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CALL FOR PAPERS - GRADUATE SYMPOSIUM Everyday Spaces of Encounter and Migrant Participation in Urban Life http://urbanencounters2020.wixsite.com/oxford 15th June 2020 VENUE: Rewley House, Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford We are pleased to invite abstract submissions for the "Everyday Spaces of Encounter and Migrant Participation in Urban Life" Graduate Symposium, which will take place on the 15th June 2020 at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. The symposium aims to create a discussion forum between doctoral students, early-career researchers and non-academic practitioners interested in issues of migration, with a particular focus on belonging, identity, participation and interaction within the city. The symposium is purposefully inter- and multi-disciplinary, hoping to bring together researchers from many disciplines to look at closely related topics and allow for integrating knowledge and methods from one discipline ...

In recent years, global migration has transformed in terms of its numbers and reach, its political significance, and its impact. The rising rates of international migration have been matched by growing public and media interest around the world. Today, the political and media attention on migration and greater public interest and concern feed into an international debate that is all too often poorly informed and one-sided. This Very Short Introduction looks at the phenomenon of international human migration - both legal and illegal - and offers an objective stance on the topic, and its benefits and challenges. Khalid Koser reveals the opportunities migration presents that must be taken advantage of in the current economic climate, and debunks common myths to demonstrate that society, as we now know it, cannot function without migrants. Using interviews with migrants from around the world, Koser presents the human side of issues such as asylum, human trafficking, migr...

Oxford Department of International Development, Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford Grade 8: £38,511 - £45,954 p.a. The International Migration Institute seeks to recruit a research officer to work on a research project on Migrants in Countries in Crisis. This EU-funded project is being conducted in collaboration with the Vienna-based International Centre for Migration Policy Development. IMI will be responsible for managing up to four African case studies in this project (likely South Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Central African Republic and Libya but subject to confirmation). The postholder will play a central role in all stages of the research including refining the conceptual framework and research design, conducting fieldwork, data analysis and writing up findings. S/he will have responsibility for the day-to-day management of the MICIC project within IMI and in collaboration with ICMPD. This post requires: a doctorate in a relevant social science disci...

 Antwoord: 1856 Ottoman Empire admitted to the Concert of Europe A sign that the empire had secured recognition as a full-fledged ‘European’ State Formal components of European diplomacy were put in place: an enlarged foreign ministry with new embassies was established, with French being adopted as a key working language, and staff and procedures undergoing professionalization. Still, questions remained over how equal it really was. Learn more from Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law. Meer van dit soort leuke weetjes op de Timeline die gemaakt is door de Universiteit van Oxford We have created a concise timeline mapping the broad history of public international law with particular attention paid to the signing of major treaties, the foundation of fundamental institutions, the birth of major figures in international law and milestones in the develo...

 The summer school is aimed at mid-career or senior policymakers and practitioners involved with humanitarian assistance and policy making for forced migrants. Participants typically include host government officials, intergovernmental and non-governmental agency personnel engaged in planning, administering and co-ordinating assistance. We also accept applications from Researchers specialising in the study of forced migration. Why participate? The summer school offers an intensive, interdisciplinary and participative approach to the study of forced migration. It aims to enable people working with refugees and other forced migrants to reflect critically on the forces and institutions that dominate the world of the displaced. Now in its 25th year, the three-week course combines the very best of Oxford University’s academic excellence with a stimulating and participatory method of critical learning. How is it structured? The curriculum Over three weeks, the c...

Research Officer, MIGRASKIL project, International Migration Institute - See more at: http://www.imi.ox.ac.uk/about-us/vacancies/index_html#sthash.y06bHvUY.dpuf Oxford Department of International Development Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford Grade 7: £29,541 - £36,298 per annum The International Migration Institute (IMI) in the Oxford Department of International Development (ODID) is seeking to recruit a Research Officer to work on a research project on 'The Drivers and Dynamics of High-Skilled Migration'. Initially funded by the Alfred P. Sloan foundation, this project recently received additional funding from the John Fell Fund. In close collaboration with Dr Mathias Czaika (PI on the overarching project) and Dr Christopher Parsons (Research Officer who is taking the lead on the MIGRASKIL component of the project) the post-holder will play a leading role in coordinating IMIs contribution to a joint OECD/World Bank/IMI project to analyse human capital ...

Position: Fundraising & Grant Writing Intern Hours: 25-40 hours/week, opportunity to work remotely is possible Location: Oxford, UK Remuneration: This is a volunteer position The Fahamu Refugee Programme ( www.refugeelegalaidinformation.org ) is seeking an intern to assist with the development of funding proposals. FRP works to achieve better protection of refugee rights worldwide by networking legal assistance providers with resources and training, and facilitating access to free legal assistance and information for refugees around the world. Founded in 2009, FRP has a small but growing staff, and its monthly newsletter is read by legal advocates, academics, policy makers and refugees in nearly every country in the world. It is currently reliant on a grant from the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, and we are eager to identify and pursue additional funding sources in order to better assist refugees and legal aid providers worldwide. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPO...

RESEARCH ASSISTANT Grade 6: £26,004 - £31,020 p.a. The Department of Social Policy and Intervention and the Refugees Study Centre (within the Department of International Development) is inviting applications for a Research Assistant to work on a project exploring transitions to adulthood of former unaccompanied children in Europe. The post is available from 1 January 2013, on a fixed-term contract for eleven months. The position offers an exciting opportunity for someone with relevant knowledge and experience to further develop their research expertise and project management skills in the fields of migration studies and social policy. You will work on a project entitled In Protracted Limbo: Transitions to adulthood of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children. The successful candidate will work with the principal investigators to map existing work in the field across Europe, build collaborative international links and develop a multi-site research proposal for more...

Vacancy: Departmental Lecturership in International Refugee and Human Rights Law Oxford Department of International Development, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford Grade 7: £29,249 - £35,938 p.a. Applications are invited for a Departmental Lecturership in International Refugee and Human Rights Law beginning 1 September 2012 (or as soon as possible thereafter) and tenable until 31 August 2013. Duties include teaching on international human rights and refugee law as part of the MSc degree in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, supervising graduate students, engaging in examining and assessments and undertaking relevant research. Applicants should have a doctorate (or be nearing completion of a doctorate) in law or a law related subject, the ability to teach graduate students, an active research and publications record in the field of human rights and international refugee and asylum regimes, and the ability to work effectively with colleagues as part of an interdisciplinary team....