Alexander Betts
@alexander_betts
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Professor @UniofOxford , University Local & Global Engagement Officer, Chair Uni Sport Strategy Committee, under-9s coach @OxCityFC , Dad of 3, and runner.
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My middle child asked if he could take Eurostar to see the Eiffel Tower for his 6th birthday. The wonder of being abroad for the first time.
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My new book: 'The Wealth of
#Refugees
: How Displaced People Can Build Economies' will be published by
@OUPPolitics
on 22 April.
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We got married on Saturday, 34 years after we first met and in the presence of our 3 kids. It was a magical day.
@EmilyKerr36
❤️
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Very proud to be able to take my 3 kids to the polling station before school to put a cross next to their Mummy's name. It's their generation who will suffer most if we don't make the right choices now
@TheGreenParty
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Devastated about the passing of Prof Gil Loescher -- a kind & courageous pioneer of Refugee Studies, and the reason I came to Oxford.
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Delighted with 2:36.15 & my
@LondonMarathon
PB. Had to run smart today to make up for limited training. Support amazing!
@OUAthletics
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Refugee protection is a shared global responsibility. All rich countries should contribute in 3 ways. 1) humanitarian & development assistance to countries that neighbour conflict and crisis. 2) resettlement and complementary migration pathways. 3) spontaneous arrival asylum.🧵
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I’m delighted to be appointed as the University’s Local & Global Engagement Officer, and look forward to building new partnerships to strengthen our positive impact here in Oxford/Oxfordshire, nationally, and around the world
Professor Alex Betts will take on the new senior role of Local and Global Engagement Officer within the Vice-Chancellor and Registrar’s Office week commencing 29 May.
More info ⬇️
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I spoke to
@Amanpour
about the Illegal Migration Bill.
#Linekergate
may be over & the new legislation may never be implemented but it’s still a historically significant — and dangerous shift — for the UK to so overtly repudiate the right to seek asylum.
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It's exactly 20 yrs since I got rejected by
@UniofOxford
. For those getting bad news this week: there are many paths to the same destination
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On 5th May, I’ll be voting for
@EmilyKerr36
in the Oxford City Council elections.
….partly because I’m married to her, but mainly because she’ll be an amazing Councillor and is committed to representing our community, tackling the climate crisis, and advancing social justice.
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My
@berlinmarathon
didn’t go as I would have liked, but grateful to be able to run 26.2 miles & travel (relatively) sustainably by train.
#ukrunchat
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We’re launching Graduate Horizons to support students from displacement backgrounds to access Masters degrees & PhDs — in Oxford & at other leading universities around the world.
@refugeestudies
@RLRH_Oxford
Are you interested in pursuing a master's or PhD degree at the University of Oxford or other universities worldwide in 2024?
Today
@RLRH_Oxford
launches Graduate Horizons, a global application support programme for prospective students who have been affected by displacement.
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What do policy-makers get wrong about refugees’ migration choices?
Our new article: '
#Refugee
Mobilities in East Africa: understanding secondary movements'
...challenges the view that most refugee migration is South-North and irregular. 🧵(1/4)
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One of the few positive things about the
#referendum
has been the British public's re-engagement with politics
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"The Ukraine crisis is a rare chance for Europe to create refugee policies fit for the twenty-first century" -- my essay
@ForeignAffairs
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Tonight I will be sleeping out (in the rain!) to raise money & awareness to address homelessness in Oxfordshire. If you would like to support, please do.
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'Global Compact on Refugees: Towards a Theory of Change' - my article on how the
#RefugeeCompact
can go from text to practical change.
#IJRL
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It's been a privilege to be Director of
@refugeestudies
for the last 3 years. Best wishes to Prof. Matthew Gibney who takes on the role.
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This is not the time to withdraw from politics but to re-engage and reassert inclusive liberal values
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More than 50 times as many Brits live in Spain as the total number of
#refugees
accepted by the UK last year.
#perspective
.
#migrantcrisis
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I will be on CNN Amanpour tonight at 7pm (BST) talking about how Europe can create sustainable asylum and immigration policies.
#refugees
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Long queues, kafkaesque entry procedures...at least world's elite is getting a glimpse of the
#refugee
experience
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Our book about the political lives of
#refugees
is now available in paperback with
@CUP_PoliSci
w/
@wjones986
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📣Job opportunity📣
New 2-year post-doc in 'The Politics of Refugee Rights in Africa'.
@refugeestudies
@ODID_QEH
Apply by 10 June
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Excited to see that the Routledge Handbook of Contemporary African Migration will be out next week. Congrats
@dpasura
& Daniel Makina. Delighted to have a chapter included.
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Delighted to launch the RSC-BIEA Fellowship in Refugee Studies, for aspiring researchers with lived experience of displacement
@refugeestudies
@The_BIEA
Please share with anyone interested...
