Oxford Department of International Development

The Oxford Department of International Development is the hub for the University of Oxford's work in development and a unit of the University's Social Sciences Division. Its objective is to conduct high level research which advances understanding of the complex economic, social and political processes of change in countries in the poorer parts of the world and to educate students to understand these processes in disciplinary and multi-disciplinary perspective. The Department is located at Queen Elizabeth House in Mansfield Road and is often referred to as 'QEH'.

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Title	Description	People	Date
The Silent University Visible Award Ceremony 2013	The Silent University Visible Award Ceremony 2013 took place at the Oxford Department of International Development on 20 May 2014. Ahmet Öğüt, Silent University founder, was presented with the Visible Award, and various speakers contributed to the event.	Dawn Chatty, Matteo Luchetti, Judith Wielander, Andrea Zegna, Paolo Naldini, Ahmet Öğüt	11 August, 2014
Higher Education in India: How High, How Far?	Professor Sukanta Chaudhuri of Jadavpur University, Kolkata, explores the direction of travel of the Indian higher education sector.	Sukanta Chaudhuri	21 July, 2014
The law and politics of non-entrée	Seminar given on 4th June 2014 by Dr Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen (The Danish Institute for Human Rights), part of the Trinity term 2014 Public Seminar Series	Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen	11 June, 2014
FMR 46 Enhancing security of land tenure for IDPs	The case of Maslakh in western Afghanistan is an example of translating Afghanistan’s new IDP Policy into reality.	Shobha Rao, Jan Turkstra	11 June, 2014
FMR 46 Anchoring return: the role of the Solutions Strategy	Providing a minimum standard of living and livelihood opportunities to help anchor those who have returned is critical for the future stability and security of Afghanistan.	Pierfrancesco Maria Natta	11 June, 2014
FMR 46 An IDP Policy for Afghanistan: from draft to reality	Developing a national policy to address the needs of Afghanistan’s IDPs was beset with obstacles and challenges.	Laurie S Wiseberg	11 June, 2014
FMR 46 Stateless in Afghanistan	A group of people of nomadic lifestyle in eastern Afghanistan has reportedly recently been forcibly relocated because of their lack of identity documents.	Maira Kuppers	11 June, 2014
FMR 46 Continuing conflict, continuing displacement in southern Afghanistan	With fighting and insecurity likely to remain dominant features of Afghanistan’s landscape in the immediate future, displacement will continue to ebb and flow.	Rahmatullah Amiri	11 June, 2014
FMR 46 2014 and beyond: implications for displacement	2014 marks a watershed for Afghanistan, with the withdrawal of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) after twelve years, and the very real risks this withdrawal poses to the capacity of the Afghan state.	Aidan O’Leary	11 June, 2014
FMR 46 From the editors	From the editors	Marion Couldrey, Maurice Herson	11 June, 2014
RSC 2014 Conference: Refugee Voices: Panel 3 – Refugees from Burma/Myanmar	RSC 2014 Conference: Refugee Voices. Lectures by Matthew Wilch; Zo Tum Hmung; Victoria Jack. Recorded on 24 March 2014 at St Anne's College, University of Oxford.	Matthew Wilch, Zo Tum Hmung, Victoria Jack	4 June, 2014
The politics of nation-building: making co-nationals, refugees, and minorities	RSC and Oxford Diasporas Programme special seminar. Professor Harris Mylonas (George Washington University). Recorded on 27 May 2014 at the Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford.	Harris Mylonas	2 June, 2014
Arbitrary detention of asylum seekers: a comparison of some recent practice from Italy and the UK	Public Seminar Series Trinity term 2014. Dr Daniel Wilsher (City University London) & Francesca Cancellaro (Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna). Recorded on 28 May 2014 at the Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford	Daniel Wilsher, Francesca Cancellaro	2 June, 2014
Weapons of mass migration: forced displacement, coercion and foreign policy	Public Seminar Series, Trinity term 2014. Seminar by Professor Kelly M. Greenhill (Tufts University). Recorded on 7 May 2014 at the Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford.	Kelly M Greenhill	22 May, 2014
A Precariat Charter: From Denizens to Citizens	Professor Guy Standing of SOAS discusses his new book, A Precariat Charter: From Denizens to Citizens	Guy Standing	21 May, 2014
Solidarity and responsibility-sharing for refugee protection in the EU’s Common European Asylum System	Public Seminar Series Trinity term 2014. Madeline Garlick (Radboud University). Recorded on 14 May 2014 at the Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford.	Madeline Garlick	19 May, 2014
