The Online School will involve an intensive, interdisciplinary and participative approach to the study of forced migration that enables people working with refugees and other forced migrants to reflect critically on the forces and institutions that dominate the worlds of displaced people. The course combines Oxford’s tradition of academic excellence with a stimulating discussion-based method of teaching, learning and reflection. The Online School will cover subjects including: Conceptualising Forced Migration, The Moral Foundations of Refugeehood, International Law and Refugee Protection, and The Politics of Humanitarianism, as well as a choice of optional modules. All the sessions will be run and organised by experts in the field of forced migration studies.
Participants will have early access to pre-recorded lectures and readings which will be followed by live online seminars and discussions. The School’s engaging academic content will be complemented by a range of social and networking opportunities for participants.
The Online Schools are principally designed for policymakers, practitioners and early career academics working on refugee protection and related issues, normally with several (usually at least five) years of work experience. Participants typically include staff of the main refugee, migration and humanitarian international organisations; staff from refugee, human rights and humanitarian NGOs, and government officials working on refugee protection and related issues. Those from refugee backgrounds who work for refugee advocacy and community groups are particularly welcome.
Join us and a diverse group of participants from around the world as we take some of the best features of our traditional in-person Summer School and offer them in new, financially accessible and concentrated format.
As always, the School will be anchored by its academic tutors. The tutors for the 2021 Online Schools will be:
Dr Catherine Briddick ( Departmental Lecturer in Gender and International Human Rights and Refugee Law, RSC)
Professor Matthew Gibney (Director of the Refugee Studies Centre & Elizabeth Colson Professor of Politics and Forced Migration)
Professor Tom Scott-Smith (Associate Professor of Refugee Studies and Forced Migration, RSC)
The 2022 School will also feature an impressive range of speakers from academia and international organisations. These will be updated on our website at https://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/study/international-summer-school/overview
Course structure:
After watching a set of pre-recorded lectures, and completing the selected readings, students will participate in a series of live and interactive seminars. Seminars will take place daily, usually between 2-4pm GMT (March School) and 2-4pm BST (July Schools).
Participants will also be given the opportunity to attend a number of extra-curricular events and more informal social gatherings.
The course will be accessed via the University of Oxford’s virtual learning environment: CANVAS. The platform will utilise Zoom and other software.
While the timetable varies, participants can expect to receive around:
- Three hours of learning materials per day. This will involve lectures, readings, questions and case studies. Please note, all materials are provided in advance of the School, so you prepare and work at a time convenient to you.
- Around two hours of live, seminar style teaching each day.
- The opportunity to attend at least three extra-curricular, social or networking events during the School.
- A wealth of further readings and resources.
How to register:
Please apply via the online application form: www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/summer-school-apply
For all enquiries, please contact Amy Hoose: summer.school@qeh.ox.ac.uk
The school has a maximum of 50 spaces.
Applicants should have:
- substantial experience in working with, or on issues related to, refugees or other forced migrants;
- a first degree;
- proficiency in the English language. As a guide, foreign-language English speakers should be able to obtain a score of 7:00 in ELTS/IELTS or 570 in TOEFL.