Julia Schweers Author

Alexander Betts is Professor of Forced Migration and International Affairs, and Senior Fellow in Politics at Brasenose College, at the University of Oxford, where he is also serves as Pro-Vice-Chancellor for External Engagement. His recent works include The Wealth of Refugees: How Displaced People Can Build Economies (Oxford University Press, 2021) and Social Science: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2024). He was previously Director of the Refugee Studies Centre, and is a Fellow of the British Academy and of the Academy of Social Sciences. Julia Schweers is a Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute in Florence. Prior to this, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher on the Refugee Economies Programme at the Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford. She holds a doctorate in Migration Studies from the University of Oxford’s Centre on Migration, Policy, and Society (COMPAS).