Surindar Dhesi

University of Birmingham

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Jinwoo Lee

Agency for Defense Development

Ian Phillips

University of Birmingham

Changhee Lee

Korea Maritime and Ocean University

Emma Ferranti

University of Birmingham

Dong-Ho Jung

Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering

Thom Davies

University of Nottingham

Irina Kuznetsova

University of Birmingham

Stefan Krause

University of Birmingham

Kyungseon Kwon

Korea Maritime and Ocean University

Arshad Isakjee

University of Liverpool

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University of Birmingham

Korea Maritime and Ocean University

Institute for Sustainability

Forest Research

Agency for Defense Development

United Nations Industrial Development Organization

Institute of Geography of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology

University of Sheffield

Monash University

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A system approach to water, sanitation, and hygiene resilience and sustainability in refugee communities

International Journal of Water Resources Development (2022)

Tahmina Yasmin Surindar Dhesi Irina Kuznetsova Richard Cooper Stefan Krause

This study conducted an in-depth systematic review of literature to explore the context of water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) sustainability and resilience in refugee communities. Our results indicate growing concerns, given the two-decade waiting period for refugees to achieve repatriation/integration into host communities, and the bulk of their accommodation is largely in the Global South. This makes the sustainability of WaSH increasingly complex and depends on understanding the roles and interdependences among the factors in each specific refugee camp, and recognizes that it is not 'one-size-fits-all' solutions and the sustainability of one camp might not be suitable for other camps.

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Repatriation

10.1080/07900627.2022.2131362

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Violent Inaction: The Necropolitical Experience of Refugees in Europe

Antipode (2017)

Thom Davies Arshad Isakjee Surindar Dhesi

Abstract A significant outcome of the global crisis for refugees has been the abandonment of forced migrants to live in makeshift camps inside the EU. This paper details how state authorities have prevented refugees from surviving with formal provision, leading directly to thousands having to live in hazardous spaces such as the informal camp in Calais, the site of this study. We then explore the violent consequences of this abandonment. By bringing together thus far poorly integrated literatures on bio/necropolitics (Michel Foucault; Achille Mbembe) and structural violence (Johan Galtung), we retheorize the connections between deliberate political indifference towards refugees and the physiological violence they suffer. In framing the management of refugees as a series of violent in actions, we demonstrate how the biopolitics of migrant control has given way to necropolitical brutality. Advancing geographies of violence and migration, the paper argues that political inaction , as well as action, can be used as a means of control.

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Calais

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State of Exception

10.1111/anti.12325

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Korean Maritime Cadets’ Onboard Training Environment Survey

Sustainability (2021)

Jinwoo Lee Surindar Dhesi Ian Phillips Moon-Soo Jeong Changhee Lee

The onboard training environment is important for the continuity of cadets’ maritime careers and for the wider industry. Various studies have been conducted with the aim of improving the onboard training environment of cadets in various respects including education, health and safety, and sexual harassment. However, there is a lack of research that details the problems associated with onboard training and how the safety of cadets is managed in the field. Descriptive and non-parametric statistics were used to analyze the data from 284 cadets from maritime universities and 41 shipping company employees in South Korea collected between March and July 2020. The results show that many cadets are not guaranteed enough rest time and the provision of personal protective equipment. In addition, some companies consider cadets to be crew members or temporary workers. To improve the training environment, recommendations include the evaluation of the ship’s environment to establish whether it is suitable for training, constant monitoring of whether the onboard training guidelines are maintained in the field, strengthening of preventive education on human rights violations, and expanding efforts continuously not only to physically improve the onboard training environment but systematically manage cadets as students.

Harassment

10.3390/su13084161

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A Comparison of Government Communication of Climate Change in Hong Kong and United Kingdom

Weather Climate and Society (2021)

Emma Ferranti Joanna Ho Yan Wong Surindar Dhesi

Abstract As leaders of civil society, governments have a prime responsibility to communicate climate change information in order to motivate their citizens to mitigate and adapt. This study compares the approaches of the U.K. and Hong Kong governments. Although different in size and population, the United Kingdom and Hong Kong have similar climate change agendas to communicate to similarly educated and prosperous populations. The study finds that while both governments use similar means: policy, education, campaigns, internet, and social media, these have different characteristics, with different emphases in their climate change message. The United Kingdom’s top-down approach is more prominent in its legally binding policy and well-defined programs for adaptation and risk assessment. Hong Kong has more effectively embedded climate change education across the school curricula and has a more centralized and consistently branded campaign, with widespread use of visual language to connect the public to the problem. Hong Kong frames climate change as a science–society problem and has a greater focus on self-responsibility and bottom-up behavioral change. Thus, the U.K. and Hong Kong governments have polarized approaches to motivating their citizens into climate action. Moving forward, both governments should consider best practice elements of the other to develop their communication of climate change.

10.1175/wcas-d-20-0123.1

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Equal Opportunities for Foreign Seafarers to Ensure Sustainable Development in the Korean Merchant Shipping Industry

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (2022)

Jinwoo Lee Surindar Dhesi Ian Phillips Moonsoo Jeong Kyungseon Kwon

Despite the increasing number of foreign seafarers working in the Korean shipping industry and the growing concern for psycho-emotional stress due to discrimination in the maritime sector, few studies have focused on the working environment of foreign seafarers on South Korean vessels. This study aimed to determine whether foreign seafarers perceived discrimination in the Korean shipping industry and if so, the types of discrimination they faced and how they responded to this challenge. A survey was conducted to assess foreign seafarers’ experiences of discrimination, understanding of their own human rights, and level of satisfaction in working with Korean seafarers as well as identifying positive factors. The main positive findings included the kindness of colleagues, and excellent welfare facilities and benefits; whilst the most frequently reported negative factors related to language barriers and food types. These findings can be used to identify and share best practices and help determine priority areas for action. However, as the number of participants was small due to difficulties in contacting foreign seafarers during COVID-19 restrictions, further research is necessary to understand and improve the working environment of foreign seafarers on South Korean vessels.

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Questionnaire

10.3390/jmse10060830

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