RSC 2014 Conference: Refugee Voices: Panel 22 – Statelessness: the Rohingya	RSC 2014 Conference: Refugee Voices. Lectures by Tun Khin; Amal de Chickera; Maung Zarni. Recorded on 25 March 2014 at St Anne's College, University of Oxford.	Tun Khin, Amal de Chickera, Maung Zarni	19 May, 2014
RSC 2014 Conference: Refugee Voices: Panel 18 – Refugees from Syria	RSC 2014 Conference: Refugee Voices. Lectures by Cathrine Thorleifsson; Dina Jane Kiwan; Ruba Al Akash and Karen Boswall; Veronica Ferreri. Recorded on 25 March 2014 at St Anne's College, University of Oxford.	Cathrine Thorleifsson, Dina Jane Kiwan, Ruba Al Akash, Karen Boswall, Veronica Ferreri	19 May, 2014
RSC 2014 Conference: Refugee Voices: Panel 14 – Detention and deportation	RSC 2014 Conference: Refugee Voices. Lectures by Louise Newman; Julian Caruana and Alexia Rossi; Devorah Wainer; and Mollie Gerver. Recorded on 25 March 2014 at St Anne's College, University of Oxford.	Louise Newman, Julian Caruana, Alexia Rossi, Devorah Wainer, Mollie Gerver	19 May, 2014
RSC 2014 Conference: Refugee Voices: Opening plenary – In search of solutions: refugees are doing it for themselves	RSC 2014 Conference: Refugee Voices. Lecture by Dr Jeff Crisp (Refugees International) with an introduction by Professor Dawn Chatty, Director of the RSC. Recorded on 24 March 2014 at St Anne's College, University of Oxford.	Jeff Crisp	19 May, 2014
FMR 45 Connecting and communicating after Typhoon Haiyan	In the first month of the Typhoon Haiyan response, one of the priorities facing the international community was to re-establish internet connectivity in order to facilitate information sharing and the provision of assistance.	Mariko Hall, Adam Ashcroft	7 April, 2014
FMR 45 Internal displacement in Kenya: the quest for durable solutions	Internal displacement in Kenya has been a challenge since the colonial era but only recently has a legal framework been developed to address IDP protection issues.	Lucy Kiama, Fredrick Koome	7 April, 2014
FMR 45 Dictatorships, refugees and reparation in the Southern Cone of Latin America	Since the return of democracy to Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay there has been particular recognition of forced displacement within the framework of reparations for the abuses suffered under dictatorial governments.	Juan Pablo Terminiello	7 April, 2014
FMR 45 Perspectives of refugees on returning to Somalia	MSF recently asked Somali refugees in Dadaab’s Dagahaley camp about their living conditions and their thoughts about returning to Somalia in the near future.	Caroline Abu Sa’Da, Sergio Bianchi	7 April, 2014
FMR 45 Opportunity to change Lebanon’s asylum policy	Lebanon’s attitude towards the ‘Syrian exception’ can be used as the starting point for its policy to come into line with international refugee and human rights norms, standards and protection.	Samira Trad	7 April, 2014
FMR 45 Translating global education standards to local contexts	Global standards such as the Education in Emergencies Minimum Standards need to be applied locally and this requires a thoughtful and committed contextualisation process.	Carine Allaf, Tzvetomira Laub, Arianna Sloat	7 April, 2014
FMR 45 The potential role of a racial discrimination law in Myanmar	Ethnic discrimination has long fuelled violence and displacement within Myanmar, especially in relation to people of Rohingya ethnicity who have been fleeing in their ‘tens of thousands’ in 2013 alone.	Nathan Willis	7 April, 2014
FMR 45 New OAS Conventions protecting IDPs against racism and discrimination	Two new Conventions approved in 2013 have the potential to offer greater protection to vulnerable groups, including IDPs, in the Americas.	Maria Beatriz Nogueira	7 April, 2014
FMR 45 The global governance of crisis migration	There is no coherent or unified global governance framework for the different areas that have been subsumed under the umbrella of ‘crisis migration’.	Alexander Betts	7 April, 2014
FMR 45 Disaster risk reduction and mobility	An essential step for advancing risk reduction measures at the local level is to define mobility-based indicators of vulnerability and resilience that can contribute to measuring and reducing human and economic losses resulting from disasters.	Patrice Quesada	7 April, 2014
FMR 45 On policies of hospitality and hostility in Argentina	Following the Haiti earthquake of 2010, Argentina and other South American countries undertook to receive Haitians.	Irene Duffard Evangelista	7 April, 2014
FMR 45 Disaster Law	The impetus for new disaster response laws lies in the gaps that exist in the scope and geographic coverage of existing international law.	Stefanie Haumer	7 April, 2014
