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Publications and Policy Briefs

On this page you will find publications of GAIC: research reports, articles, books and public policy briefs.

Policy Briefs

Enhancing Effectiveness of Social Protection by Psycho-Social Support in Uganda and Ethiopia - Summary, November 2018

This study presents the effect of Psycho-Social Counselling on Social Protection in highly traumatized communities. The research was undertaken in Northern Uganda and Ethiopia during 2016 and 2017. The study compared off-line and on-line communities. The participants were selected in a migration context. The participants were members of communities with high levels of Post-Traumatic Stress.

Policy Brief 1

Relevance of Communication in the Fight Against Human Trafficking, March 2018

This paper argues that trauma support delivered, utilizing the refugees’ own communication pathways, is key to successful integration of refugees reducing the risk of dangerous secondary migration. It shows the results of a case study regarding migration and human trafficking in the Horn of Africa.

Policy Brief 2

Reprogramming the Mix of Interventions to Support Refugees in Host Communities, March 2018

This research focus on Eritrean refugees who reside in the refugee camps in Ethiopia and Sudan. The issues studied are (i) the modus operandi of human traffickers along the journeys of the refugees, (ii) coping strategies and resilience of unaccompanied minors in the refugee camps, (iii) the effectiveness of a Self-Help Low-Cost Post-Traumatic Stress program (SHLCPTSP) that raises awareness among refugees and inform about the prevalence and impact of trauma, and (iv) livelihood opportunities inside refugee camps in North-Ethiopia and Sudan.

Policy Brief 3

Digital Realities in Human Trafficking: Bringing Safety to Refugee Camps, March 2018

The research focuses on the dynamics of migratory trajectories in the Horn of Africa. The issues investigated, are the modus operandi of the human traffickers along the route and other dangers and difficulties refugees encounter. Furthermore, the resilience of unaccompanied refugee minors in the refugee camps in North-Ethiopia is outlined.

Policy Brief 4

Trauma and Livelihood Opportunities: Reprogramming Support in Refugee Camps, March 2018

This study investigates the needs for Eritrean refugees who reside in Ethiopian refugee camps. The focus is on refugees who suffer trauma and post-traumatic stress (PTS). A Self-Help Low-Cost Post-Traumatic Stress program (SHLCPTS) is developed for these refugees and is tested on 100 camp residents. This study also looks into livelihoods of the refugees and opportunities for income generation.

Policy Brief 5

Research reports

Causes and dynamics of mixed unskilled migrants trafficked within the Horn region. A study including Eritrea, Ethiopia and Sudan

This study of mixed migration and human trafficking explored its causes within dynamic information-sharing along the migration routes and across communities in locations where migrants or refugees are. This study was carried out in Sudan and Ethiopia, focusing on refugees from Eritrea withing host communities.

Research Report 1

Cost-Benefit Analysis of Cash Transfer Programs and Post Trauma Services for Economic Empowerment of Women in Uganda (EWP-U) (2018)

This study investigates the effect of existing government-initiated social protection programs (cash and in-kind) and trauma counselling on economic development in Northern Uganda. It also examines the effect of a counselling program developed for this study, the Self-Help Low-Cost Post-Traumatic Stress program (SHLCPTS).

Research Report 2

ICT-based Psycho-Social Trauma Relief in Refugee Camps in Ethiopia (2018)

This study investigates the possibilities for trauma relief on digital devices in low connectivity areas. The focus is on Eritrean refugees in refugee camps in Ethiopia who suffer trauma and post-traumatic stress (PTS). A Self-Help Low-Cost Post-Traumatic Stress program (SHLCPTS) is developed for these refugees and tested.

Research Report 3

Refugees and Livelihood: A case study from Hitsats (2018)

This case-study investigates livelihood opportunities in Hitsats Eritrean Refugee Camp (North-Ethiopia), and looks at income generating possibilities for refugees. The study provides an overview of the positive effects of relief opportunities and addresses where improvement is necessary.

Research Report 4

Secondary Migration and Mobile Phone Use in Hitsats (2018)

This case-study in Hitsats Eritrean Refugee Camp in North-Ethiopia outlines the mobile phone use in a low-connectivity context. It further looks at motives for, and incentives against secondary migration. The main focus is on Eritrean unaccompanied refugee minors and youth.

Research Report 5

Trust and the Triggers of Trauma. Exploring experiences of the trust between Eritrean unaccompanied minors and their caregivers in The Netherlands (2018)

This research investigates the experiences of trust between Eritrean unaccompanied refugee minors and their caregivers in The Netherlands.

Research Report 6

Change through Exchange: Exploring the role of international exchange in organisational development of care organisations (2018)

The study investigates how and why international exchange between two care organisations lead to individual and organisational change. The involved organisations include a care institution in The Netherlands and one in Malawi.

Research Report 7

Refugee Community Radio: Baseline study, Sudan and Ethiopia (sept. 2016)

This document contains the report of a baseline study in Sudan and Ethiopia that aimed at creating more resilience among Eritrean refugee youth, and inform them about the dangers of human traffickers via radio.

