The Refugee Studies Centre (RSC) at the University of Oxford is organizing an international conference on the theme of Romani mobilities in Europe: multidisciplinary perspectives. The conference is convened by Nando Sigona and Roger Zetter and it is part of ‘Mapping Romani mobilities in Europe’, a two-year research project funded by the John Fell Oxford University Press Research Fund. The main aim of the conference is to bring together Romani and non-Romani scholars and students from across a variety of disciplines to discuss the multiple dimensions and impacts of Romani mobilities in Europe. The conference is supported by Erste Stiftung.
The conference will take place on 14-15 January 2010 and will feature a range of plenary and panel sessions and a keynote lecture by Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne MEP.
Conference Convenors: Nando Sigona and Roger Zetter
Conference Organiser: Nando Sigona
Admin, Logistics and Communication: Katherine Salahi, Erol Canpunar, and Wouter te Kloeze
Advisory Committee: Thomas Acton, Judith Okely, Nidhi Trehan and Tommaso Vitale
About the Refugee Studies Centre
The Refugee Studies Centre (RSC) was established in 1982 as part of the Oxford Department of International Development (Queen Elizabeth House) at the University of Oxford. It has since won an international reputation as the leading multidisciplinary centre for research and teaching on the causes and consequences of forced migration. Its philosophy is to combine world-class academic research with a commitment to improving the lives and situations for some of the world’s most disadvantaged people. Its major objectives are:
- Research: to carry out multidisciplinary research including policy-relevant work on the causes and consequences of forced migration with an emphasis on understanding the experiences of forced migration from the point of view of affected peoples.
- Teaching: to provide taught and research degrees and other courses to students, academics, policy makers and practitioners in the field of forced migration.
- Dissemination: to present documentation and information for researchers, practitioners and the public and to develop fora for the discussion of research and policy issues affecting refugees and other forced migrants.
- International Cooperation and Capacity Building: to work alongside academic institutions and networks focusing on issues of forced migration, helping to strengthen their capacity to develop their own research agendas and teaching courses.