FMR 45 Environmental stress, displacement and the challenge of rights protection	Examination of migration histories and current politics in Kenya, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Ethiopia and Ghana sheds light on how rights are articulated for groups and individuals displaced in a context of environmental stress and climate change.	Roger Zetter, James Morrissey	7 April, 2014
FMR 45 Regionalism: a strategy for dealing with crisis migration	Regional solutions are becoming a strategic tool in dealing with the lack of globally agreed protection for crisis migrants.	Liliana Lyra Jubilut, Erika Pires Ramos	7 April, 2014
FMR 45 Nuclear disasters and displacement	The lessons of the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011 seem to be the same as those from Chernobyl 25 years earlier, despite the different political settings.	Silva Meybatyan	7 April, 2014
FMR 45 New Orleans: a lesson in post-disaster resilience	Factors that foster social cohesion in communities – such as shared long-term networks and community identity, central organisation to which the community adheres, and established trust – have been identified as critical for post-disaster resilience.	Paul Kadetz	7 April, 2014
FMR 45 International cooperation on the North Korean refugee crisis	The biggest challenge concerning North Korean refugees is that, as yet, there is no international framework for how to respond once these individuals have crossed the border.	Markus Bell, Geoffrey Fattig	7 April, 2014
FMR 45 Misconceptions about human trafficking in a time of crisis	Both natural and man-made crises are considered by many to be prime environments for trafficking in persons. However, the evidence for this is thin.	Elżbieta M Goździak, Alissa Walter	7 April, 2014
FMR 45 The rise of trapped populations	As border security increases and borders become less permeable, cross-border migration is becoming increasingly difficult, selective and dangerous.	April T Humble	7 April, 2014
FMR 45 Populations ‘trapped’ at times of crisis	A focus on those who are trapped challenges both theoretical and practical approaches to mobility and crisis, which prioritise movement.	Richard Black, Michael Collyer	7 April, 2014
FMR 45 The challenge of mixed migration by sea	While ‘boat people’ are often fleeing a situation of crisis, they share their mode of travel with many types of migrants.	Judith Kumin	7 April, 2014
FMR 45 Forcing migration of globalised citizens	Today’s constant flows of persons and information across frontiers mean that, when an emergency occurs, the international community feels it has to get involved not only out of solidarity but because its citizens could be in danger.	Oscar A Gómez	7 April, 2014
FMR 45 Aspects of crisis migration in Algeria	Movements of migrants are only partially covered by international instruments and while the Algerian authorities certainly have opportunities to protect this stream of people, no agreements (bilateral or multilateral) are in force to do so.	Mohamed Saïb Musette	7 April, 2014
FMR 45 Humanitarian border management	Humanitarian border management is one of the tools that can supplement the humanitarian response for migrants caught in a crisis situation.	Maximilian Pottler	7 April, 2014
FMR 45 Non-citizens caught up in situations of conflict, violence and disaster	When non-citizens are caught up in humanitarian crises, they can be as vulnerable to displacement, and suffer its consequences as acutely, as citizens.	Khalid Koser	7 April, 2014
FMR 45 Questioning ‘drought displacement’: environment, politics and migration in Somalia	The role of the recent drought in producing migration cannot be understood in isolation from human practices and past and concurrent political processes.	Anna Lindley	7 April, 2014
FMR 45 Health crises and migration	Individual and collective responses to health crises contribute to an orderly public health response that most times precludes the need for large-scale displacements.	Michael Edelstein, David Heymann, Khalid Koser	7 April, 2014
FMR 45 Rising waters, displaced lives	Although Pakistan and Colombia have relatively advanced disaster management frameworks, they were unprepared and ill-equipped to assist and protect people displaced by recent floods.	Lindsey Brickle, Alice Thomas	7 April, 2014
FMR 45 Mexico: from the Guiding Principles to national responsibilities on the rights of IDPs	The Mexican government needs facts and figures on internal displacement and then to mobilise national institutions to design appropriate responses.	Fernando Batista Jiménez	7 April, 2014
FMR 45 Mexicans seeking political asylum	Banding together in response to a situation of this seriousness gives people strength and confidence, and provides emotional, social and – above all – legal and political support.	Leticia Calderón Chelius	7 April, 2014
FMR 45 Criminal violence and displacement in Mexico	Rampant criminal violence, from direct coercion and physical threats to the erosion of the quality of life and livelihood opportunities, pushes people to move in a variety of ways.	Sebastián Albuja	7 April, 2014