Research Report 8

De transformatieve kracht van de SOVAC aanpak om cultuurveranderingen in een organisatie te stimuleren

Research Report 9

Values and Social Entropy in Organisational Systems: Monitoring Organisational Change by Values

Research Report 10

GAIC - Research Network G LOBALIZATION A CCESSIBILITY I NNOVATION C ARE

Research Report 11

Valorization

Dissemination Report: Causes and dynamics of mixed unskilled migrants trafficked within the Horn region. A study including Eritrea, Ethiopia and Sudan (2018)

This document contains information and a detailed timeline of all activities taken for the research project regarding the causes and dynamics of mixed unskilled migrants trafficked within the Horn of Africa from July 2017 to May 2018. It contains a visual timeline of the whole project.

Dissemination Report 1

Dissemination Report: Cost-benefit analysis of cash transfer programs and post trauma services for economic empowerment of women in Uganda (EWP-U) (2018)

This document contains information and a detailed timeline of all activities taken for the research project regarding the 'Cost-benefit analysis of cash transfer programs and post trauma services for economic empowerment of women in Uganda' research. It contains a visual timeline of the whole project.

Dissemination Report 2

Presentation: Self-Help Low Cost Post Traumatic Stress Psycho- Social Intervention (SHLCPTS) (2018)

This document contains a detailed presentation on how the 'Self-Help Low Cost Post Traumatic Stress Psycho- Social Intervention program' works.

Presentation 1

Presentation: Human Trafficking and Mixed Migration in Ethiopia

This document contains a detailed presentation of the research regarding human trafficking and mixed migration in Ethiopia.

Presentation 2

Presentation: Trust and the Triggers of Trauma: Exploring Experiences of Trust between Eritrean Unaccompanied Minors and their caregivers in The Netherlands

This document contains a detailed presentation of the research on trauma and trust between unaccompanied refugee minors and their caregivers in The Netherlands.

Presentation 2

Annexes: Causes and dynamics of mixed unskilled migrants trafficked within the Horn region. A study including Eritrea, Ethiopia and Sudan (2018)

This document contains all presentations and programs used during international meetings and conferences.

Annexes

Media articles

Tilburg University (24 January 2023): At least 200.000 refugees enslaved and trafficked in Libya between 2017-2021

Capacity4Dev (24 January 2023). Global Gateway Series: Digital education in East Africa.

Siebers, P. (14 October 2022): Marga Klompé was charming, decisive and founder of the welfare state. Univers.

Van der Ven, C. (23 February 2022). Alleen op de wereld. De Nederlandse bijdrage aan coronabestrijding. De Groene Amsterdammer, 23 February 2022. Link:

Tilburg University. (4 April 2022). Oorlog in Oekraïne: Tilburgse wetenschappers leggen gevolgen uit

Tilburg University. (24 February 2021): De Tafel van Martinus – Mirjam van Reisen: impact of the corona-crisis on African refugees.

Tilburg University Magazine. (26 January 2021). Knowledge Clip: COVID-19 among migrants in the Central Mediterranean region. Tilburg University. (Dutch)

Jacobsen, R. (12 March 2021). UN Acclaims VODAN’s Contribution to Fight COVID-19 in Africa. IDN-InDepthNews

Nicolás, E. S. (6 April 2020). Coronavirus exposes lack of common data approach. EU Observer.

Plaut, M. (6 March 2021). Innovative tool to fight Covid in Africa receives UNESCO recognition. MartinPlaut. 

De Balie. (19 May 2020): Turning Tables: Internationale steun tijdens een economische crisis? In cooperation with Oxfam Novib.

San Diego Computer Center. (10 April 2020). VODAN-Africa / Training of Trainers: FAIR Data & COVID-19. 10 April 2020.

Betrouwbare Bronnen (12 June 2020): 116 – Oproep aan het kabinet: We mogen Afrika in deze crisis niet vergeten. Betrouwbare Bronnen Podcast.

Bureau Buitenland (22 September 2020): Europa vist achter het Afrikaanse (inter)net. NPO Radio 1.

Bureau Buitenland (9 June 2020): Veel erger kon het niet worden, dachten de migranten. NPO Radio 1.

Reisen, van, M. (27 February 2020). FAIR in Axum: IN-Africa goes back to the roots of civilisation. Go Fair

Smart Data Solution Center. (28 April 2020). Virus Outbreak Data Network (VODAN) – Introduction and implementations.

SSH-COVID-19. (2020). Gevolgen voor vluchtelingen en asielzoekers: experts. N.D. 

Tilburg University. (15 May 2020). ‘Internationale samenwerking meer dan ooit onmisbaar’. 15 May 2020.

Tilburg University. (20 November 2020). Mirjam van Reisen in Nieuwsuur over bloedig conflict in Ethiopië. 

Vermeeren, S. (4 March 2020). Tien jaar onderzoek naar Eritrese vluchtelingen: ‘Ons beeld van Afrika is te simpel’. Univers.

