The department is a lively community that is recognised internationally as one of the top centres for research and teaching in development studies.

Our courses offer excellent training for a career in international development or for advanced study, and attract students of the highest calibre from across the world.
“I had waited for 10 years before my dream to study in Oxford became a reality and the experience was truly beyond expectation”
Our students are taught to develop as critical and independent thinkers and when they leave us they are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need to bring about real change.
“My time at Oxford strengthened my critical analysis and provided me with a unique interdisciplinary grounding in history, politics and economics that has equipped me well in dealing with public policy issues and program development strategy.”
Our courses offer excellent training for a career in international development or for advanced study, and attract students of the highest calibre from across the world.
“I had waited for 10 years before my dream to study in Oxford became a reality and the experience was truly beyond expectation”
Our courses offer excellent training for a career in international development or for advanced study, and attract students of the highest calibre from across the world.
“I had waited for 10 years before my dream to study in Oxford became a reality and the experience was truly beyond expectation”
Our students are taught to develop as critical and independent thinkers and when they leave us they are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need to bring about real change.
“My time at Oxford strengthened my critical analysis and provided me with a unique interdisciplinary grounding in history, politics and economics that has equipped me well in dealing with public policy issues and program development strategy.”
Our students are taught to develop as critical and independent thinkers and when they leave us they are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need to bring about real change.
“My time at Oxford strengthened my critical analysis and provided me with a unique interdisciplinary grounding in history, politics and economics that has equipped me well in dealing with public policy issues and program development strategy.”
ODID researchers are co-hosting a workshop for diplomats and scholars to explore the effectiveness of Twitter diplomacy at the UN Office in Geneva on 2 December.
The workshop is co-hosted by the Permanent Mission of Latvia to the United Nations Office in Geneva and ODID’s Digital Diplomacy Research Group.
The workshop will discuss the real and perceived impact of social media in modern diplomacy and international relations.
Many, if not all Ministries of Foreign Affairs, as well as international, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations use social media platforms, to inform and shape the perceptions of online audiences. Considerable human and financial resources are devoted to the use of social media. But how big is “the return on investment”? Is it measurable and what would constitute a base line for such measurement?
Speakers at the event include:
You can follow the event on #DigDiploROX.