Melyn McKay
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Engagements are contracted through Communitology
Countries of Expertise
Burundi | Myanmar/Burma | South Sudan
Specialties
- Child Soldiers
- Coercive Population Control
- Ethnic Discrimination/Persecution
- Ex-Combatant Reintegration
- Forced Conscription
- Forced Marriage
- Gang-Related Violence/Non-State Actors
- Gender-Based Violence (GBV)/Domestic Violence/Family Violence
- Government/State Actor Persecution
- Healthcare Access/Health Systems Capacity
- Journalist Persecution
- Land Tenure Dispute
- LGBTQ
- Political Persecution
- Prison Conditions
- Religious Discrimination/Persecution
- Risk Of Retaliation
- Safe Internal Relocation
- Sexual Abuse/Assault
- Sufficiency Of Protection
- Tribal Discrimination/Persecution
About Melyn McKay
Melyn McKay (Ph.D.) is a research anthropologist specialising in religious nationalist movements, ethics, conflict and peace building. Amongst her former and current clients: the World Bank, WFP, UNICEF, UNDP, UNOPS, EU, FCDO, USAID, DANIDA, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and numerous International NGOs.
Melyn’s academic interests focus on Myanmar, the far right, and religious nationalism in Asia. She has also advised and/or overseen research in Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, China, Thailand, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, South Sudan, Burundi, Ghana, and Guatemala.
