Bianca Fadel, PhD

Publications

My research has been published in peer-reviewed international journals and books, as well as in different policy-focused spaces. Although most materials are available in English only, I have provided below informal translations of abstracts in French, Portuguese, and Spanish where possible (*translation work in progress). In case of any difficulties with access to any of the documents listed on this page, please get in touch.

Academic Journal Articles

Journal Article on the Experiences of Refugee Youth in Uganda during COVID-19

Mills, S., Baillie Smith, M., Fadel, B., & Okech, M. (2025). Reconceptualising volunteering, crisis and precarity: the experiences of refugee youth in Uganda during COVID-19. Social & Cultural Geography, 26(8), 871-894. https://doi.org/10.1080/14649365.2025.2479689

Full open access article in English here
Abstract in French here | Résumé en français ici
Abstract in Portuguese here | Resumo em português aqui
Abstract in Spanish here | Resumen en español aquí

Journal Article on Refugee Volunteering, Service-Delivery, Work and Precarity

Baillie Smith, M., Fadel, B., Ahimbisibwe, F., & Turyamureeba, R. (2025). Refugee Volunteering and Responses to Displacement in Uganda: Navigating Service-Delivery, Work and Precarity. Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, 6(1), 38-47. https://doi.org/10.7227/JHA.121

Full open access article in English here
Abstract in French here | Résumé en français ici
Abstract in Portuguese here | Resumo em português aqui
Abstract in Spanish here | Resumen en español aquí

Journal Article on Refugee Volunteering Scale and Dynamics

Fadel, B., Baillie Smith, M., Mills, S., Rogerson, D., Sahasranaman, A., Okech, M., Turyamureeba, R., Tukundane, C., Ahimbisibwe, F., Boyle, O., & Kanyandago, P. (2024). The scale, forms and distribution of volunteering amongst refugee youth populations in Uganda. Population, Space and Place, e2817. https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.2817

Full open access article in English here
Abstract in French here | Résumé en français ici
Abstract in Portuguese here | Resumo em português aqui
Abstract in Spanish here | Resumen en español aquí

Journal Article on Volunteering and Inequalities

Okech, M., Baillie Smith, M., Fadel, B., Mills, S. The Reproduction of Inequality Through Volunteering by Young Refugees in Uganda. Voluntas 35, 676–686 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-023-00631-6

Full open access article in English here
Abstract in French here | Résumé en français ici
Abstract in Portuguese here | Resumo em português aqui
Abstract in Spanish here | Resumen en español aquí

Journal Article on Youth Volunteering Geographies

Baillie Smith, M., Mills, S., Okech, M., & Fadel, B. (2022). Uneven geographies of youth volunteering in Uganda: multi-scalar discourses and practices. Geoforum, 134, 30–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2022.05.006

Full open access article in English here
Abstract in French here | Résumé en français ici
Abstract in Portuguese here | Resumo em português aqui
Abstract in Spanish here | Resumen en español aquí

Journal Article on Volunteering, Remuneration and Livelihoods

Baillie Smith, M., Fadel, B., O’Loghlen, A., & Hazeldine, S. (2022). Volunteering hierarchies in the global South: remuneration and livelihoods. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 33(1), 93–106. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-020-00254-1

Full open access article in English here
Blog higlighting key findings for practitioners here
Abstract in French here | Résumé en français ici
Abstract in Portuguese here | Resumo em português aqui
Abstract in Spanish here | Resumen en español aquí

Journal Article on Ethnographic Approaches to Volunteering Research

Chadwick, A., Fadel, B., & Millora, C. (2021). Ethnographies of Volunteering: Providing Nuance to the Links Between Volunteering and Development. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-021-00389-9

Full open access article in English here
Abstract in French here | Résumé en français ici
Abstract in Portuguese here | Resumo em português aqui
Abstract in Spanish here | Resumen en español aquí

Journal Article on Impacts of Covid-19 Misinformation in Brazil and the UK

Vijaykumar, S., Jin, Y., Rogerson, D., Lu, X., Sharma, S., Maughan, A., Fadel, B., Silva, M., Costa, D. O., Pagliari, C., & Morris, D. (2021). How shades of truth and age affect responses to COVID-19 (Mis) information: randomized survey experiment among WhatsApp users in UK and Brazil. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 8(88), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-021-00752-7

Full open access article in English here
Full visual report higlighting findings here
Abstract in French here | Résumé en français ici
Abstract in Portuguese here | Resumo em português aqui
Abstract in Spanish here | Resumen en español aquí

