Dr. Simon Tawfic

Biography

Simon Tawfic is a Fellow at the London School of Economics in the Department of Social Policy. With extensive training in anthropology and law, he is a postdoctoral researcher working on the Leverhulme-funded Vulnerable State Project at Warwick Law School. His expertise lies in ethnographic research within the contexts of humanitarianism, international development, and state welfare and policing in the UK. Tawfic's work focuses on critical scholarship around issues of deservingness and access to justice, particularly in relation to homelessness policy. His doctoral thesis examines the complexities of addressing homelessness through business practices in England, utilizing 18 months of multi-sited fieldwork across various service organizations. He has contributed to several publications, delving into the moral labor involved in frontline services and the systemic challenges faced in the pursuit of ending homelessness. His current research continues to explore the intertwining of vulnerability and policing in contemporary British society, reflecting on the moral dilemmas faced by public protection officers. Tawfic’s scholarly contributions emphasize the often-neglected emotional labor associated with aid work and the contradictions inherent in institutional care dynamics.

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