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Forced Migration Review @fmreview.bsky.social · 7d

We have now made our selection for our forthcoming issue, FMR76 'Climate Change: Choices for displaced people'.

We have a fantastic set of articles and are busy editing, ahead of an expected launch at the end of the month.

Sign up for our emails to be notified! www.fmreview.org/fmr-alerts/

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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · 16d

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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Forced Migration Review @fmreview.bsky.social · 27d

The latest issue of FMR explored Dangerous Journeys and asked:

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

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

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Forced Migration Review @fmreview.bsky.social · Jun 11

The video of our launch event for FMR 75 on ‘Dangerous journeys’ is now online!

See: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyfQWFG0LZQ

Speakers: Ngang Fru Delvis, Ralph Mamiya, Jana Röthlisberger, Ndumbeh Saho, Malvika Verma, Sanjula Weerasinghe

#Refugees #Displacement #Asylum #Migration #EduSky #AcadmicSky

Online launch event - FMR75 'Dangerous Journeys: Responding to missing migrants and refugees'

YouTube video by Refugee Studies Centre

www.youtube.com

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CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · Jul 9

📺💡📚Chief Editor of the #JournalofAfricanEconomies John Hoddinott hosts a session on publishing papers on African Economics in Academic Journals at #OxCSAE2025.

Hoddinott discusses pitfalls & opportunities, drawing on experiences from academia & his role at the JAE.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=THZI...

Publishing Research on African Economics in Academic Journals with John Hoddinott

YouTube video by Centre for the Study of African Economies

www.youtube.com

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CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · Aug 5

Closing on 11 August!

📣📣We're #hiring

We're looking for a highly organised & motivated Projects Officer to support major multi-partner research initiatives focused on economic development in Africa at the CSAE.

ℹ️Find out more & apply: www.csae.ox.ac.uk/vacancies

We're hiring graphic for CSAE Projects Officer with deadline 11 August.

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Uttara @uttara.bsky.social · Aug 9

Oxford's Refugee-Led Research Hub (RLRH) is running Graduate Horizons: a global application support programme for prospective students who have been affected by displacement, e.g. as refugees, asylum seekers, IDPs, and stateless, among other categories www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/news/rlrh-la...

RLRH launches Graduate Horizons for the 2025-2026 academic year

www.rsc.ox.ac.uk

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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 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 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 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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Forced Migration Review @fmreview.bsky.social · Jul 16

Caption on image: Refugees displaced from the Berhale camp in the north-west of Ethiopia. Credit: Hiyas Bagabaldo © IOM

Alt-text: A UN van in desert, towards which 2 women are walking, see from the back, carrying large parcels. 2 white jeeps, other people, children, & belongings surround the van.

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Forced Migration Review @fmreview.bsky.social · Jul 16

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Forced Migration Review @fmreview.bsky.social · Jul 16

People who are #refugees or seeking #asylum have rights under int'l law to seek safety yet often need to undertake increasingly dangerous journeys.

States are increasingly developing so-called ‘managed migration’ approach, but is it fit for purpose?

See www.fmreview.org/dangerous-journeys/crisp/

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...

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Forced Migration Review @fmreview.bsky.social · Jul 15

Caption on image: Afghan deportees from Iran at the border in Herat Province. Credit: © UNHCR/Oxygen Empire Media Production

Alt-text: Several people standing around or pushing carts full of belongings. There is a hut of some sort behind them & a large green truck at the right side of the photo.

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Forced Migration Review @fmreview.bsky.social · Jul 15

Afghan migrants face deadly risks at the Iran border – including violence at the hands of border guards and exploitation by smugglers. Neela Hassan calls for accountability, humanitarian support and safe pathways.

See: www.fmreview.org/dangerous-journeys/hassan/

#Migration #Migrants #HumanRights

Deadly crossings at the Afghanistan–Iran border - Forced Migration Review

The disturbing number of deaths and disappearances at the Afghanistan-Iran border could be reduced through better international responsibility-sharing, holding Iran accountable for its immigration pol...

www.fmreview.org

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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · Jul 14

🚀 Ready to shape the future of social sciences impact?

