Eleanor Davey

Eleanor is a historian by training with a particular interest in the political and intellectual contexts that influence humanitarian action. Prior to joining HPG, she completed a DPhil at Queen Mary, University of London, on humanitarianism and revolutionary politics in France during the Cold War. She currently leads HPG's project on A Global History of Modern Humanitarian Action. In addition to the global history project, Eleanor is working on issues relating to civil-military coordination and humanitarian negotiations. In addition to her research work, Eleanor is also providing editorial support to the Disasters journal and is co-editing, with Kim Scriven (ALNAP), a special issue of the journal on humanitarian history. She is the HPG contact for liaison with the tertiary education sector. Eleanor is a Research Associate at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) of the University of Manchester. She is also a member of the Research Network on ‘Non-State Humanitarianism: From Colonialism to Human Rights’, hosted by the University of Birmingham, and a contributor to the discussion forum of the Voluntary Action History Society (VAHS).