Public Seminar Series, Hilary Term 2026
Series convened by Professor Tom Scott-Smith and Professor Catherine Briddick
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Time and location
Seminars will take place on Wednesdays at 5pm unless otherwise specified. Please check the date and location of each seminar.
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Hilary term seminars
Wednesday 21 January 2026, 5pm, online Zoom event. Registration required
Unwelcome to Denmark: The Paradigm Shift and Refugee Integration
Professor Michelle Pace (Roskilde University)
Wednesday 28 January 2026, 5pm, Seminar Room 1, Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford
Game: The Economy of Undocumented Migration from Afghanistan to Europe
Dr Hannah Pool (Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies)
Wednesday 04 February 2026, 5pm, Seminar Room 1, Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford
The price of Fortress Europe: critical reflections on the EU’s migration policies and constitutional horizons
Dr Aristel Skrbic (Ghent University)
Thursday 12 February 2026, 5pm, The Old Library, All Souls College. Registration required
The Way Out: Justice in the Queer Search for Refuge - Book Launch
Dr Rebecca Buxton (University of Bristol) and Dr Samuel Ritholtz (University of Oxford)
Wednesday 18 February, 5pm, Seminar Room 1, Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford
Coolie Migrants, Indian Diplomacy: Caste, Class, and Indenture Abroad, 1914-67
Dr Kalathmika Natarajan (University of Exeter)
Wednesday 25 February, 5pm, Seminar Room 1, Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford
Anthropology of Good: Exploring Volunteerism in the 2015 European Refugee Crisis
Professor Dawn Chatty (University of Oxford) and Audra Morris (University of Oxford)
Wednesday 4 March, 5pm, Seminar Room 1, Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford
Grounding the Components of an Ethical Response to Refugees
Dr Bradley Hillier-Smith (University of St Andrews)
Wednesday 11 March, 5pm, Seminar Room 1, Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford
Responsibility Sharing in International Refugee Law: Towards Common but Differentiated Legal Obligations
Dr Elizabeth Mavropoulou (University of Westminster)