Session title: Making Sense of Conflict Dynamics: A Workshop on Operational Impacts

Organizer(s): HUMLOG Institute

3 Mar 26 13:30-15:00 UTC+2

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SessionAbstract

This session explores how the dynamics of armed conflict shapes and constrains the performance of humanitarian operations. We will present insights from ten analysed conflicts, the conflict factors and conflict dynamics identified, and the proposed pathways through which these conflicts influence operational performance.

Participants will then work in small groups to review, interrogate, and validate the causal relationships identified in the various conflict settings. This collaborative exercise aims to ensure that the emerging findings accurately reflect operational realities and to incorporate practitioner expertise into the interpretation of conflict impacts on humanitarian logistics performance.

Speakers

Tamara’s research focuses on humanitarian logistics planning, performance, and decision-making in armed conflict. She previously worked with Crown Agents, managing the supply chain response for the Health Pooled Fund 3 in South Sudan. Her broader experience includes supply chain and logistics consulting, with end-to-end project delivery across retail, pharmaceutical, industrial, aerospace, and food manufacturing industries.

Tamara Kirkwood-Wright - Hanken School of Economics

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tkirkwood-wright/