'”
@myfanwyvjames.bsky.social: "'Both medicine and humanitarianism have been used' to advance outsiders’ interests. 'These deeply held suspicions actually are based on historical experience.'”
Why Epidemics Breed Rage at Health Workers
Some people have fought Ebola containment measures in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Scholars have seen similar responses across societies and throughout history.
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July 22, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Why Epidemics Breed Rage at Health Workers www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/m... by @sherifink.bsky.social
@myfanwyvjames.bsky.social: "'Both medicine and humanitarianism have been used' to advance outsiders’ interests. 'These deeply held suspicions actually are based on historical experience.'”
@myfanwyvjames.bsky.social: "'Both medicine and humanitarianism have been used' to advance outsiders’ interests. 'These deeply held suspicions actually are based on historical experience.'”
Fantastic article today in @nytimes.com that aims to understand anger and mistrust during Ebola epidemics in eastern DRC. It was a pleasure to discuss with @sherifink.bsky.social
Why epidemics breed rage at health workers: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/m...
Why Epidemics Breed Rage at Health Workers (Gift Article)
Some people have fought Ebola containment measures in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Scholars have seen similar responses across societies and throughout history.
www.nytimes.com
July 20, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Fantastic article today in @nytimes.com that aims to understand anger and mistrust during Ebola epidemics in eastern DRC. It was a pleasure to discuss with @sherifink.bsky.social
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🚨New First View Article🚨
"The humanitarian class: Transformation and tension in eastern Congo" by Myfanwy James is now available #OpenAccess on our website!
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"The humanitarian class: Transformation and tension in eastern Congo" by Myfanwy James is now available #OpenAccess on our website!
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May 29, 2026 at 8:39 AM
🚨New First View Article🚨
"The humanitarian class: Transformation and tension in eastern Congo" by Myfanwy James is now available #OpenAccess on our website!
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"The humanitarian class: Transformation and tension in eastern Congo" by Myfanwy James is now available #OpenAccess on our website!
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My new article examines the formation of a local humanitarian class in Goma, and the transformations and tensions that followed. Open access! www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @lseid.bsky.social
May 28, 2026 at 1:13 PM
My new article examines the formation of a local humanitarian class in Goma, and the transformations and tensions that followed. Open access! www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @lseid.bsky.social
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How do politics and past interventions shape responses to Ebola?
Dr Myfanwy James (@myfanwyvjames.bsky.social) shares insights in The Continent and co-authors a new briefing for those working on the ground 👇
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Dr Myfanwy James (@myfanwyvjames.bsky.social) shares insights in The Continent and co-authors a new briefing for those working on the ground 👇
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Dr Myfanwy James featured in The Continent on Ebola outbreak
Dr Myfanwy James has been interviewed and quoted in a recent edition of The Continent, an African newspaper, on the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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May 27, 2026 at 9:44 AM
How do politics and past interventions shape responses to Ebola?
Dr Myfanwy James (@myfanwyvjames.bsky.social) shares insights in The Continent and co-authors a new briefing for those working on the ground 👇
www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...
Dr Myfanwy James (@myfanwyvjames.bsky.social) shares insights in The Continent and co-authors a new briefing for those working on the ground 👇
www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...
Our contextual briefing on the Ebola outbreak in Ituri DRC is available in French and English here hal.science/hal-05632368
May 26, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Our contextual briefing on the Ebola outbreak in Ituri DRC is available in French and English here hal.science/hal-05632368
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All Protocol Observed
Welcome to Issue 240 of The Continent
The latest Ebola outbreak is the 17th in 50 years, with more than half occurring in the past 5 years. Mining-driven mobility and mistrust are fuelling the spread. Ironically, better containment has limited vaccine trials.
bit.ly/240_TC
Welcome to Issue 240 of The Continent
The latest Ebola outbreak is the 17th in 50 years, with more than half occurring in the past 5 years. Mining-driven mobility and mistrust are fuelling the spread. Ironically, better containment has limited vaccine trials.
bit.ly/240_TC
May 22, 2026 at 6:10 PM
All Protocol Observed
Welcome to Issue 240 of The Continent
The latest Ebola outbreak is the 17th in 50 years, with more than half occurring in the past 5 years. Mining-driven mobility and mistrust are fuelling the spread. Ironically, better containment has limited vaccine trials.
bit.ly/240_TC
Welcome to Issue 240 of The Continent
The latest Ebola outbreak is the 17th in 50 years, with more than half occurring in the past 5 years. Mining-driven mobility and mistrust are fuelling the spread. Ironically, better containment has limited vaccine trials.
bit.ly/240_TC
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It is with great sadness that the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa must announce the passing of our inaugural director, Professor Tim Allen.