Book chapters

Encyclopedia Entry on Volunteering and Sustainability

Fadel, B. (2020). Volunteering: Connecting the Global Agenda on Sustainability to the Community Level. In W. Leal Filho, A. M. Azul, L. Brandli, A. L. Salvia, & T. Wall (Eds.), Partnerships for the Goals. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71067-9_64-1

Full chapter in English here
Abstract in French here | Résumé en français ici
Abstract in Portuguese here | Resumo em português aqui
Abstract in Spanish here | Resumen en español aquí

Book Chapter on the Brazilian Humanitarian Diplomacy 2013-2015

Rondó Filho, M., Rial, M. C., Fadel, B., & Lopes Filho, M. A. (2017). Food Security and Nutrition and Humanitarian Action from the perspective of the Brazilian Foreign Policy from 2013 to 2015. In S. E. Moreira Lima (Ed.), XIII Curso para Diplomatas Sul-Americanos (pp. 57–78). FUNAG.

Full chapter in Portuguese here | Capítulo completo em português aqui
Abstract in English here
Abstract in French here | Résumé en français ici
Abstract in Spanish here | Resumen en español aquí

Digital Transformation in Development Settings: Remote Volunteering and Digital Humanitarianism

Fadel, B., Elert Soares, T. (2024). Digital Transformation in Development Settings: Remote Volunteering and Digital Humanitarianism. In: Dunn, H.S., Ragnedda, M., Ruiu, M.L., Robinson, L. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Everyday Digital Life. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30438-5_22

Full chapter in English here
Abstract in French here | Résumé en français ici
Abstract in Portuguese here | Resumo em português aqui
Abstract in Spanish here | Resumen en español aquí

Policy Papers & Reports

Co-authorship of this collaborative reference guide with Louise Baumann.

Red Cross and Red Crescent Research Consortium RC3 (2023). Mobilising Research on Volunteering: An Introduction. Sourcebook & Reference Guide, First Edition.

Full guide and more information available in English here

Reference Guide on Volunteering Research

Baillie Smith, M., Jenkins, K., Adong, C., Anguan, G., Baniya, J., Baskota, P., Boudewijn, I., Fadel, B., Gibby, P., Kamanyi, E., Mademba, S., Okech, M., and Sharma, R. (2022). Volunteering Together: Blending Knowledge and Skills for Development. Northumbria University/VSO.

Full report, Executive Summary and Case Study Reports available in English here

Volunteering Together: Blending Knowledge and Skills for Development

Report on the IFRC Volunteering Policy

Baillie Smith, M., Fadel, B., Richardson, B., & Boyle, O. (2021). Shaping the future of volunteering today: A study on the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Volunteering Policy. IFRC, Geneva.

Full report in English available upon request

Policy Paper on Resilience and Volunteering

Chadwick, A., & Fadel, B. (2020). Volunteerism and Community Resilience: Locally Owned Solutions Delivering Impact (Volunteering Together to Enable Change and Create a Better World Context Papers). IAVE, Washington DC.

Full paper in English and recording of the webinar presentation here
Abstract in French here | Résumé en français ici
Abstract in Portuguese here | Resumo em português aqui
Abstract in Spanish here | Resumen en español aquí

Blogs & Think Pieces

Think Piece about Decolonising Volunteering Research

Fadel, B. (2021). Decolonising thinking & practice of volunteering for development (IVCO 2021 Think Piece).

Think Piece available in English here

Think Piece about Volunteering amongst Youth Refugees

Okech, M., Baillie Smith, M., Mills, S., & Fadel, B. (2021). “A Poor Man Cannot Volunteer” (IVCO 2021 Think Piece).

Think Piece available in English here

Series of Theme Papers on Volunteering in Conflicts and Emergencies

Volunteering in Conflicts and Emergencies, Series of Theme Papers (2018), Swedish Red Cross: Stockholm (Series of six papers co-authored by Baillie Smith, M.; Thomas, N.; Cadesky, J.; Griffiths, M.; Fadel, B.; Valle Paz, B. & Agerhem, S.)

All theme papers in English in the links below:

Blog piece about Volunteering Remuneration Debates

Baillie Smith, M., Fadel, B., O’Loghlen, A., & Hazeldine, S. (2020, October 26). It’s time to talk about paying volunteers. Solferino Academy Thought Piece.

Blog available in English here

Interactive Map on Volunteers’ Experiences in Response to Covid-19

Collaboration with the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to analyse stories from volunteers who have responded to Covid-19 around the globe in 2020 (Hazeldine, S.; Fadel, B.; Baillie Smith, M.; Fennerty, S. & others)