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Authored Books

Hammond, Laura (2004) This Place Will Become Home. Refugee Repatriation to Ethiopia. New York, NY: Cornell University Press.

Edited Book or Journal Volume

Cramer, Christopher, Hammond, Laura and Pottier, Johan, eds. (2011) Researching Violence in Africa: Ethical and Methodological Challenges. Leiden: Brill. (Africa-Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies)

Book Chapters

Casentini, Giulia, Hammond, Laura and Bakewell, Oliver (2023) 'Poverty, Income Inequalities and Migration in the Global South.' In: Crawley, Heaven and Teye, Joseph Kofi, (eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of South-South Migration and Inequality. Cham: Palgrave, pp. 371-392.

Hammond, Laura (2019) 'Livelihoods and Mobility in the Border Regions of Ethiopia.' In: Cheru, Fantu, Cramer, Christopher and Oqubay, Arkebe, (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the Ethiopian Economy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 269-287.

Hammond, Laura (2018) 'Forced Migration and Hunger.' In: von Grebmer, Klaus, Bernstein, Jill, Patterson, Fraser, Sonntag, Andrea, Klaus, Lisa Maria, Fahlbusch, Jan, Towey, Olive, Foley, Connell, Gitter, Seth, Ekstrom, Kierstin and Fritschel, Heidi, (eds.), 2018 Global Hunger Index. Dublin / Bonn: Welthungerhilfe/Concern Worldwide, pp. 24-33. (Global Hunger Index)

Hammond, Laura (2017) 'Humanitarian Assistance and Intervention.' In: Haslam, Paul, Schafer, Jessica and Baudet, Pierre, (eds.), Introduction to International Development: Approaches, Actors, Issues and Practice (Third Edition). Ontario: Oxford University Press, pp. 539-554.

Hammond, Laura (2015) '‘Diaspora Returnees to Somaliland: Heroes of Development or Job-Stealing Scoundrels?’.' In: Akesson, Lisa and Eriksson-Baaz, Maria, (eds.), Africa’s Return Migrants: The New Developers? London: Zed Books, pp. 44-63.

Hammond, Laura (2015) 'Neutrality and Impartiality.' In: Patterson, Jenny and MacGinty, Roger, (eds.), Routledge Handbook of Humanitarian Action. London: Routledge, pp. 87-97. (Routledge Companions)

Lindley, Anna and Hammond, Laura (2014) 'Histories and contemporary challenges of crisis and mobility in Somalia.' In: Lindley, Anna, (ed.), Crisis and Migration: Critical Perspectives. London: Routledge.

Hammond, Laura (2014) '"Voluntary" Repatriation and Reintegration.' In: Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, Elena, Loescher, Gil, Long, Katy and Sigona, Nando, (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Refugee and Forced Migration Studies. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 499-511.

Hammond, Laura (2011) 'Four Layers of Silence: Counterinsurgency in Northeastern Ethiopia.' In: Cramer, Christopher, Hammond, Laura and Pottier, Johan, (eds.), Researching Violence in Africa: Ethical and Methodological Challenges. Leiden: Brill, pp. 61-78. (Africa-Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies)

Hammond, Laura (2008) 'The Power of Holding Humanitarianism Hostage and the Myth of Protective Principles.' In: Barnett, Michael N. and Weiss, Thomas G., (eds.), Humanitarianism in question : politics, power, ethics. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, pp. 172-195.

Hammond, Laura (2004) 'The Making of a Good Citizen in an Ethiopian Returnee Settlement.' In: Long, Lynellyn D. and Oxfeld, E., (eds.), Coming Home? Refugees, Migrants, and Those Who Stayed Behind. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, pp. 187-205.

Hammond, Laura (2003) 'How Will the Children Come Home? Emplacement and the Creation of the Social Body in an Ethiopian Returnee Settlement.' In: Olwig, K. F. and Gullov, E., (eds.), Children's Places. Cross-Cultural Perspectives. London: Routledge, pp. 77-94.

Journal Article

Lindley, Anna, Datta, Kavita, Chase, Elaine, Fadal, Kaltun, Hammond, Laura, Loureiro, Gabriela and Majeed-Hajaj, Saliha (2024) 'Remitting through crisis: Looking beyond resilience in UK migrant and diaspora communities.' Migration Studies, 12 (3). mnae026.