IDN-InDepthNews  (14 February, 2019):

  • Europe's invisible Wall Whets Human TraffickingArticle

VPRO, Bureau Buitenland  (17 January, 2019):

  • Ethiopië na de radicale hervormingenVideo

TellZim  (31 December, 2018):

  • African Parliament Laments Horn Of Africa ChaosArticle

EritreaHub  (17 December, 2018):

  • Conference declaration: EU must end support for the Eritrean dictatorshipArticle

Brussels Press Club  (13 December, 2018):

  • Press Conference about human rights in Eritrea and the situation of Eritrean refugeesVideo

IDN-InDepthNews  (12 December, 2018):

  • EU Should Speak Against the iII-Treatment of EritreansArticle

Apache  (21 September, 2018):

  • Expert: smartphones afpakken werkt mensensmokkel in de handArticle

Radio 1, Bureau Buitenland  (10 September, 2018):

  • Eritrea grijpt kans op vrede aan 

Eritreahub  (27 August, 2018)

  • Academics and researchers enters Eritrea ‒ "I Set Foot in Eritrea ‒ In the footsteps of the Elders and Leaders of the People of the Mereb"Article

De Groene Amsterdammer  (11 july, 2018):

  • De moeizame jacht op de mensensmokkelaars. 'De big guys vinden we niet op zee'Article

Le Monde  (12 June, 2018):

  • Etats africains, portiers de l'EuropeArticle

IDN  (10 June, 2018):

  • Security Council Backs Dutch Sanctions Against Eritrean and Libyan TraffickersArticle

One World  (6 April, 2018):

  • Deportatieplan Israël stimuleert mensenhandel Article

Omroep Brabant  (3 April, 2018):

  • Vreemdelingen in een busje langs A67, 'Brabant is een belangrijk kruispunt voor mensenhandel' Article

Al Jazeera  (26 February, 2018):

  • Are Eritrea government spies posing as refugee interpreters? ‒  Article

De Standaard  (24 January, 2018):

  • 'Hoe meer contacten in je gsm, hoe meer je waard bent' Article

de Volkskrant  (17 January, 2018):

  • Uitzonderlijk zware maatregel: Nederland verklaart hoogste Eritrese diplomaat tot persona non grata Article

IDN  (15 December, 2017):

  • Dutch Court Rules Against 'Center of the Eritrean Intelligence Network' Article

Univers  (24 April, 2017):

  • Mirjam van Reisen won't be intimidated Article

The Guardian  (13 April, 2017):

  • Eritreans in the Netherlands complain of pressure to support youth congress Article

Leiden University  (28 April, 2016):

  • Searching for the wanted and unwanted effects of innovation Article

Univers  (27 January, 2016):

  • Mirjam van Reisen bedreigd door aanhangers regime Eritrea Article
Meeting reports
Books

2023

Van Reisen, M., Mawere, M., Smits, K., & Wirtz, M. (2023). Enslaved. Trapped and Trafficked in Digital Black Holes: Human Trafficking Trajectories to Libya. Bamenda, Cameroon: Langaa RPCIG.

Muluberhan, B. H. (2023). Customary Versus Modern Laws of Eritrea on Gender Equality: A Comprehensive Study on Harmonization of Pluralistic Laws. Bamenda, Cameroon: Langaa RPCIG

Book chapters

2023

Charumbira, F. (2023). Preface. In: Van Reisen, M., Mawere M., Smits, K., & Wirtz, M. (eds), Enslaved Trapped and Trafficked in Digital Black Holes: Human Trafficking Trajectories to Libya. Bamenda, Cameroon: Langaa RPCIG, pp. vi-viii.

Van Reisen, M., Mawere M., Smits, K., & Wirtz, M. (2023). Human Trafficking for Ransom in Black Holes in the Digital Landscape: An Introduction. In: Van Reisen, M., Mawere M., Smits, K., & Wirtz, M. (eds), Enslaved Trapped and Trafficked in Digital Black Holes: Human Trafficking Trajectories to Libya. Bamenda, Cameroon: Langaa RPCIG, pp. 1-29. URL:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/367240406_Human_Trafficking_for_Ransom_in_Black_Holes_in_the_Digital_Landscape_An_Introduction

Van Reisen, M., Smits K., Wirtz, M., & Anouk, S. (2023). Living in a Black Hole: Explaining Human Trafficking for Ransom in Migration. In: Van Reisen, M., Mawere M., Smits, K., & Wirtz, M. (eds), Enslaved Trapped and Trafficked in Digital Black Holes: Human Trafficking Trajectories to Libya. Bamenda, Cameroon: Langaa RPCIG, pp. 30-69. URL:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/367240525_Living_in_a_Black_Hole_Explaining_Human_Trafficking_for_Ransom_in_Migration

