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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · 21h

Introducing our visiting fellows for Michaelmas term 2025. Welcome to Arbie Baguios, Desislava Dimitrova, Gianna Eckert, Raksha Gopal, Natalie Dietrich Jones, Sari Nauman and Andrea Verdasco!

Read more: rsc.ox.ac.uk/news/welcomi...

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Catherine Briddick @catbriddick.bsky.social · 12d

My book, out now! On migration law's treatment of women, gender-based violence, and the legal challenges that migrant women have brought to the rules that determine their status. I have links if you want to review a copy or read a free chapter....

global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Forced Migration Review @fmreview.bsky.social · 4d

"Every migrant lost on a dangerous journey is someone's child, parent or friend. Writing for FMR meant honoring those lives by reaching people who can prevent the next loss. Not just academics, but aid workers at borders & officials whose policies determine life & death."

-Houman Oliaei, FMR75

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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · 1d

A new academic year is here. A warm welcome to all our new DPhil and MSc students! We hope your experience of studying with us will be extremely rewarding.

For those not studying with us yet, you can find out more about our courses here: www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/study

Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · 6d

Emeritus Professor Roger Zetter has contributed a chapter titled "Refugee Crises: An Archetype for Crisis Studies" to a new publication, which offers novel insights into human precariousness and resilience in times of crisis.

Learn more: Critical Explorations of Crisis – Bristol University Press

Critical Explorations of Crisis

Critical Explorations of Crisis - Politics, Precariousness, and Potentialities; Bringing together a broad team of contributors, this book argues for a new interdisciplinary field of crisis studies. Co...

bristoluniversitypress.co.uk

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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · 7d

Congratulations to Associate Professor Catherine Briddick on her new book, which analyses the treatment of women in migration law. The book identifies patterns of disadvantage, scrutinises justifications for differential treatment, and argues for migration status reform: bit.ly/women-migrat...

New book by Catherine Briddick analyses treatment of women in migration law

www.rsc.ox.ac.uk

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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · 8d

Our Public Seminar Series re-starts on Wed 15 Oct with Dr Anne Irfan presenting 'A short history of the Gaza Strip.'
Full details about this and the other seminars in the series are now available on our website: www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/events
These live events will be shared online afterwards as podcasts.

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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · 13d

All 6 episodes in the ‘Refugees at work – what are their prospects?’ podcast are now available. They feature contributions from the RSC's, Emeritus Professor Roger Zetter, Professor Alex Betts and Bisimwa Mulemangabo.

Listen here: www.ilo.org/PROSPECTS-po...

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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · 20d

Don’t forget to sign up for ‘Refugees at work - What are their prospects?’ tomorrow at 14.00 CET with Roger Zetter, Emeritus Professor in Refugee Studies, Oxford University, and Nicholas Grisewood, Chief Technical Adviser, ILO.

Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/490b50...

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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · 22d

A new podcast series: ‘Refugees at work - What are their prospects?’, launches on 25 September at 14.00 CET with Roger Zetter, Emeritus Professor in Refugee Studies, Oxford University and Nicholas Grisewood, Chief Technical Adviser, ILO.

Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/490b50...

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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 26d

"When exercising colonial power over states, the UK produces stamps"

@catbriddick.bsky.social discussing the separation of the Chagos Islands from Mauritius as a condition for independence

#BorderCrim2025 @cambridgelaw.bsky.social

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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · 26d

'The substance of the UK's legal obligations to refugees would not change, but the mechanisms that an individual could resort to, if they said, "Yes, I am at risk of torture", or, "Yes, I need protection from persecution", would alter.'

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Is the European Convention on Human Rights to blame in migrant crisis?

Reform UK and now the Tories to step away from the European convention, but a different international treaty might be a bigger headache for Britain

www.thetimes.com

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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · 26d

This @thetimes.com article quotes @catbriddick.bsky.social extensively on the implications of a possible UK withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights:

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Is the European Convention on Human Rights to blame in migrant crisis?

Reform UK and now the Tories to step away from the European convention, but a different international treaty might be a bigger headache for Britain

www.thetimes.com

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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · 29d

The latest issue of @fmreview.bsky.social explored Dangerous Journeys & asked:

-how can more lives be saved on land & sea?
-where tragedies occur, how can more support & resolution be provided for those left behind?