📣 Opportunity for refugee / displaced scholars 📣
Applications are now open for the RSC-BIEA Fellowship in Refugee Studies. 12 funded positions for a 1-year programme are available to candidates w/ a displacement background.
Interested? Apply here!:
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There are politically viable alternatives to the Home Secretary's anti-refugee policies.
We outline what principled, pragmatic & effective national
#refugee
policies could look like...
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1st ever executive leadership course in a
#refugee
camp for 30 of Kakuma’s entrepreneurs
@refugeestudies
@YGLvoices
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New article: explaining why global
#migration
governance is so fragmented, w/
@lena_e_kainz
in Migration Studies (free access).
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Refugees should be seen as providers of protection and assistance. Our forthcoming book
@CUPAcademic
#RefugeeForum
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We’re taking the train from Oxford to
@berlinmarathon
because it’s better than flying. Thanks for encouraging us to reduce our emissions
@EmilyKerr36
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Would you like to come and speak at our 40th anniversary conference on the theme of ‘Recognising Refugees’? Opportunities to contribute in-person and online, and in a range of formats.
📢 Call for papers! 📢
On 20-21 March 2023,
@KebleOxford
will host our 40th anniversary conference, held in association with
@RefMig
project.
The conference focus is 'Recognising Refugees'.
Deadline: 31 October
Details on themes & proposal submission:
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Massive congratulations to the
@refugeeslead
coalition on winning the $10 Million Larsen Lam ICONIQ Impact Award -- a huge step towards direct funding & recognition for
#refugee
-led organisations.
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Listen to
@PatrickKingsley
give one of the most inspiring and visionary lectures we've had
@refugeestudies
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Loved today’s
@nycmarathon
- and glad to finish in the top 150 in my third
@WMMajors
in 6 weeks. Time for a rest!
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'Why denying refugees the right to work is a catastrophic error' - extract from my new book w/ Paul Collier
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We couldn’t quite keep pace with Kipchoge’s world record! But after after a long time out injured, 2:37
@berlinmarathon
feels like progress.
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The political challenge for Britain and Europe: how to address alienation and fear without giving into ignorance and nationalism
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What an amazing day at the Refugee-Led Research Festival in Nairobi. Can’t wait for tomorrow!
@RLRH_Oxford
#refugeeledresearch
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“Refugee is not my name, it’s my status” - by talented Kakuma artist Mudadi.
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Pleased to be in Davos for
#WEF24
, representing the University on global engagement, and also speaking on panels relating to refugees and forced displacement.
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The 3 African countries where we work host more
#refugees
than the whole of Europe and North America combined.
#Uganda
#Ethiopia
#Kenya
@RefugeeEcon
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My article on the political history of Uganda's
#refugee
policies has been published in the latest issue of
@AfrAfJournal
-- the editors were wonderful to work with. Thanks
@PeaceMedie
&
@AmbreenaManji
New issue (120, 479): articles on Nigerian soldiers & Boko Haram, nomination violence, diaspora voting, homeownership in SA, Uganda's refugee policies, Analyticism in research, Amhara nationalism
@TopeOriola
@bethiamswellman
@alexander_betts
@TetaTeta21
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During the last year
@UniofOxford
's Refugee-Led Research Hub, based in Nairobi & Oxford, has supported over 100 learners & researchers with lived experience of displacement.
@RLRH_Oxford
Our Annual Report:
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We want
@UniofOxford
to be welcoming & inclusive for people from displacement backgrounds.
NEW: Oxford has been awarded University of Sanctuary status in recognition of its sustained commitment to being a place of welcome for people - students, staff or members of the community - who have been forcibly displaced around the world.
More info ⬇️
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#Refugee
policy in
#Kenya
is changing & the new Kalobeyei settlement offers a model beyond encampment
@ForeignPolicy
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Honoured that we were selected for Vice-Chancellor's Public Engagement with Research award
@refugeestudies
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Who should
#refugee
research be for?
@MaimunaMohamud
has translated our work on economic opportunities in Ethiopia's Dollo Ado camps into
#Somali
so that we can share it with the communities that are most affected by the research.
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I wish the media would stop suggesting there are 60m refugees in the world; there aren't.
@FT
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'
#ByRefugees
: Strengthening Refugee-Led Humanitarian Response During the Covid-19 Pandemic' --
@refugeestudies
public webinar series, Weds 5pm -- all welcome
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We should share our cars to help reach
#NetZero
. Really proud of my wife for her campaign
@shareourcars
. In today’s
@thesundaytimes
by
@NicholasHellen
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"Refugees are not passive, apolitical victims" - excerpt from our new
@CUP_PoliSci
book published by
@refugeesdeeply
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New article: 'The Rhetoric & Reality of Localisation: Refugee-Led Organisations in Humanitarian Governance' in Journal of Dev. Studies w/Kate Pincock & Evan E-C
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Best night ever! Watching
@bcfctweets
beat
@ManUtd
from the hospital just after my son was born
#BRCvMUN
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Might European interactions with Ukrainians change public attitudes towards
#refugees
more generally? Our recent
@WorldBank
paper shows how 'contact' can sometimes lead to more positive attitudes towards refugees.