Van Reisen, M., Smits, K., Wirtz, M., & Mikami, B. (2023). Skin in the Game: Methodology of an Ethnographic Research with Exposure to Trauma. In: Van Reisen, M., Mawere M., Smits, K., & Wirtz, M. (eds), Enslaved Trapped and Trafficked in Digital Black Holes: Human Trafficking Trajectories to Libya. Bamenda, Cameroon: Langaa RPCIG, pp. 70-120. URL:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/367240496_Skin_in_the_Game_Methodology_of_an_Ethnographic_Research_with_Exposure_to_Trauma

Lorger, E., & Gotlieb, P. (2023). Human Trafficking for Ransom: A Literature-Review. In: Van Reisen, M., Mawere M., Smits, K., & Wirtz, M. (eds), Enslaved Trapped and Trafficked in Digital Black Holes: Human Trafficking Trajectories to Libya. Bamenda, Cameroon: Langaa RPCIG, pp. 121-153. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/367377708_Human_Trafficking_for_Ransom_A_Literature_Review

Wirtz, M., de Vries, D. F., & Van Reisen, M. (2023). The Past is not Past: The History and Context of Human Trafficking for Ransom in Libya. In: Van Reisen, M., Mawere M., Smits, K., & Wirtz, M. (eds), Enslaved Trapped and Trafficked in Digital Black Holes: Human Trafficking Trajectories to Libya. Bamenda, Cameroon: Langaa RPCIG, pp. 154-194. URL:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/367254835_The_Past_is_not_Past_The_History_and_Context_of_Human_Trafficking_for_Ransom_in_Libya

Palacios-Arapiles, S. (2023). Enslaved by their Own Government: Indefinite National Service in Eritrea. In: Van Reisen, M., Mawere M., Smits, K., & Wirtz, M. (eds), Enslaved Trapped and Trafficked in Digital Black Holes: Human Trafficking Trajectories to Libya. Bamenda, Cameroon: Langaa RPCIG, pp. 195-254. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/367340876_Enslaved_by_their_Own_Government_Indefinite_National_Service_in_Eritrea

Smits, K., & Wirtz, M. (2023). Escaping Eritrea: The Vulnerability of Eritreans to Human Trafficking. In: Van Reisen, M., Mawere M., Smits, K., & Wirtz, M. (eds), Enslaved Trapped and Trafficked in Digital Black Holes: Human Trafficking Trajectories to Libya. Bamenda, Cameroon: Langaa RPCIG, pp. 255-295. URL:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/367254490_Escaping_Eritrea_The_Vulnerability_of_Eritreans_to_Human_Trafficking 

Kidane, S. (2023). TRUST Works: Delivering Trauma Recovery Understanding Self-Help Therapy (TRUST) to Refugees from Eritrea. In: Van Reisen, M., Mawere M., Smits, K., & Wirtz, M. (eds), Enslaved Trapped and Trafficked in Digital Black Holes: Human Trafficking Trajectories to Libya. Bamenda, Cameroon: Langaa RPCIG, pp. 296-331.

Smits, K., & Van Reisen, M. (2023). Deceived and Exploited: Classifying the Practice as Human Trafficking. In: Van Reisen, M., Mawere M., Smits, K., & Wirtz, M. (eds), Enslaved Trapped and Trafficked in Digital Black Holes: Human Trafficking Trajectories to Libya. Bamenda, Cameroon: Langaa RPCIG, pp. 332-391. URL:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/367254709_Deceived_and_Exploited_Classifying_the_Practice_as_Human_Trafficking

Wirtz, M. (2023). Straight Lines in the Sahara: Mapping the Human Trafficking Routes and Hubs through Libya. In: Van Reisen, M., Mawere M., Smits, K., & Wirtz, M. (eds), Enslaved Trapped and Trafficked in Digital Black Holes: Human Trafficking Trajectories to Libya. Bamenda, Cameroon: Langaa RPCIG, pp. 392-450. URL:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/367236709_Straight_Lines_in_the_Sahara_Mapping_the_Human_Trafficking_Routes_and_Hubs_through_Libya

Smits, K. (2023). “You are the Ball – They are the Players”: The Human Traffickers of Eritreans in Libya. In: Van Reisen, M., Mawere M., Smits, K., & Wirtz, M. (eds), Enslaved Trapped and Trafficked in Digital Black Holes: Human Trafficking Trajectories to Libya. Bamenda, Cameroon: Langaa RPCIG, pp. 451-520. URL: : https://www.researchgate.net/publication/367240627_You_are_the_Ball_-_They_are_the_Players_The_Human_Traffickers_of_Eritreans_in_Libya

Wirtz, M., Van Reisen, M. (2023). Living Skeletons: The Spread of Human Trafficking for Ransom to Libya. In: Van Reisen, M., Mawere M., Smits, K., & Wirtz, M. (eds), Enslaved Trapped and Trafficked in Digital Black Holes: Human Trafficking Trajectories to Libya. Bamenda, Cameroon: Langaa RPCIG, pp. 521-569. URL:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/367254836_Living_Skeletons_The_Spread_of_Human_Trafficking_for_Ransom_to_Libya