Hammond, Laura (2013) 'Somali Transnational Activism and Integration in the UK: Mutually Supporting Strategies.' Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 39 (6). pp. 1001-1017.

Hammond, Laura (2013) 'Somalia Rising: Things are Starting to Change for the World’s Longest Failed State.' Journal of Eastern African Studies, 7 (1). pp. 183-193.

Polzer, Tara and Hammond, Laura (2008) 'Invisible Displacement.' Journal of Refugee Studies, 21 (4). pp. 417-431.

Hammond, Laura (2008) 'Strategies of Invisibilization: How Ethiopia's Resettlement Programme Hides the Poorest of the Poor.' Journal of Refugee Studies, 21 (4). pp. 517-536.

Hammond, Laura (2008) 'Why Upholding Humanitarian Principles Does Not Protect Aid Workers.' Development Viewpoint (7).

Hammond, Laura and Maxwell, D. (2002) 'The Ethiopian Crisis of 1999-2000: Lessons Learned, Questions Unanswered.' Disasters, 26 (3). pp. 262-79.

Monographs and Working Papers

Hammond, Laura (2021) Toward Development Solutions to Internal Displacement: A Political Economy Approach. New York: United Nations Development Programme.

Hammond, Laura and Ibrahim, Mustafa (2019) Migrants on the Margins: Tackling Urban Displacement in Hargeisa, Somaliland (Policy Brief). London: Royal Geographical Society.

Sturridge, Caitlin, Bakewell, Oliver and Hammond, Laura (2018) Return and (Re)Integration after Displacement: Belonging, Labelling and Livelihoods in Three Somali Cities. London: Research and Evidence Facility: EU Trust Fund for Africa (Horn of Africa Window).

Sturridge, Caitlin, Bakewell, Oliver and Hammond, Laura (2017) Migration Between the Horn of Africa and Yemen: A Study of Puntland, Djibouti and Yemen. London: SOAS University of London.

Hammond, Laura (2013) Safety, Security and Socio-Economic Wellbeing in Somaliland. Nairobi, Geneva, London: SOAS-University of London, DDG, GICHD.

Hammond, Laura and Vaughan-Lee, Hannah (2012) Humanitarian space in Somalia: a scarce commodity. London: HPG Working Paper.

Other

Datta, Kavitta, Chase, Elaine, Lindley, Anna and Hammond, Laura (2023) 'Migration, diasporas, and remittances during Covid-19: Resources for Schools / Key Stage 5 Geography.' Resources for Schools . London: Royal Geographical Society.

Lindley, Anna, Datta, Kavita, Hammond, Laura and Chase, Elaine (2023) 'International Day of Family Remittances TODAY 16 June 2023 Migrant Communities and Remittances in Crisis: Learning Lessons from the Pandemic.' London: Influencing the Corridors of Power Project (ICOP).

Lindley, Anna, Datta, Kavita, Chase, Elaine, Hammond, Laura, Fadal, Kaltun, Lim, Iris, Loureiro, Gabriela Silva and Majeed-Hajaj, Saliha (2023) 'Remitting Through Crisis: Experiences of Migrant and Diaspora Communities in the UK.' In: Connecting During Covid-19, Research Briefing, 2. London: Queen Mary University of London. Connecting During Covid-19, Research Briefing, 2.

Chase, Elaine, Datta, Kavita, Hammond, Laura, Lindley, Anna, Fadal, Kaltun, Majeed-Hajaj, Saliha and Loureiro, Gabriela Silva (2022) 'Access to care and support during Covid-19.' Connecting During Covid-19, Research Briefing, 1 . London: Queen Mary University of London.

Lindley, Anna, Majeed-Hajaj, Saliha, Loureiro, Gabriela Silva, Datta, Kavita, Chase, Elaine and Hammond, Laura (2021) 'Connecting during Covid-19: Practices of care, remittance sending and digitisation among UK’s migrant communities. Community Spotlight Workshop Report.' London: Queen Mary University of London.

Hammond, Laura, Awad, Mustafa, Ibrahim Dagane, Ali, Hansen, Peter, Horst, Cindy, Menkhaus, Ken and Obare, Lynette (2011) 'Cash and Compassion: The Somali Diaspora's Role in Relief, Development and Peacebuilding.' United Nations Development Programme - Somalia. (Unpublished)