Read Houman's article about the brokers who facilitate dangerous journeys through the Americas, and how they juggle constantly changing requirements along the route in a complex interplay of legal statuses, visa rules and strategic decision-making.
www.fmreview.org/dangerous-jo...
"Every migrant lost on a dangerous journey is someone's child, parent or friend. Writing for FMR meant honoring those lives by reaching people who can prevent the next loss. Not just academics, but aid workers at borders & officials whose policies determine life & death."
-Houman Oliaei, FMR75
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/
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...
Three boats afloat on the sea
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...
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
📺💡📚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...
We're hiring graphic for CSAE Projects Officer with deadline 11 August.
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
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...
📢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...
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...
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...
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:
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.
@jfcrisp.bsky.social
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/
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.
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
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)
🚀 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...
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.
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
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.
@fvonkoenig.bsky.social @icrc.org
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
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.
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
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.
Malvika Verma outlines how a supportive environment for search & rescue in Niger made possible an effective humanitarian response to #migrants in distress in the desert, offering lessons for other contexts.
See www.fmreview.org/dangerous-journeys/verma/
@msf.ca @msfsea.bsky.social
#Migration #SAR
We were delighted to host Prof Diana Allan for the Annual Elizabeth Colson Lecture on 'Living Archives: Palestinian Displacement in Lebanon'
Warms thanks for a fascinating talk, & showing of the film 'Partition'.
If you missed the lecture, listen now:
Caption on image: Legal & logistical hurdles mean far fewer NGO vessels are able to operate in the Mediterranean. Credit: Marc Tilley
Alt-text: Close up of blue rescue boat, 'Sea Rescue' written on it in both English & Arabic. We see the back of a man on the dock & the back of a woman on board.