Wirtz, M., & Van Reisen, M. (2023). Hell on Earth: Conditions of Eritrean Refugees in Official Detention Centres in Libya. In: Van Reisen, M., Mawere M., Smits, K., & Wirtz, M. (eds), Enslaved Trapped and Trafficked in Digital Black Holes: Human Trafficking Trajectories to Libya. Bamenda, Cameroon: Langaa RPCIG, pp. 570-626. URL:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/367254842_Hell_on_Earth_Conditions_of_Eritrean_Refugees_in_Official_Detention_Centres_in_Libya

Smits, K. (2023). “Dead-dead”: Trapped in the Human Trafficking Cycle in Libya. In: Van Reisen, M., Mawere M., Smits, K., & Wirtz, M. (eds), Enslaved Trapped and Trafficked in Digital Black Holes: Human Trafficking Trajectories to Libya. Bamenda, Cameroon: Langaa RPCIG, pp. 627-668. URL: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/367240197_Dead-dead_Trapped_in_the_Human_Trafficking_Cycle_in_Libya

Wirtz, M. (2023). “We had no Choice; it’s Part of the Journey”: A Culture of Sexual Violence in Libya. In: Van Reisen, M., Mawere M., Smits, K., & Wirtz, M. (eds), Enslaved Trapped and Trafficked in Digital Black Holes: Human Trafficking Trajectories to Libya. Bamenda, Cameroon: Langaa RPCIG, pp. 669-714. URL:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/367236889_We_had_no_Choice_it’s_Part_of_the_Journey_A_Culture_of_Sexual_Violence_in_Libya

Wirtz, M., Smits, K. & Van Reisen, M. (2023). “Gate Closed”: The Situation in Libya during COVID-19. In: Van Reisen, M., Mawere M., Smits, K., & Wirtz, M. (eds), Enslaved Trapped and Trafficked in Digital Black Holes: Human Trafficking Trajectories to Libya. Bamenda, Cameroon: Langaa RPCIG, pp. 715-758. URL:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/367254775_Gate_Closed_The_Situation_in_Libya_during_COVID-19

Creta, S. (2023). Active Agency, Access and Power: Social Media and Eritrean Refugees in Libya. In: Van Reisen, M., Mawere M., Smits, K., & Wirtz, M. (eds), Enslaved Trapped and Trafficked in Digital Black Holes: Human Trafficking Trajectories to Libya. Bamenda, Cameroon: Langaa RPCIG, pp. 759-785.

 

2022

Zhou, T.M & Tandi, C. (2022). Morgan Richard Tsvangirai’s Political Persona: A Contested Legacy? In N, Marongwe,M, Mawere & F, Duri, (Ed) Morgan Richard Tsvangirai’s Legacy: The struggle for human rights, multi-party democracy, inclusion and gender sensitivities, Bamenda: Langaa research & publishing. (Forthcoming)

Zhou, T.M, Tandi, C & Mawere, M. (2022). The Historiography, Pattern and Traditional Mitigatory Mechanisms of Natural Disasters in Zimbabwe: Some Critical Reflections, In M, Mawere, & P, Ngulube, Natural Disasters, Preparedness and Mitigation for a Better Africa: A Study of the Causes, Impact & Complexities of Natural Disasters in Africa, Bamenda: Langaa research & publishing. (Forthcoming)

Tandi, C. Mawere, M & Zhou, T.M. (2022). Morgan Richard Tsvangirai and the Controverted Notions of Heroism in Zimbabwe, In N, Marongwe, M, Mawere, & F, Duri, (Ed) Morgan Richard Tsvangirai’s Legacy: The struggle for human rights, multi-party democracy, inclusion and gender sensitivities, Bamenda: Langaa research & publishing. (Forthcoming)

2021

De Jong, R. & Van Reisen, M., (2021). Shaping the Post-COVID-19 Agenda: A Call for Responsible Leadership. In: Aarts, E., Fleuren, H., Sitskoorn, M., Wilthagen, T. (Eds.) (2021). The New Common: How the COVID-19 Pandemic is Transforming Society. Springer International Publishing.

Mugomba, J. (2021). University Students and Lecturers’ Perceptions of Home-based Online Teaching/Learning in the era of Covid-19 in Zimbabwe. In: Rusero, A. M., Mashavira, N. and Mawere, M. (Eds.). Covid-19 Manifestation, Ramifications and Future Prospects for Zimbabwe: A Multi-Disciplinary Perspective. pp. 223-248. Langaa RPCIG, 2021. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1rcf2cz.

Vallejo, B., Ozor, N., Bolo, M., and Oyeyinka, B. (2021). An analysis of experiences with PPPs in Africa. In Hanlin, R, Tigabu, A.D., Sheikheldin, G. (eds.). Building Science Systems in Africa. Conceptual Foundations and Empirical Considerations. Dar es Salam: Mkuki Na Nyota and Nairobi: ACTS Press. ISBN: 978-9987-084-890.

