Rahma Hassan
Biographic Data
| ID | 6008865 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rahma Hassan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rahma |
| FAMILY NAME | Hassan |
| SIGNATURE | HASSAN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centre for Research and Development in Drylands Kenya |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Rethinking vulnerability and humanitarian assistance in the pastoral drylands
Drought‐related emergency assistance in the drylands is shaped by understandings of vulnerability that are often not commensurate with the socioeconomic dynamics that structure everyday life in pastoralist contexts. Forms of humanitarian assessment and targeting undertaken before the implementation of assistance programmes tend to be oriented towards vulnerability measurements and assessment criteria that focus on individuals or households. These…
Navigating power hierarchies in the “field”
Despite increasing focus on the broad topic of power hierarchies within research partnerships, scholarly analysis and guidance within global health tends to focus on partnership-building, governance structures and authorship, while the interactions occurring between researchers in settings where a project or community are located, often referred to as the “field”, remains a neglected topic. This study applies an intersectional lens to explore how…
Climate change adaptation as social navigation
Co-producing research in the context of Covid-19
A central objective of this research paper is to consider how research methodologies are critical to the process of decolonising research. To ensure research is designed and executed not to be exploitative, special consideration is required for proposed research (er) collaborations between the Global South and North, particularly in research which focuses on gender, violence, and justice. Understanding the positionality of all groups involved all…
Informal settlements, Covid-19 and sex workers in Kenya
This paper highlights the challenges faced by female sex workers living and working in the urban informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya, during the Covid-19 outbreak and the aftermath of the pandemic. Using data collected through phone interviews during the immediate crisis, we document the experiences of urban poor sex workers, illustrating the acute problems they faced, including precarious housing with the reality of eviction and demolition. T…
Navigating family planning access during Covid-19
The COVID-19 response has profoundly affected women's access to family planning services in Kenya. While prior studies have shown how the COVID-19 response created barriers to accessing family planning (FP) services, less is known about how the pandemic affected the normative influence that partners, peers, and health providers exert on women's FP choices. In this qualitative study, we interviewed 16 women (aged 18-25 years), 10 men in partnershi…
If she gets married when she is young, she will give birth to many kids’
Child marriage is associated with adverse health and social outcomes for women and girls. Among pastoralists in Kenya, child marriage is believed to be higher compared to the national average. This paper explores how social norms and contextual factors sustain child marriage in communities living in conflict-affected North Eastern Kenya. In-depth interviews were carried out with nomadic and semi-nomadic women and men of reproductive age in Wajir …
Informal settlements, Covid-19 and sex workers in Kenya
This paper highlights the challenges faced by female sex workers living and working in the urban informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya, during the Covid-19 outbreak and the aftermath of the pandemic. Using data collected through phone interviews during the immediate crisis, we document the experiences of urban poor sex workers, illustrating the acute problems they faced, including precarious housing with the reality of eviction and demolition. T…
Climate change adaptation as social navigation
Navigating family planning access during Covid-19
The COVID-19 response has profoundly affected women's access to family planning services in Kenya. While prior studies have shown how the COVID-19 response created barriers to accessing family planning (FP) services, less is known about how the pandemic affected the normative influence that partners, peers, and health providers exert on women's FP choices. In this qualitative study, we interviewed 16 women (aged 18-25 years), 10 men in partnershi…
If she gets married when she is young, she will give birth to many kids’
Child marriage is associated with adverse health and social outcomes for women and girls. Among pastoralists in Kenya, child marriage is believed to be higher compared to the national average. This paper explores how social norms and contextual factors sustain child marriage in communities living in conflict-affected North Eastern Kenya. In-depth interviews were carried out with nomadic and semi-nomadic women and men of reproductive age in Wajir …
Co-producing research in the context of Covid-19
A central objective of this research paper is to consider how research methodologies are critical to the process of decolonising research. To ensure research is designed and executed not to be exploitative, special consideration is required for proposed research (er) collaborations between the Global South and North, particularly in research which focuses on gender, violence, and justice. Understanding the positionality of all groups involved all…
Informal settlements, Covid-19 and sex workers in Kenya
This paper highlights the challenges faced by female sex workers living and working in the urban informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya, during the Covid-19 outbreak and the aftermath of the pandemic. Using data collected through phone interviews during the immediate crisis, we document the experiences of urban poor sex workers, illustrating the acute problems they faced, including precarious housing with the reality of eviction and demolition. T…
Climate change adaptation as social navigation
Rethinking vulnerability and humanitarian assistance in the pastoral drylands
Drought‐related emergency assistance in the drylands is shaped by understandings of vulnerability that are often not commensurate with the socioeconomic dynamics that structure everyday life in pastoralist contexts. Forms of humanitarian assessment and targeting undertaken before the implementation of assistance programmes tend to be oriented towards vulnerability measurements and assessment criteria that focus on individuals or households. These…
Navigating power hierarchies in the “field”
Despite increasing focus on the broad topic of power hierarchies within research partnerships, scholarly analysis and guidance within global health tends to focus on partnership-building, governance structures and authorship, while the interactions occurring between researchers in settings where a project or community are located, often referred to as the “field”, remains a neglected topic. This study applies an intersectional lens to explore how…
Geography (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 works) · Climate change impacts on agriculture (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works)