Our Social Sciences Impact Conference returns in 2026 with "Impact in Motion: Navigating Uncertainty, Creating Change."

We’re calling for bold, creative session ideas—submit yours now! #OxSSIC26

🔗 www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/impact-confe...

Closing: Noon, 12 September 2025 (UK Time). IMPACT IN MOTION: NAVIGATING UNCERTAINTY, CREATING CHANGE. Social Sciences Impact Conference, 24-25 March 2026. Expressions of interest invited from social sciences researchers, collaborators, engagement or impact professionals and partner organisations. Find out more at socsci.ox.ac.uk/impact-conference (followed by logos of University of Oxford Social Sciences Division, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford ESRC IAA, UKRI Economic and Social Research Council)

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Forced Migration Review @fmreview.bsky.social · Jul 3

Caption on image: Nightime rescure on board the Ocean Viking. Credit: Tess Barthes/SOS-MEDITERRANEE

Alt-text: A dark sea at night. A small boat filled w/people is centre, lit by the spotlight of a small search & rescue boat in the top left of the photo.

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Forced Migration Review @fmreview.bsky.social · Jul 3

A joint operation on the Ocean Viking seeks to save lives & protect the rights of #migrants & #refugees. But the regulatory challenges it faces highlight the need for a more conducive environment for humanitarian action.

Read: www.fmreview.org/dangerous-journeys/bowen/

#SAR #Migration #HumanRights

Navigating choppy seas: challenges to civil search and rescue - Forced Migration Review

A joint operation on the Ocean Viking seeks to save lives and protect the rights of migrants and refugees. But the regulatory challenges it faces highlight the need for a more conducive environment fo...

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Forced Migration Review @fmreview.bsky.social · Jul 2

Caption: ICRC taking part in the 2022 International Migration Review Forum. Credit: Florian von König

Alt-text: A large lecture hall, view from back to front. There are two big video screens to either side of the stage, & 4 men on the stage, the audience scattered with people.

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Forced Migration Review @fmreview.bsky.social · Jul 2

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Forced Migration Review @fmreview.bsky.social · Jul 2

Multi-stakeholder humanitarian diplomacy at global and regional levels, including transregional dialogues, is key for mobilising State efforts to address missing #migrant cases.

This article surveys what’s working: www.fmreview.org/dangerous-journeys/cotroneo-vonkonig/

#MissingMigrants #Migration

From commitments to action on missing migrants: the role of humanitarian diplomacy - Forced Migration Review

Multi-stakeholder humanitarian diplomacy at global and regional levels, including transregional dialogues, are key for mobilising State efforts to address missing migrant cases.

www.fmreview.org

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Forced Migration Review @fmreview.bsky.social · Jul 1

Caption: Collecting data as part of the missing migrants project. Credit: Cruz Roja Colombiana 2024

Alt-text: A woman in a Red Cross jacket speaks to a group of young people. They are all sat around a table, with blurred faces.

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Forced Migration Review @fmreview.bsky.social · Jul 1

Migrant children separated from family face heightened risks - violence, trafficking, and going missing. Smugglers, border policies, and lack of safe routes fuel this crisis.

Read: www.fmreview.org/dangerous-journeys/ariascubas-bhardwaj-robins-stockwell/

#Migration #ChildProtection @icrc.org

Separation of children: causes, impacts and mitigation strategies - Forced Migration Review

Unaccompanied and separated migrant children face great risks to their safety, well-being and dignity. Yet there is too little awareness of the specific dangers they face, the reasons behind their sep...

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Forced Migration Review @fmreview.bsky.social · Jul 1

Caption on image: Conducting a desert rescue in the Agadez region. Credit: Innocent Kunywana/MSF

Alt-text: 4 men push a white pickup truck filled with belongings through bare desert, under a clear blue sky.