The department is a lively community that is recognised internationally as one of the top centres for research and teaching in development studies.
Migration and Refugees in a Global Context
The integration of global markets now permits free movement of capital, goods and services, but the same is not true of people. Migration in its various forms has become a central feature of international development in its economic, political, legal, social and cultural dimensions. Oxford now leads the world in research on this vital subject.
The department has recognised strength in the fields of refugee studies – including forced migration and internal displacement – in a world where almost all refugees come from developing countries; and in the analysis, modelling and understanding of international migration flows both between developing and developed countries, and within developing regions themselves.
Our strength in this field is due primarily to the Refugee Studies Centre (RSC) and a group of migration-focussed academics in the department, who between 2006 and 2017 worked as part of the International Migration Institute (IMI).
07 Nov, 2017New report assesses brands’ approach to refugee workers in Turkish garment industry
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10 Dec, 2016'We will see displacement and mobility as defining issues of the 21st century'. Alexander Betts quoted in New York Times
03 Nov, 2016'Give refugees basic human freedoms and everyone will be better off'. Alexander Betts featured by WIRED
28 Oct, 2016'Women and Young Girls at Risk as Camps in Calais Are Cleared'. Marie Godin writes for Refugees Deeply
19 Oct, 2016'Beyond war and peace: migration management in Libya'. Julien Brachet writes for The Broker
18 Oct, 2016'Why Uganda is one of the world’s most hospitable refugee destinations'. Alexander Betts speaks to PBS Newshour
03 Oct, 2016'Disenfranchised citizens, unfree labour: The social and political exclusion of India’s internal circular migrants'. Indrajit Roy writes for openDemocracy
22 Sep, 2016'Leaders must recognize migrants as human not hapless'. Robtel Neajai Pailey writes for Huffington Post
20 Sep, 2016'The question that remains is what kinds of pledges will be made and followed through on'. Alexander Betts quoted in Guardian article on US-led Leaders Summit on Refugees
20 Sep, 2016'UN summit on refugees fails to offer solutions'. Alexander Betts writes for Irish Times
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