FMR 45 Adolescence, food crisis and migration	Adolescents who migrate because of food crises face distinct risks. Specific strategies are needed to prevent and respond to this phenomenon.	Janis Ridsdel	7 April, 2014
FMR 45 Resettlement in the twenty-first century	Deficiencies in planning, preparation and implementation of involuntary resettlement and relocation projects have produced far more failures than successes.	Anthony Oliver-Smith, Alex de Sherbinin	7 April, 2014
FMR 45 Illegal migration in the Indian Sunderbans	It is expected that due to sea-level rises in the future many millions of Bangladeshis will flee to India, exacerbating further the ongoing disputes between India and Bangladesh.	Sahana Bose	28 March, 2014
FMR 45 Migrants on offshore islands of Bangladesh	Riverbank erosion and the consequent formation of new islands in the Bay of Bengal cause frequent changes in the shape and size of the delta, forcing the inhabitants to migrate frequently.	Rezwan Siddiqui	28 March, 2014
FMR 45 Choice and necessity: relocations in the Arctic and South Pacific	Relocation – whereby livelihoods, housing and public infrastructure are reconstructed in another location – may be the best adaptation response for communities whose current location becomes uninhabitable or is vulnerable to future climate-induced threats	Robin Bronen	28 March, 2014
FMR 45 Flight to the cities	The conditions from which most crisis migrants have fled — threats to life, health, physical safety and/or subsistence — are likely to be reproduced in some form in their urban destinations, at least in part due to their presence there.	Patricia Weiss Fagen	28 March, 2014
FMR 45 Lessons from the development of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement	The Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement filled a major gap in the international protection system for uprooted people.	Roberta Cohen	28 March, 2014
FMR 45 The concept of crisis migration	Crisis migration needs to be understood in terms of 'tipping points', which are triggered not just by events but also by underlying structural processes.	Jane McAdam	28 March, 2014
FMR 45 What is crisis migration?	Movements precipitated by humanitarian crises have implications that touch upon immigration control and national interests, human rights, humanitarian and development principles, and frameworks for international protection, cooperation and burden sharing.	Susan Martin, Sanjula Weerasinghe, Abbie Taylor	28 March, 2014
FMR 45 Foreword on migrants in crisis	When it comes to protecting migrants' well-being and rights, smart practices abound. There are many practices that can and should become global standards.	Peter D Sutherland	28 March, 2014
FMR 45 From the Editors	From the editors.	Marion Couldrey, Maurice Herson	28 March, 2014
The rise and decline of a global security actor: UNHCR, refugee protection and security	Public Seminar Series, Hilary term 2014. Seminar by Dr Anne Hammerstad (University of Kent), recorded on 12 March 2014 at the Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford.	Anne Hammerstad	26 March, 2014
What Hopes for ICT for Development?	Tim Unwin focuses on current work at the CTO, where his own personal contributions focus especially on the use of ICTs by people with disabilities.	Tim Unwin	21 March, 2014
Creation, imagination, speculation: age assessment and the asylum procedure	Public Seminar Series, Hilary term 2014. Seminar by Professor Gregor Noll (Lund University) recorded on 5 March 2014 at the Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford.	Gregor Noll	14 March, 2014
Challenges to Universal Education ahead of the Millennium Development Goals	Kevin Watkins, Director of the Overseas Development Institute, examines current progress towards the Millennium Development Goals in education and draws out some lessons for the post-MDG period.	Kevin Watkins	7 March, 2014
Innovation in China: a Policy Perspective	Professor Xiaolan Fu (Director of the Technology and Management of Development Centre, Department of International Development at the University of Oxford) speaks on the subject of industrial upgrading and technology policies in China.	Xiaolan Fu	5 March, 2014
The right to seek and obtain asylum under the African human rights system	Public Seminar Series, Hilary term 2014. Seminar by Dr Chaloka Beyani (London School of Economics and the United Nations). Recorded on 26 February 2014 at the Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford.	Chaloka Beyani	3 March, 2014
Thoughts Towards a History of ICT4D - And Its Future Role	David Souter uses the history and development of ICT4D as a framework to critique ICT4D approaches and consider the relevance of ICTs and ICT4D to the post-2015 development agenda.	David Souter	27 February, 2014