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We are delighted to launch RSC Pathways -- a 3-month
@UniofOxford
online course in Refugee & Forced Migration Studies for learners affected by forced displacement.
Taught by
@refugeestudies
&
@RLRH_Oxford
For details:
📣 Applications for RSC Pathways are now open! 📣
This 3-month online course in Refugee Studies is available worldwide to learners affected by forced displacement. It’s free to enrol & certified by
@refugeestudies
👩🎓💻🌍
Please share!:
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A Syrian family gave this Easter bunny to my 1 year-old daughter and invited us into their home after she was sick on our journey to London. It would be great if we could all show similar hospitality to strangers in need.
#RefugeesWelcome
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It was a huge privilege to be part of the
@ESRC
's
#impactprize
last night -- delighted that we had 3
@oxsocsci
finalists, & thrilled that our team's work (Evan Easton-Calabria and Kate Pincock) & the work of
#refugee
-led organisations around the world received recognition.
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Very sad to learn of the passing of Barbara Harrell-Bond OBE, founder of
@refugeestudies
, a courageous defender of refugee rights, and an inspiration to so many.
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Really pleased that
@UniofOxford
will offer 20 graduate scholarships to
#refugees
from Ukraine, and that we will continue our commitment to expand scholarships & opportunities for refugees from around the world.
NEW:
@UniofOxford
is pleased to launch a graduate scholarship scheme offering targeted support to refugees from Ukraine.
Scholars will receive financial and welfare assistance from both the University and the participating colleges throughout their time at Oxford.
More info ⬇️
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Very grateful to
@refugees
for hosting our team in Ethiopia this week - inspired by Melkadida
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Hugely excited about this panel on
#refugeeledresearch
in East Africa featuring the lead researchers on 3 outstanding projects
@RLRH_Oxford
@Vuni07
@AndhiraKara
& Bisimwa Mulemangabo w/
@NyabutoRuth
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...and even academia! Looking forward to being in Geneva for the Global
#RefugeeForum
#RefugeeForum
is almost here - everyone has a stake: refugees, hosts, governments, businesses, civil society, media. Let’s turn words into action and make a difference - work, school, environment, protection- let’s find solutions to forced displacement together.
#EveryoneCounts
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I spoke to
@camanpour
about the EU's
#MigrationPact
.
The 'reset' is welcome, it's pragmatic, but the most important parts (on responsibility-sharing/Dublin) will rely upon political will from member states.
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Next week, as I run
@LondonMarathon
, I will think of Somali Olympian Samia Yusuf Omar who died crossing the Med
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It’s amazing how much joy it brings when people do small thoughtful things that they really don’t have to. Turned up to hand out awards at our under-8s presentation day, and the lovely parents presented me with these.
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This is excellent news! And it was great fun working with
@OpenUniversity
&
@Bruneluni
on this. Thanks
@ESRC
for supporting our vision for challenge-led, interdisciplinary, & collaborative social science.
📢🌟NEWS: We’re thrilled that a consortium led by
@UniofOxford
has won over £18 million
#funding
from
@ESRC
for doctoral students in the social sciences!
⬇️Read the full story⬇️
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The Sanctuary Fair is off to a great start at Oxford Town Hall, celebrating sanctuary in Oxfordshire. Convened by
@refugeestudies
@AsylumWelcome
@OxfordCity
— ongoing all day!
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Privilege to be on extraordinary panel on
#refugee
self-reliance, presenting our research
@refugeestudies
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“My humanity was bound up in my status as a refugee…a feeling of spiritual detainment, trapped not physically but existentially inside a perimeter”. Really looking forward to discussing
@GabrielNdayish2
’s wonderful book
@RLRH_Oxford
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"In an illiberal world order, we need new ways to defend human rights" - my thoughts in today's Observer
@guardian
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Shame on
#Denmark
for confiscating
#refugee
assets - bad for
#humanrights
, encouraging illegality, race to bottom
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FOUR new publications on the economic lives of
#refugees
in East
#Africa
out now
#Ethiopia
#Kenya
@RefugeeEcon
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The commonality between
#brexit
&
#USElection2016
is the lack of a compelling liberal/progressive vision for twenty-first century politics
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Vote reveals Britain divided by 1) age; 2) education; 3) geography. Is there a vision that can reunite?
#EUref
Seventy five percent of people under the age of 25 voted Remain. What a betrayal of them
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"Not a single Western European country in top 10 refugee hosting countries" - Gonzalo Vargas Llosa of
@Refugees
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A warm welcome to everyone starting in Oxford today, especially graduate students in
@oxsocsci
and our new MSc
@refugeestudies
cohort! Looking forward to meeting you.
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