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Topics include refugee self-reliance, humanitarian nutrition, shelter, and international refugee law
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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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Camp abolition: ending carceral humanitarianism in Kenya (and beyond)
Journal article
Hanno Brankamp, (2021), Antipode
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Refugee Economies Programme: Activities and Impact 2016-2021
Report
Alexander Betts et al, (2021)
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The Oxford Handbook of International Refugee Law
Book
Cathryn Costello et al, (2021)
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The Right to Work
Chapter
Colm O'Cinneide and Cathryn Costello, (2021), The Oxford Handbook of International Refugee Law
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Non-penalization and Non-criminalization
Chapter
Cathryn Costello and Yulia Ioffe, (2021), The Oxford Handbook of International Refugee Law
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Human Trafficking and Refugees
Chapter
Catherine Briddick and Vladislava Stoyanova, (2021), The Oxford Handbook of International Refugee Law
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Palestinian refugees and the Global Compact on Refugees
Working paper
Damian Lilly, (2021), RSC Working Paper Series 136
Latest news
Gil Loescher Memorial Fund
In celebration of the life and work of Gil Loescher, a new fund has been established by the RSC and Gil’s family and friends to support students conducting research on refugee and displacement issues.
Forthcoming events
International Online School in Forced Migration
Monday, 20 September 2021 to Friday, 24 September 2021
COVID-19 resources
Visit our section on COVID-19 resources, with a blog by RSC researchers, plus links to articles about the impact of the pandemic on forced migrants by both RSC researchers and others.
Founded in 1982
Master's course established in 1998
Winner of the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education in 2002