How best to communicate with communities affected by disaster? Case Studies from Typhoon Haiyan	This seminar will investigate how different technologies were used by CDAC Network Members in the immediate response to Typhoon Haiyan, focusing particularly on how needs assessment data was collected, shared and acted upon.	Nicki Bailey	27 February, 2014
Distinguished Guest Lecture with UNIDO Director General Li Yong	On 13 February 2014, the Technology and Management for Development Centre hosted the Distinguished Guest Lecture with Mr Yong Li, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Director General.	Yong Li	27 February, 2014
THEMIS: ‘Brain-gain' return of India’s high-skilled entrepreneurs	Malasree Neepa Acharya presents her paper '‘Brain-gain' return of India’s high-skilled entrepreneurs: Home, transformation, and power politics in the cosmopolitan global south' in Parallel session V(D) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics	Malasree Neepa Acharya	27 February, 2014
Hilary Seminar Series 2014: Fortress Europe or Europe of Rights?	'Fortress Europe or Europe of Rights? The Europeanization of family migration policies in France, Germany, and the Netherlands' presented by Saskia Bonjour (Leiden University).	Saskia Bonjour	25 February, 2014
Hilary Seminar Series 2014: The numbers game	'The numbers game: Targets and indicators in UK immigration policy' presented by Christina Boswell (University of Edinburgh).	Christina Boswell	25 February, 2014
THEMIS: Elites and emulators: the evolution of an Iraqi Kurdish - European migration system	Erlend Paasche presents his paper 'Elites and emulators: the evolution of an Iraqi Kurdish - European migration system' in Parallel session VI(D) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond, 24-26 Sept 2013	Erlend Paasche	24 February, 2014
THEMIS: Egypt: Migration, revolution, and social change	Philip Marfleet presents his paper 'Egypt: Migration, revolution, and social change' in Parallel session VI(D) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond, 24-26 Sept 2013	Philip Marfleet	24 February, 2014
THEMIS: Citizens of Kazakhstan in a Russian city: factors facilitating and limiting transnational activities (the case of Novosibirsk)	Larisa Kosygina presents her paper 'Citizens of Kazakhstan in a Russian city: factors facilitating and limiting transnational activities' in Parallel session VI(C) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond, 24-26 Sept 2013	Larisa Kosygina	24 February, 2014
THEMIS: Transformative stages of migrant identity: a diachronic and synchronic study of the first-generation Romanian migrants in the UK	Oana Romocea presents her paper 'Transformative stages of migrant identity' in Parallel session VI(C) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond, 24-26 Sept 2013	Oana Romocea	24 February, 2014
THEMIS: Beyond migrant lives: The rise and fall of meso-level actors	Joana Sousa Ribeiro presents his paper 'Beyond migrant lives: the rise and fall of meso-level actors' in Parallel session VI(B) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond, 24-26 Sept 2013	Joana Sousa Ribeiro	24 February, 2014
THEMIS: Accounting for diversity in Polish migration in Europe: motivation and early integration	Lucinda Platt presents her paper 'Accounting for diversity in Polish migration in Europe' co-authored by Renee Luthra & Justyna Salamonska in Parallel session VI(B) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond, 24-26 Sept 2013	Lucinda Platt	24 February, 2014
THEMIS: The ‘Neogramscian approach’: using 'Critical Theories' to explain migration systems	Robert Westermann presents his paper 'The ‘Neogramscian approach’: using 'Critical Theories' to explain migration systems' in Parallel session V(E) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond, 24-26 Sept 2013	Robert Westermann	24 February, 2014
THEMIS: ‘Now smells like revolution': migrants' activism, subjectivities, and agency in contemporary London	Gabriela Quevedo presents her paper '‘Now smells like revolution': migrants' activism, subjectivities, and agency in contemporary London' in Parallel session V(E) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond, 24-26 Sept 2013	Gabriela Quevedo	24 February, 2014
THEMIS: Dis-locating the local: A study of the migrants originating from the Indian enclaves	Sanghita Datta presents her paper 'Dis-locating the local: A study of the migrants originating from the Indian enclaves' in Parallel session V(E) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond, 24-26 Sept 2013	Sanghita Datta	24 February, 2014
THEMIS: Migrant networks and the migration process	Alexandra Winkels presents her paper 'Migrant networks and the migration process: considering the spatial and temporal dimensions of social capital' in Parallel session V(D) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond, 24-26 Sep 13	Alexandra Winkels	24 February, 2014
