Coffee in Kigoma
Professor of Globalization
Department of Management, Society and Communication
Copenhagen Business School
Lisa Ann Richey is a researcher and author on the business of aid, humanitarianism and changing North-South relations. She is currently working on Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania and has recently completed a research project on Commodifying Compassion.
Lisa's most recent book Batman Saves the Congo, co-authored with Alexandra Budabin, explores the role of celebrities in disrupting humanitarian space.
To explore Lisa's work, you can visit her research profile, or follow her on
Research Projects
The Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania (EveryHumanTZ) project is a joint research project between Denmark and Tanzania, that examines how ordinary people in everyday life engage in humanitarian crisis in Tanzania.
Until 2021, I led the research project ‘Commodifying Compassion: Implications of Turning People into Marketable Things' (a four year FSE fully-funded program) with impact as part of the project design. I led the project together with 3 Co-I's.
Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania
Commodifying Compassion