2020

Van Reisen, M., Smits, K., Cartaxo, A., Melicherová, K., van Stam, G., Smeets, A., van Mourik, L., Stocker, M. (2020). “The Prophet says the coronavirus will disappear on 28 March”: COVID-19 and the new digital and human security dimensions. In: Van Iersel, F. (2020). Vredeseducatie in de krijgsmacht. Religie en veiligheid | Religion and Security. Utrecht: Academische Uitgeverij Eburon.

Van Reisen, M., Smits, K., Stokmans, M., Mawere, M., (2020): The (Un)intended Role of Gatekeepers of Information in Human Trafficking in the Digital Era (ZAK | Occasional Papers, No. 2, edited by Caroline Y. Robertson‐von Trotha). Karlsruhe: ZAK | Centre for Cultural and General Studies.

Journal articles

2022

van Reisen, M.,  Amare, S.Y.; Nalugala, R.; Taye, G.T.; Gebreslassie, T.G.; Medhanyie, A.A.; Schultes, E.; Mpezamihigo, M. (2022) Connecting Health Data across jurisdictions through FAIR Data-visiting: Ownership, Localisation and Regulatory compliance (OLR). FAIRConnect. (Accepted for publication)

Amare, S.Y.; Taye, G.T.; Gebreslassie; T.G.; Plug, R. Van Reisen, M. (2022) Realizing horizontal and vertical health data-interoperability in low connectivity settings: the case of VODAN-Africa. FAIRConnect (Accepted for publication)

Kawu, A.A., Dympna O’Sullivan, D.; Hederman, L.  (2022) FAIR4PGHD : A  Framework for FAIR Implementation over PGHD. FAIRConnect (Accepted for publication)

Ferreira, A., Van Reisen, M. (2022) Hourglass-based Interoperability Through Nanopublications in VODAN-A (Accepted for publication)

Gebreslassie, T.G., Van Reisen, M.; Amare, S.Y. Taye, G.T.; Plug, R. (2022) Leveraging FHIR in health data FAIRfication process: In the case of VODAN-A. FAIEConnect. (Accepted for publication)

van Reisen, M., Mons, B.: Introduction to the Special Issue: Data Intelligence on patient health records. Data Intelligence 4(4) (2022). doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/dint_e_00165

Van Reisen, M., Oladipo, F., Mpezamihigo, M., Plug, R., Basajja, M., Aktau, A., Purnama Jati, P.H., Nalugala, R., Folorunso, S., Amare, Y.S., Abdulahi, I., Afolabi, O.O., Mwesigwa, E., Taye, G.T., Kawu, A., Ghardallou, M., Liang, Y., Osigwe, O., Medhanyie, A.A., Mawere, M.: Incomplete COVID-19 data: The curation of medical health data by the Virus Outbreak Data Network-Africa. Data Intelligence 4(4) (2022). doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/dint_e_00166

Plug, R., Liang, Y., Aktau, A., Basajja, M., Oladipo, F., Van Reisen, M.: Terminology for a FAIR framework for the Virus Outbreak Data Network-Africa. Data Intelligence 4(4) (2022). doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/dint_a_00167

Stocker, M., Stokmans, M., Van Reisen, M.: Agenda setting on FAIR Guidelines in the European Union and the role of expert committees. Data Intelligence 4(4) (2022). doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/dint_a_00168

Lin, Y., Purnama Jati, P.H., Aktau, A., Ghardallou, M., Nodehi, S., Van Reisen, M.: Implementation of FAIR Guidelines in selected non-Western geographies. Data Intelligence 4(4) (2022). doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/dint_a_00169

Basajja, M., Van Reisen, M., Oladipo, F.: FAIR Equivalency with regulatory framework for digital health in Uganda. Data Intelligence 4(4) (2022). doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/dint_a_00170

Purnama Jati, P.H.: FAIR Equivalency in Indonesia’s digital health framework. Data Intelligence 4(4) (2022). doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/dint_a_00171

Taye, G.T., Amare, Y.S., Gebremeskel, G.T., Medhanyie, A.A., Ayele, W., Habtamu, T., Van Reisen, M.: FAIR Equivalency with regulatory framework for digital health in Ethiopia. Data Intelligence 4(4) (2022). doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/dint_a_00172

Chindoza, K.: Regulatory framework for eHealth data policies in Zimbabwe: Measuring FAIR Equivalency. Data Intelligence 4(4) (2022). doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/dint_a_00173

Kawu, A.A., Joseph, E., Abdullahi, I., Maipanuku, J.Y., Folorunso, S., Basajja, M., Oladipo, F., Ibrahim, H.L.: FAIR Guidelines and data regulatory framework for digital health in Nigeria. Data Intelligence 4(4) (2022). doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/dint_a_00174

Thea, E.I., Nalugala, R., Nandwa, W., Obwanda, F., Wachira, A. Cartaxo, A.M.: FAIR Equivalency, regulatory framework and adoption potential of FAIR Guidelines in health in Kenya. Data Intelligence 4(4) (2022). doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/dint_a_00175

