Research

The Refugee Studies Centre carries out multidisciplinary research including policy-relevant work on the causes and consequences of forced migration with an emphasis on understanding the experiences of forced migration from the point of view of affected peoples.

Research in the Policy Programme of the RSC focuses on dissemination of research-based policy recommendations to dilemmas of forced migration.

Research clusters

Sandstorm in Dakhla, Western Sahara. Credit: Haugen, H. Drivers
This research cluster explores the following questions: What drives forced migration? How are its causes...

UNHCR Mobile Registration unit Governance
This research cluster explores the following questions: How is forced migration "governed" and how has...

Refugee children from Iraq in Haj camp, Silopi, Turkey Experiences
This research cluster explores the following questions: What are the different experiences of forced...

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Sahrawi boys playing football

Sahrawi boys playing football, 27 February Camp, Algeria. (c) Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, E.