Welcome
The Refugee Studies Centre (RSC) was founded in 1982 and is part of the Oxford Department of International Development. Our mission is to build knowledge and understanding of forced migration in order to help improve the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable people.
Latest publications
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Supreme Judgecraft: Non-Refoulement and the end of the UK-Rwanda ‘deal’?
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Catherine Briddick and Cathryn Costello, (2023), Verfassungsblog
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Key informant interviews: a practical guide for refugee and displacement researchers
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Jeffery Crisp, (2023)
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The antecedents of forced migration in the Middle East
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Dawn Chatty, (2023), Handbook on Forced Migration, 176 - 181
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Forced migration
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Naohiko Omata, (2023), Elgar Encyclopedia of Development, 263 - 266
Latest news
Forthcoming events
Beyond Livelihoods: A Protracted Displacement Economy Approach
Wednesday, 17 January 2024, 5pm to 6.30pm @ Seminar Room 1, Oxford Department of International Development, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TB
Refugee Protection and AAA and others (2023-4) | Panel 3: The Illegal Migration Act 2023 Following AAA and others
Wednesday, 24 January 2024, 5pm to 6pm @ Online via Zoom
Gil Loescher Memorial Fund
In celebration of the life and work of Professor Gil Loescher, a fund has been established by the RSC and Gil’s family and friends to support students conducting research on refugee and displacement issues.
Founded in 1982
Master's course established in 1998
Winner of the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education in 2002