Purnama Jati, P.H., Lin, Y., Nodehi, S., Cahyono, D.B., Van Reisen, M.: FAIR versus open data: A comparison of objectives and principles. Data Intelligence 4(4) (2022). doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/dint_a_00176

Basajja, M., Nambobi, M.: Information streams in health facilities: The case of Uganda. Data Intelligence 4(4) (2022). doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/dint_a_00177

Basajja, M., Nambobi, M., Wolstencroft, K.: Possibility of enhancing digital health interoperability in Uganda through FAIR data. Data Intelligence 4(4) (2022). doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/dint_a_00178

Basajja, M., Suchanek, M., Taye, G.T., Amare, S.Y., Nambobi, M., Folorunso, S., Plug, R., Oladipo, F.O., Van Reisen, M.: Proof of concept and horizons on deployment of FAIR Data Points in the COVID-19 pandemic. Data Intelligence 4(4) (2022). doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/dint_a_00179

Purnama Jati, P.H., Van Reisen, M., Flikkenschild, E., Oladipo, F., Meerman, B., Plug, R., Nodehi, S.: Data access, control, and privacy protection in the VODAN-Africa architecture. Data Intelligence 4(4) (2022). doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/dint_a_00180

Ghardallou, M., Wirtz, M., Folorunso, S., Touati, Z., Ogundepo, E., Smits, K., Mtiraoui, A., Van Reisen, M.: Expanding non-patient COVID-19 data: Towards the FAIRification of migrants’ data in Tunisia, Libya and Niger. Data Intelligence 4(4) (2022). doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/dint_a_00181

Folorunso, S., Ogundepo, E., Basajja, M., Awotunde, J.B., Kawu, A.A., Oladipo, F.O., Abdullahi, I.: FAIR machine learning model pipeline implementation of COVID-19 data. Data Intelligence 4(4), (2022). doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/dint_a_00182

Oladipo, F., Folorunso, S., Ogundepo, E.A., Osigwe, E., Akindele, A.T.: Curriculum development for FAIR data stewardship. Data Intelligence 4(4), xxx-xxx (2022). doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/dint_a_00183

Akindele, A.T., Tayo, A.O., Taye, G.T., Amare, S.Y., Van Reisen, M., Berhe, K.F., Gusite, B., Edozie, E.: The impact of COVID-19 and FAIR data innovation on distance education in Africa. Data Intelligence 4(4) (2022). doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/dint_a_00184

Forry, J. B., Kirabira, J., … & Ashaba, S. (2022). Gender Based Violence and its Determinants during the COVID-19 Lockdown in a Low Income Country: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Journal of Gender-Based Violence. https://doi.org/10.1332/239868021X16460622083652

Carrillo, J., Vallejo, B. and Gomis, R. (2022). COVID-19 and industrial resilience in the Global South. The case study of the auto parts sector in Mexico. International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management. 10.1504/IJATM.2022.10043101

Van Reisen, M., Oladipo, F., Mpezamihigo, M., Plug, R., Basajja, M., Aktau, A., Purnama Jati, P. H., Nalugala, R., Folorunso, S., Amare, Y. S., Abdulahi, I., Afolabi, O. O., Mwesigwa, E., Taye, G. T., Kawu, A., Ghardallou, M., Liang, Y., Osigwe, O., Medhanyie, A. A., Mawere, M.: Incomplete COVID-19 data: The curation of medical health data by the Virus Outbreak Data Network-Africa. Data Intelligence Vol. 4 (2022)

Plug, R., Liang, Y., Aktau, A., Basajja, M., Oladipo, F., Van Reisen, M.: Terminology for a FAIR framework for the Virus Outbreak Data Network-Africa. Data Intelligence Vol. 4 (2022)

Stocker, M., Stokmans, M., Van Reisen, M.: Agenda setting on FAIR Guidelines in the European Union and the role of expert committees. Data Intelligence Vol. 4 (2022)

Lin, Y., Purnama Jati, P. H., Aktau, A., Ghardallou, M., Nodehi, S., Van Reisen, M.: Implementation of FAIR Guidelines in selected non-Western geographies. Data Intelligence Vol. 4 (2022)

Basajja, M., Van Reisen, M., Oladipo, F.: FAIR Equivalency with regulatory framework for digital health in Uganda. Data Intelligence Vol. 4 (2022)

Purnama Jati, P. H.: FAIR Equivalency in Indonesia’s digital health framework. Data Intelligence Vol 4 (2022)

Taye, G. T., Amare, S. Y., Tesfit, G. G., Medhanyie, A. A., Ayele, W., Habtamu, T., Van Reisen, M.: FAIR Equivalency with regulatory framework for digital health in Ethiopia. Data Intelligence Vol. 4 (2022)

Chindoza, K.: Regulatory framework for eHealth data policies in Zimbabwe: Measuring FAIR Equivalency. Data Intelligence Vol. 4 (2022)