Read a post pulling out some of the findings: www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/blog/dangero...

Two small boats and a rescue ship afloat on the sea. Credit: Wanda Proft/SOS Humanity

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Bonavero Institute of Human Rights @bonavero.bsky.social · Sep 4

A new report from the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights at the University of Oxford examines how the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is represented in the UK media 📄

Read more 👇 www.law.ox.ac.uk/echr

@ox.ac.uk @oxfordlawfac.bsky.social

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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · Sep 3

'...my concerns with these are the safety of separated children if they can't make applications to join family members'.

@catbriddick.bsky.social was quoted in @thetimes.com on the UK government's decision this week to halt the family reunion route for refugees:

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Mandatory digital IDs considered to crack down on illegal immigration

Sir Keir Starmer has accelerated a range of views of technology that could prove whether job applicants are in the country legally

www.thetimes.com

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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · Sep 1

A new commentary for BMJ Global Health co-authored by Dawn Chatty argues that European nations' suspension of asylum applications for Syrians following the fall of the Assad regime is premature, legally and ethically problematic, and poses serious health risks.

gh.bmj.com/content/10/8...

Refugees and asylum seekers in Europe need a rights-based approach to the issue of return: insights from the case of the Syrian displacement

Migration and forced displacement are once again dominating political debates in the United States and Europe with widespread implications for the protection of forcibly displaced populations. 1 In 20...

gh.bmj.com

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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · Aug 27

🎉Congratulations to our Director, Tom Scott-Smith, who has been awarded the title of Professor in @ox.ac.uk's Recognition of Distinction exercise. Tom is now Professor of Political Anthropology.

www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/news/tom-sco...

Tom Scott-Smith awarded title of Professor

www.rsc.ox.ac.uk

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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · Aug 22

In a new post, @jfcrisp.bsky.social argues that rising levels of refugee hunger are not simply a result of recent aid cuts - they derive from a long-term failure to provide refugees with livelihoods opportunities.

www.against-inhumanity.org/2025/08/19/w...

"Struggling to survive: why the world’s refugees are going hungry", by Dr. Jeff Crisp. - United Against Inhumanity

“Sudan refugees face deepening hunger.” "Malnutrition mounts in Kenyan refugee camp.” "Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh on the brink of starvation.” "From Angola to Uganda, Africa’s refugees face soari...

www.against-inhumanity.org

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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · Jul 29

Congratulations to @alexanderbetts.bsky.social, who has been made a Fellow of the @britishacademy.bsky.social in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the humanities and social sciences.

Read more:

Alexander Betts made Fellow of British Academy

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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · Jul 24

Read a new @nytimes.com guest essay by @jfcrisp.bsky.social exploring the growing tendency of states to expel refugees and other migrants to countries with which they have no prior connection:

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o...

Opinion | Trump Is Building a Machine to Disappear People

www.nytimes.com

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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · Jul 22

Are you an African learner with:

✅a displacement background
✅interest in pursuing an MA degree
✅need for scholarship to cover tuition, travel, & living costs?

Apply to Graduate Horizons, the Refugee-led Research Hub's application support programme

🔗 www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/graduate-hor...

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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · Jul 14

📢Calling prospective authors!

Are you engaged in scholarly research in the field of refugee law? Apply for our online Author Workshop & get feedback on your work from the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Refugee Law.

⏰Deadline to apply: 12 Sept

www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/files/events...

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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · Jul 8

Five years ago, Nick van Hear and Robin Cohen put forward the idea of ‘Refugia’ – an innovative solution to the challenges posed by mass displacement.

Ahead of publication of a new French edition of their book, they revisit the concept.

Read their working paper: www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/publications...

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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · Jul 7

Does the 'migration management' paradigm provide a realistic alternative to dangerous journeys?

In a new article for @fmreview.bsky.social, @jfcrisp.bsky.social examines the strengths and weaknesses:

www.fmreview.org/dangerous-jo...

Managing forced migration: an alternative to dangerous journeys? - Forced Migration Review

Can the international refugee protection system be reoriented in a way that enables the victims of persecution and violence to find safety in other States without risking their lives on hazardous rout...

www.fmreview.org

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