You can read more about Tim’s life and legacy, and leave a message of condolence, on our website
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You can read more about Tim’s life and legacy, and leave a message of condolence, on our website
www.lse.ac.uk/africa/about...
In memoriam
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February 18, 2026 at 1:38 PM
It is with great sadness that the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa must announce the passing of our inaugural director, Professor Tim Allen.
You can read more about Tim’s life and legacy, and leave a message of condolence, on our website
www.lse.ac.uk/africa/about...
You can read more about Tim’s life and legacy, and leave a message of condolence, on our website
www.lse.ac.uk/africa/about...
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Humanitarian agencies have been urged to ‘localise’, shifting power to local actors and addressing North/South imbalances. But what does local really mean? Dr Myfanwy James explores this question for the LSE ID Blog
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The politics of local humanitarian recruitment in DRC - LSE International Development
There have been growing calls over the last decade for humanitarian agencies to ‘localise’— to address unjust and unequal power relations in the contemporary system by transferring power to local pers...
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October 28, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Humanitarian agencies have been urged to ‘localise’, shifting power to local actors and addressing North/South imbalances. But what does local really mean? Dr Myfanwy James explores this question for the LSE ID Blog
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blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationa...
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The New Humanitarian has partnered with five slam poets from eastern DRC, commissioning original works that confront the reality of war and the resilience of Congolese communities facing a brutal insurgency by the M23 rebel group.
Hope and resistance: Slam poets capture the weight of war in DR Congo
These powerful new poems examine the escalating crisis in the east.
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October 10, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The New Humanitarian has partnered with five slam poets from eastern DRC, commissioning original works that confront the reality of war and the resilience of Congolese communities facing a brutal insurgency by the M23 rebel group.
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While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland | Nesrine Malik
While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland | Nesrine Malik
Western leaders attending the Sharm el-Sheikh summit have enabled and sponsored this slaughter. They are in no position to build a Palestinian future, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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October 13, 2025 at 5:38 AM
While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland | Nesrine Malik
New article 'Looking for the local: The Politics of Humanitarian Recruitment in DRC' reveals how aid agencies can fuel social tensions when the 'local' aid category interacts with existing discourses around belonging, authority, and territory muse.jhu.edu/pub/35/artic...
Project MUSE - Looking for the Local: The Politics of Humanitarian Recruitment in DRC
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October 8, 2025 at 9:34 AM
New article 'Looking for the local: The Politics of Humanitarian Recruitment in DRC' reveals how aid agencies can fuel social tensions when the 'local' aid category interacts with existing discourses around belonging, authority, and territory muse.jhu.edu/pub/35/artic...
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We asked Sudanese people to explain what the war is about. What emerges is clear: there is no such thing as a war about nothing. continent.substack.com/p/is-the-sud...
August 16, 2025 at 8:55 AM
We asked Sudanese people to explain what the war is about. What emerges is clear: there is no such thing as a war about nothing. continent.substack.com/p/is-the-sud...
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Latest publication from Dr Myfanwy James which explores how the inclusion of pregnant women in an Ebola vaccine trial in Goma, DRC, sparked local rumors that reflected broader ethical concerns and historical anxieties
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The position of pregnant women in clinical research remains a topic of international ethical debate. Yet, the reflections of actual and potential trial participants, including pregnant women themselv...
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July 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Latest publication from Dr Myfanwy James which explores how the inclusion of pregnant women in an Ebola vaccine trial in Goma, DRC, sparked local rumors that reflected broader ethical concerns and historical anxieties
anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
New article on Ebola in DRC, 'Rumor as ethical vernacular'. I argue that the womb became a site to discuss broader biopolitical anxieties about collective survival, but that rumors also became a vehicle for ethical debate amid uncertainty. anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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July 22, 2025 at 9:34 AM
New article on Ebola in DRC, 'Rumor as ethical vernacular'. I argue that the womb became a site to discuss broader biopolitical anxieties about collective survival, but that rumors also became a vehicle for ethical debate amid uncertainty. anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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‘Achille Mbembe warns us that the condition of the colonies is rapidly becoming the condition of all of subaltern humanity.’
Kevin Okoth:
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Kevin Okoth:
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Kevin Okoth · The Pessimist’s Optimist: Beyond the Postcolony
Achille Mbembe is the pessimist’s optimist: he delivers a devastating analysis of the contemporary moment while never...
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July 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
‘Achille Mbembe warns us that the condition of the colonies is rapidly becoming the condition of all of subaltern humanity.’
Kevin Okoth:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Kevin Okoth:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...