Humanitarian Networks and Advocacy

Informal aid networks, Christian minorities, and racialized humanitarian discourse.

My current project explores little-known Western networks that advocated for Christian Armenians during the late nineteenth century.

Rather than treating humanitarian action as purely moral, this research shows how racial, religious, and geopolitical assumptions shaped advocacy practices. Activists raised funds, influenced parliamentary debates, and built public narratives through journalism and print.

The project examines how informal networks translated distant suffering into political pressure, particularly in relation to British decision-making and Ottoman policy.