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Alexander Betts

Born

in Bristol, The United Kingdom

January 17, 1980

Website

https://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/people/alexander-betts

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Alexander Betts is Professor of Forced Migration and International Affairs, William Golding Senior Fellow in Politics at Brasenose College, and Associate Head (Doctoral and Research Training) of the Social Science Division, at the University of Oxford. He served as Director of the Refugee Studies Centre between 2014 and 2017. His research focuses mainly on the political economy of refugee assistance, with a focus on Africa.

He is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, was named by Foreign Policy magazine in the top 100 global thinkers of 2016, and his TED talks have been viewed by over 3 million people. He has previously worked for UNHCR and has served as a Councillor on the World Refugee Council. His writings have appeared in the New ...more

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	Refuge: Transforming a Broken Refugee System by Alexander Betts, Paul Collier 4.16 avg rating — 466 ratings — published 2017 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR): The Politics and Practice of Refugee Protection into the 21st Century (Global Institutions) by Alexander Betts, Gil Loescher, James Milner 3.70 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2008 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Survival Migration: Failed Governance and the Crisis of Displacement 4.35 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wealth of Refugees: How Displaced People Can Build Economies 3.74 avg rating — 23 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Forced Migration and Global Politics 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2009 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Refugees in International Relations by Alexander Betts (editor), Gil Loescher (Editor), Jennifer Hyndman (Contributor) 4.13 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1989 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Refugee Economies: Forced Displacement and Development by Alexander Betts, Louise Bloom, Josiah Kaplan 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Global Migration Governance 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Implementation and World Politics: How International Norms Change Practice by Alexander Betts (editor), Phil Orchard (Editor) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mobilising the Diaspora: How Refugees Challenge Authoritarianism by Alexander Betts, Will Jones 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“But when norms and interests come into tension, most states will side with their own interests. And yet pro-refugee rights advocacy and policy-making is dominated by a dogmatic insistence that reciting international law is the most effective way to influence state behaviour.”
― Alexander Betts, Refuge: Transforming a Broken Refugee System

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“The attempt to stabilize Afghanistan is estimated to have cost American taxpayers $3tn to date.”
― Alexander Betts, Refuge: Transforming a Broken Refugee System

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“In other words, people are morally lazy. Unfortunately, wisdom is sometimes demanding.”
― Alexander Betts, Refuge: Transforming a Broken Refugee System

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Which book on refugees and migration would you like to read in Oct-Nov 2020?

This Land Is Our Land: An Immigrant’s Manifesto par Suketu Mehta

1 vote, 33.3%

The Ungrateful Refugee par Dina Nayeri

1 vote, 33.3%

Refuge: Transforming a Broken Refugee System par Alexander Betts

1 vote, 33.3%

Vijf eeuwen migratie par Leo Lucassen

0 votes, 0.0%

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