International Online School in Forced Migration

International Online School in Forced Migration

Upcoming Sessions

• 9–13 December 2024
• 17–21 March 2025
• 23–27 June 2025

The Refugee Studies Centre (RSC) International Online School offers an intensive, interdisciplinary, and participatory approach to the study of forced migration. This five-day program combines Oxford’s tradition of academic excellence with engaging, discussion-based learning to critically examine the forces and institutions shaping the lives of displaced people.

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for policymakers and practitioners working on refugee protection and related fields, typically with at least five years of professional experience. Participants often include:

• Staff from international refugee, migration, and humanitarian organizations
• Employees of NGOs focused on refugee, human rights, and humanitarian issues
• Government officials involved in refugee protection
• Refugee advocates and individuals from refugee backgrounds working with community groups

The program also welcomes:

• Academics, postgraduate students, and postdoctoral researchers studying forced migration
• Lawyers and advocates specialising in refugee and human rights law
• Journalists, commentators, and activists addressing the rights of displaced people

What the Course Covers

Core Modules

• Conceptualising Forced Migration
• The Moral Foundations of Refugeehood
• International Law and Refugee Protection
• The Politics of Humanitarianism

Optional Modules (topics may vary)

• Psycho-social Support of Refugees
• Refugee History, Human Rights, and Occupied Palestinian Territory
• The Rise of Citizenship-Stripping Across the West
• Colonial Past, Refugee Present

All modules are developed and delivered by leading experts in the field of forced migration studies.

Course Tutors

• Professor Catherine Briddick (Andrew W Mellon Associate Professor of International Human Rights and Refugee Law)
• Professor Matthew Gibney (Elizabeth Colson Professor of Politics and Forced Migration)
• Professor Tom Scott-Smith (Associate Professor of Refugee Studies and Forced Migration)

How to Apply

For detailed information and to submit your application, visit:
www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/international-online-school

For any questions, email: summer.school@qeh.ox.ac.uk

Fees and Funding

• The fee for the Online School is £670.
• Bursary funding details are available at: www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/international-schools/faqs.

Deadlines

Applications are processed on a rolling basis, and admissions will close once maximum capacity is reached.

For more information, visit: www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/international-schools