Dear All,
You are cordially invited to this term’s Refugee Studies Centre Public
Seminars. The seminars will consider the “Dialogue between Academia and
Practice” in the context of forced migration and refugee studies, and
will take place every Wednesday at 5pm in Seminar Room One at the Oxford
Department of International Development (Mansfield Road, Oxford).
Refreshments will be provided after each seminar.
For further details please contact the convenors via [log in to unmask]
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RSC Public Seminar Series: Hilary Term 2010
DIALOGUES BETWEEN ACADEMIA AND PRACTICE
5pm, Seminar Room One, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford
20 Jan
Prima facie refugee status determination and what it isn't: Temporary
protection, mass influx and group determination
Matthew Albert (Faculty of Law, University of Oxford)
27 Jan
Communicating the refugee experience outside of academia: Lessons learned
Christine Bacon (Director of IceandFire)
3 Feb
Forcing the issue: Uneasy dialogues between refugee research and policy
Dr. Nick Van Hear (Centre on Migration, Policy and Society, University
of Oxford)
10 Feb
The UK Border Agency and the use of evidence-based policy
Cathy Gardner (Home Office)
17 Feb
Protecting Palestinian children: Whose concepts? Whose politics?
Dr. Jason Hart (Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of
Bath)
24 Feb
Human Security and Non-Citizens: Law, Policy and International Affairs
Carla Ferstman (Director of REDRESS) and Dr. Alice Edwards (Refugee
Studies Centre, University of Oxford)
Book launch and reception to follow
3 Mar
Whither the refugee? The dynamics of displacement in East and Central Africa
Dr. Patricia Daley (School of Geography and the Environment, University
of Oxford)
10 Mar
“Refugee manipulation”: The use and abuse of research in forced migration
Dr. Philip Marfleet (Centre for Research on Migration, Refugees and
Belonging, University of East London)
Seminars are subject to change at the last minute, please see our
website for updates:
http://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/index.html?conf_wedsem
http://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/PDFs/wednesdayseminarshilary2010.pdf (PDF file
of schedule)
An induction loop is available in the Seminar Room.
If you require special access, please contact us in advance.
Address: Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford Department of International
Development, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TB
Email: [log in to unmask]
Website: www.rsc.ox.ac.uk
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