THEMIS: Migration networks in action: Case of Daba Tianeti	Tamar Zurabishvili presents her paper 'Migration networks in action: Case of Daba Tianeti' co-authored by Tinatin Zurabishvili in Parallel session V(C) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond, 24-26 Sept 2013	Tamar Zurabishvili	24 February, 2014
THEMIS: Skilled Iranians in Germany and the United States: Exploring migrants' networks	Uta Lehmann presents her paper 'Skilled Iranians in Germany and the United States: exploring migrants' networks' in Parallel session V(C) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond, 24-26 Sept 2013	Uta Lehmann	24 February, 2014
THEMIS: Crisis, stay, and return in the case of Ecuadorians in Spain	Juan Iglesias presents his paper ''Se quedó ¿a volver?': crisis, stay, and return in the case of Ecuadorians in Spain' in Parallel session V(B) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond, 24-26 Sept 2013	Jaun Iglesias	24 February, 2014
THEMIS: The relevance of ‘feedback mechanisms' in migration impacted regions	Christiane Timmerman presents her paper 'The relevance of ‘feedback mechanisms' in migration impacted regions' in Parallel session V(B) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond, 24-26 Sept 2013	Christine Timmerman	24 February, 2014
Three asylum paradigms	Public Seminar Series, Hilary term 2014. Seminar by Jean-François Durieux (RSC and the Graduate Institute, Geneva) recorded on 12 February 2014 at the Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford.	Jean-François Durieux	13 February, 2014
The child in international refugee law	Public Seminar Series, Hilary term 2014. Seminar by Jason Pobjoy (Blackstone Chambers) recorded on 5 February 2014 at the Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford.	Jason Pobjoy	13 February, 2014
The Internet in a post-PRISM world	Dan McQuillan examines the Internet in a post-PRISM world, and asks if its power to tackle global poverty will be lost.	Dan McQuillan	12 February, 2014
Crowdsourcing and Development of Activity Systems: the Case of Emergency Response	Gregory Asmolov suggests applying the notion of activity systems and zones of proximal development, as conceptualized in Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT), to the field of ICT4D.	Gregory Asmolov	12 February, 2014
The Post-2015 Development Agenda: Implications for ICT4D Research	Richard Heeks explores new post-2015 development agenda and its implications for ICT4D (information and communication technologies for development) research priorities.	Richard Heeks	12 February, 2014
Turning wrongful convictions into rights? Asylum seekers and the criminal law	Public Seminar Series, Hilary term 2014. Seminar by Dr Ana Aliverti (Warwick School of Law) recorded on 29 January 2014 at the Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford.	Ana Aliverti	3 February, 2014
Restoring rights: forced displacement, protection and humanitarian action	Annual Harrell-Bond Lecture 2010 by António Guterres (UN High Commisioner for Refugees) recorded on 13 October 2010 at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History	António Guterres	28 January, 2014
Hilary Seminar Series 2014: Nationality acquisition in Spain	'Nationality acquisition in Spain: Legal asymmetries and effects on selectivity' presented by Amparo González-Ferrer (Spanish Research Council – CSIC).	Amparo González-Ferrer	27 January, 2014
At the end of the rainbow: where next for the LGBTI refugee?	Public Seminar Series, Hilary term 2014. Seminar by S. Chelvan (No5 Chambers) recorded on 22 January 2014 at the Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford.	s. Chelvan	27 January, 2014
THEMIS: The influence of networks in the migration decisions of Kenyan and Nigerian women bound for the United Kingdom	Linda Oucho presents her paper 'The influence of networks in the migration decisions of Kenyan and Nigerian women bound for the UK' in Parallel session IV(E) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond, 24-26 Sept 2013	Linda Oucho	23 January, 2014
THEMIS: Strong ties, weak ties and protection for domestic workers: Ethiopian domestic worker migration to the Middle East	Katie Kuschminder presents her paper 'Strong ties, weak ties and protection for domestic workers: Ethiopian domestic worker migration to the Middle East' in Parallel session IV(E) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond	Katie Kuschminder	23 January, 2014
THEMIS: From post-socialist to post-accession pioneering: the shaping of Romanian migration networks to Spain and the United Kingdom	Chris Moreh presents his paper 'From post-socialist to post-accession pioneering: the shaping of Romanian migration networks to Spain and the UK' in Parallel session IV(E) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond 24-26 Sept 2013	Chris Moreh	23 January, 2014

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