WTL Special Series: Joint Learning Initiative (JLI) with Olivia Wilkinson (episode 4)

Olivia Wilkinson is the Director of Research for the Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities (JLI), so she directs JLI’s research work, collaborating with partners from UN agencies and governments to faith-based organizations and NGOs, and in collaboration with universities.

 

Olivia is a sociologist, working at the intersection of sociology of religion and humanitarian/development studies. She published her book, "Secular and Religious Dynamics in Humanitarian Response" with Routledge in early 2020, which unpicks how secularity is one of many privileges and biases in the humanitarian system that makes aid irrelevant and inappropriate. She co-edited a new volume also with Routledge called “International Development and Local Faith Actors: Ideological and Cultural Encounters,” which was recently released.  

 

She has a PhD and Master's in humanitarian action from Trinity College Dublin and Université Catholique de Louvain respectively. Her PhD research focused on the response to Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines and she has since conducted collaborative research work around the world, most recently on local faith actors in South Sudan. Her undergraduate degree in Theology and Religious Studies is from the University of Cambridge. 

 

Social media handle of Olivia is: Twitter.

 

Olivia talks about several publications in this episode, we are sharing two, this is the article about how religion and development changed over time, click here. And for the document about JLI's Strategic Religious Engagement, please click here.

 

Please let me/us know via our email innovationhub@cwsglobal.org what you think about this new series. We would love to hear from you. Please feel free to reach out to us. Send an email to maurice@jliflc.com, or contact us through our platform. We welcome your thoughts, questions, and proposals for collaboration. I'll personally ensure that your interest is directed to the right people at JLI, helping you connect with a network of individuals and organizations dedicated to creating a better world through faith-informed development. The website of JLI can be reached by clicking here.

 

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