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Roger Zetter joins Gold Mercury's International Advisory Board
20 March 2013
Emeritus Professor Roger Zetter has joined the International Advisory Board of Gold Mercury, an independent think tank
New book series announced: Religion and Global Migrations
6 March 2013
Dr Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, Dr Susie Snyder and Dr Jennifer B Saunders will edit the new multidisciplinary book series to be published by Palgrave Macmillan
Dawn Chatty: The burnout of rich world aid to refugees is 'astonishing'
3 March 2013
Professor Dawn Chatty quoted in article by The Economist on the plight of refugees
RSC Newsletter Spring 2013: RSC celebrates 30th anniversary and two other milestones
20 February 2013
This article was written for the RSC Newsletter Spring 2013 now available to download
Africa’s illiberal state-builders | Will Jones
18 February 2013
Will Jones writes for Debating Development, examining the state agendas of Sudan, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Angola
Refuge from Inhumanity: Perspectives on protection against refoulement under international humanitarian law | Various speakers
15 February 2013
Listen to a podcast of the Refugee from Inhumanity conference recorded on Tuesday 12 February 2013 at All Souls College, University of Oxford
Dawn Chatty: 'I don't think there are any benefits' of camps for Syrian refugees
13 February 2013
Professor Dawn Chatty quoted in article by The Daily Star (Lebanon) on the construction of camps to shelter Syrian refugees
New faces and farewells at the Centre
8 February 2013
There have been several staff changes at the RSC during the last few weeks
Alexander Betts: Refugees represent 'an economic opportunity'
7 February 2013
Alexander Betts discusses the Humanitarian Innovation Project in IRIN article on refugees' potential for innovation
Survival migration and fragile states | Alexander Betts
6 February 2013
Dr Alexander Betts outlines his project, 'Survival Migration and Fragile States', exploring new drivers of external displacement which fall outside the dominant legal framework
Preventing human displacement | Maurice Herson
30 January 2013
Maurice Herson writes for Debating Development, questioning whether are there are situations in which displacement is not inevitable
New departmental blog launched: Debating Development
28 January 2013
The Oxford Department of International Development has launched a new blog, 'Debating Development', offering a forum for academics, students, practitioners and policymakers to communicate and discuss the enormous diversity of research being carried out at the department
Forced migration in the Middle East | Dawn Chatty
24 January 2013
Professor Dawn Chatty discusses her research as a social anthropologist with a particular focus on forced migration in the Middle East
Governance and administration of justice in refugee camp settings | Kirsten McConnachie
24 January 2013
Dr Kirsten McConnachie discusses her research taking a broad comparative approach to refugee self-governance and justice using a mix of criminology, anthropology of law and materials from forced migration studies
Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh awarded IASFM Lisa Gilad Prize
9 January 2013
Dr Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh awarded prize for research on faith and humanitarianism
Put innovation at the heart of refugee protection work | Alexander Betts
4 January 2013
Dr Alexander Betts writes for the Guardian on harnessing the creativity of refugees and helping them become self reliant
Alexander Betts: Refugees are 'natural entrepreneurs'
18 December 2012
Dr Alexander Betts discusses the entrepreneurial drive of refugees in Thomson Reuters Foundation article
RSC 30th Anniversary Conference: Understanding Global Refugee Policy | Various speakers
10 December 2012
Listen to podcasts from the RSC 30th Anniversary Conference: Understanding Global Refugee Policy
The mind of the traffickers | Jennifer Allospp
7 December 2012
Consumer campaigns, self-help methodology and those who risk their lives to defend others cannot match the power of the trafficking industry. Jennifer Allsopp, reporting on the Trust Women conference for openDemocracy, looks for the core strategic thread that would take seriously the question of where power, and hence obligation lies
Building a humanitarian solutions database | Louise Bloom
4 December 2012
Louise Bloom discusses her role in building a database of innovative ideas that could be applied to humanitarian situations