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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Resisting domestic violence
Journal article
Catherine Briddick, (2024), International Journal of Refugee Law
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Must refugees be grateful?
Journal article
Rebecca Buxton and Matthew J Gibney, (2024), Political Studies
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Reviewing the contribution of the private sector to economic and labour market development in forced displacement contexts
Working paper
Mohbuba Choudhury and Emanuela Paoletti, (2024), RSC Working Paper Series 141
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Refuge in Syria: Where Duty Outweighs Human Rights Based Approaches
Chapter
Dawn Chatty, (2024), Urban Displacement: Syria’s Refugees in the Middle East, 213 - 232
Latest news
Resisting domestic violence | Catherine Briddick
15 April 2024
Must refugees be grateful? | Matthew J Gibney
12 April 2024
The Gil Loescher Memorial Fund is open for applications
26 March 2024
Public Seminar Series, Trinity term 2024
26 March 2024
Forthcoming events
University of Sanctuary Fair, Part 1: University of Oxford as a University of Sanctuary
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 2pm to 6pm @ Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre, Worcester College, Walton St, Oxford OX1 2HB
Humanitarian extractivism: the digital transformation past, present, future
Wednesday, 08 May 2024, 5pm to 6pm @ Seminar Room 1, Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TB
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