Report
Mapping the impact of social enterprise on disadvantaged individuals and communities in Australia’s regional cities
This report aims to explore how social enterprises realise wellbeing. It is aimed at practitioners, and provides useful tools for understanding wellbeing in social enterprise contexts. Results are derived from four case studies of social enterprises in two regional cities in Australia.
Report
Everyday humanitarianism during the 2019/2020 Australian bushfire crisis
The specific purpose of this rapid scoping project is to identify, describe and, where possible, map the location of the humanitarian behaviours enacted by individuals and community groups in response to the bushfire crisis. This focus of this study is on the activities and initiatives enacted by individuals and community groups independently of established humanitarian...
Fact sheet
Loneliness, social connection and COVID-19: CSI response
This fact sheet highlights some short-term tips on how Australians can be healthy social humans in these unusual times.
Report
Healthy social connections: a multi-disciplinary exploration
This review explores the relevance of social connection to contemporary discussions of social isolation and loneliness and produces a practical tool for considering social connectedness.
Report
Mapping humanitarian action on Instagram
Humanitarianism is changing with the digital age and with new modes of networked communication and interaction. The research presented in this report offers new insights into the way people engage with humanitarian activities in their local contexts and everyday lives.