Kawu, A. A., Joseph, E., Abdullahi, I., Maipanuku J. Y., Folorunso, S., Basajja, M., Oladipo, F., Ibrahim, H. L.: FAIR Guidelines and data regulatory framework for digital health in Nigeria. Data Intelligence Vol. 4 (2022)

Thea, E. I., Nalugala, R., Nandwa, W., Obwanda, F., Wachira, A. Cartaxo, A. M.: FAIR Equivalency, regulatory framework and adoption potential of FAIR Guidelines in health in Kenya. Data Intelligence Vol. 4 (2022)

Kirabira, J., Forry, J. B., Ssebuufu, R., Akimana, B., Nakawuki, M., Anyayo, L., … & Kyamanywa, P. (2022). Psychological distress and associated factors among hospital workers in Uganda during the COVID-19 lockdown–A multicentre study. Heliyon, e08807. 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e08807

2021

Van Reisen, M., Oladipo, F., Stokmans, M., Mpezamihigo, M., Folorunso, S., & Schultes, E., et al. (2021). Design of a FAIR digital data health infrastructure in Africa for COVID‐19 reporting and research. Advanced Genetics 2(2). doi: 10.1002/ggn2.10050

Vivalya, B. M. N., Forry, J. B., Ayodeji, O. A., Nzanzu, A. K., Mwalitsa, J. P. P., & Kirimuhuzya, C. (2021). Lock down, Social Distancing and Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic in African Settings: The People’s Perspectives, Challenges, and Opportunities in the Democratic Republic of Congo. J Clin Res Bioeth. S, 8. 10.35248/2155-9627.21.s8.002

Wehn, U., Vallejo, B., Seijger, C., Tlhagale, M., Amorsi, N., Sossou, S., Genthe, B., Kileshye-Onema, J.M. (2021) Strengthening the knowledge base to face the impacts of climate change on water resources in Africa: a social innovation perspective, Environmental Science & Policy. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2020.09.026 [Open access]

Matsvange, M., Mugomba, J., Sithole, J. and Murumbi, A. (2021). Early Childhood Development Trainee Teachers’ Perceptions of E-learning Implementation during Covid-19 era in Harare Metropolitan District, Zimbabwe. Middle Eastern Journal of Research in Education and Social Sciences (MEJRESS), 2(3), pp. 97-110.

Ojara M, Owomugisha G, Kibunga IS, Asio LG, Bwaga I, Nabugere T, Tuwayenga RM, Ikoona EN, Kitara DL. Knowledge, attitude and occupational risks to hepatitis B infection among health workers in Gulu Regional Referral Hospital, Northern Uganda: a cross-sectional study design. Pan Afr Med J. 2021 Jun 17;39:138. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2021.39.138.23724. PMID: 34527154; PMCID: PMC8418175.

2020

Van Reisen, M., Stokmans, M., Basajja, M., Ong’ayo,  A. O., Kirkpatrick, C., Mons, B.: Towards the tipping point of FAIR implementation. Data Intelligence 2(2020), 264–275. doi: 10.1162/dint_a_00049

Van Reisen, M., Smits, K., Stokmans, M., Mawere, M. (2020). The (Un)intended Role of Gatekeepers of Information in Human Trafficking in the Digital Era. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), ZAK | Zentrum für Angewandte Kulturwissenschaft und Studium Generale. ZAK Occasional Papers

Jacobsen, A., Miranda Azevedo, de R., Juty, N., Van Reisen, M., …, Schultes, E. et. al. (2020). FAIR principles: interpretations and implementation considerations. In: Data Intelligence 2(2020), 264–275. doi: 10.1162/dint_a_00049 (eds. Mons, B., Jacobsen, A. & Schultes, E.). MIT Press, http://www.mitpressjournals.org/dint

Kirabira, J., Forry, B. J., Fallen, R., & Sserwanga, B. (2020). Perceived stigma and school attendance among children and adolescents with epilepsy in South Western Uganda. African Health Sciences, 20(1), 376-382.

Pisirai, C., Mugomba, J. and Matsvange, M. (2020). Factors influencing the attitudes of rural Zimbabwean high school teachers towards remote teaching and learning in Chivi District, Zimbabwe. Journal of New Vision in Educational Research, 1(2), pp. 300-317.

Ssebuufu, R., Sikakulya, F. K., Mambo, S. B., Wasingya, L., Nganza, S. K., Ibrahim, Bwaga., & Kyamanywa, P. (2020). Knowledge, Attitude, and Self-Reported Practice Toward Measures for Prevention of the Spread of COVID-19 Among Ugandans: A Nationwide Online Cross-Sectional Survey. Frontiers in public health, 8, 618731. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.618731

Van Reisen, M., Stokmans, M., Mawere, M., Basajja, M., Ong’ayo, A. O., Nakazibwe, P., Kirkpatrick, C., Chindoza, K.: FAIR practices in Africa. Data Intelligence 2(2020), 246–256. doi: 10.1162/dint_a_00047