Publications

How Can People Build Resilience to Withstand Life's Adversities?

Dr. Azher Hameed Qamar has published a child-friendly essay focused on the question "How can people build resilience to withstand life's adversities?" Designed for children and young people, this piece explains the ABC of social resilience through simple, relatable ideas that show how collaboration, togetherness, acceptance, and co‑existence help us cope with life’s adversities and grow stronger as a community. You read the article here

Beyond Formal Integration. Policy Pathways for Belonging and Inclusive Integration

Dr. Azher Hameed Qamar's policy brief "Beyond Formal Integration. Policy Pathways for Belonging and Inclusive Integration" with Delmi has been published on their  website

Externalization of Migration and Its Impact on the Human Rights of Migrants

Dr. Shepherd Mutsvara's submission "Externalization of Migration and Its Impact on the Human Rights of Migrants" to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants is offically listed on the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) website. The input appears under Civil Society Organisation (CSOs) as COFUND.

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Social Resilience: Critical Responses to Challenges and Change

Kauko, S., Nordbeck, P. C., Qamar, A. H., & others (Eds.). (2026). Social resilience: Critical responses to challenges and change. Vernon Press.

Azher Hameed Quamar contributed a chapter to this volume: 
Qamar, A. H. (2026). The church's café serving migrants in Sweden: Creating a support network for social resilience. In S. Kauko, P. C. Nordbeck, & A. H. Qamar (Eds.), Social Resilience: Critical Responses to Challenges and Change . Vernon Press.