Welcome
The Refugee Studies Centre (RSC) was founded in 1982 as part of the Oxford Department of International Development (Queen Elizabeth House) at the University of Oxford.
The RSC aims to build knowledge and understanding of the causes and effects of forced migration in order to help improve the lives of some of the world's most vulnerable people.
Featured pages
 Event: RSC 30th Anniversary Conference |
 Research: The Nation Outside of the State |
 Social media: Connect with us |
Latest News |
Upcoming Events |
|---|---|
The Economist features research by Dr Nando SigonaAn article in this week's edition of The Economist features research carried out by Vanessa... —moreNo Way Out, No Way In: Migrant children fall through the netAn estimated 120,000 children living in the UK without legal immigration status are at... —moreVacancy: Administrator, Refugee Studies CentreThe Refugee Studies Centre (RSC) is currently seeking an Administrator to provide support... —more |
Annual Elizabeth Colson LectureStates, Sovereignties and Refugees: A View from the Margins? Professor Alessandro Monsutti —moreConferences and workshopsRSC 30th Anniversary Conference: Understanding Global Refugee Policy Refugee Studies Centre —more |
Latest Publications & Resources
—view allResearch, workshop and conference reports
Workshop report: Dana Declaration +10
Author(s): Professor Dawn Chatty
Mobile indigenous peoples have sustainably managed the land they live on for centuries. However, in the name of biodiversity conservation, some have been displaced, dispossessed and expelled from thei...
Policy Briefings
9. Displacement, transitional justice and reconciliation: Assumptions, challenges and...
Author(s): Dr Megan Bradley
Written by Dr Megan Bradley (Fellow in the Foreign Policy Programme at the Brookings Institution in Washington DC), this policy briefing explores the links between reconciliation, forced migration and...
Policy Briefings
8. Stabilising the Congo
Author(s): Emily Paddon and Guillaume Lacaille
The brief considers the ‘stabilisation approach’ adopted by both the international community and national government to address the continued insecurity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). ...
