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Prof Alexander Betts

@alexanderbetts.bsky.social
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Professor & Pro-Vice-Chancellor (External Engagement, Sport, & Community) at Oxford University, football coach, runner, & dad of 3.

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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Congratulations to Professor @alexanderbetts.bsky.social, Associate Professor Naohiko Omata, Dr Jade Siu and Associate Professor @oliviersterck.bsky.social on the publication of their new open access book! The Refugee Trap: The Economics of Displacement www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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Prof Alexander Betts @alexanderbetts.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Delighted to have set a Guinness World Record for ‘fastest marathon dressed as an academic’ in 2:55 at today’s London Marathon in support of Helen & Douglas House. www.justgiving.com/page/alexand...
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Chris Havergal @chrishavergal.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
@ox.ac.uk pro vice-chancellor @alexanderbetts.bsky.social aiming to set world record for fastest marathon completed in full academic dress www.timeshighereducation.com/news/profess...
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Professor targets record for running marathon in academic dress
Oxford scholar aims to complete London Marathon in under three and a half hours – if he can keep the mortar board on his head
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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 21/07/2025
Eight Oxford academics have been made Fellows of the British Academy in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the humanities and social sciences. Find out more ⬇️
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Eight Oxford academics elected Fellows of the British Academy |
Eight researchers from the University of Oxford have been made Fellows of the British Academy in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the humanities and social sciences. Richard Ovenden,
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Prof Alexander Betts @alexanderbetts.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
I’m delighted to be elected a Fellow of the British Academy. Huge congratulations to all the new fellows for 2025, including my Oxford colleagues across the Social Sciences & Humanities Divisions. @britishacademy.bsky.social www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/agm-welcomes-92-new-fellows-2025/
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The British Academy welcomes 92 new Fellows in 2025
92 distinguished scholars have today been elected to the British Academy’s Fellowship, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the humanities and social sciences.
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Tom Sasse @tomsasse.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
The clearest analysis I have read of how to move towards a more functional asylum system ft the work of ‪@alexanderbetts.bsky.social‬
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Anna Alexandrova @annaalexandrova.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Just finished this. Refreshingly evenhanded and sober. Distinguishes between three kinds of inquiry, causal, interpretive, and critical, all equally important. Great to see the latter treated as legitimate part of social science, not smth necessarily veering into humanities.
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ODID, University of Oxford @odid-qeh.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
In case you missed it, watch the latest video in our series exploring how the multiple crises facing the world are transforming the issues we work on. Here @alexanderbetts.bsky.social discusses the impact on refugee studies www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGsV...
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What's next? ODID research on global issues: refugee studies
YouTube video by ODID QEH
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Prof Alexander Betts @alexanderbetts.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Why has the EU found it so difficult to reform its common asylum policies? In our new open access article, Kathrin Bachleitner and I explore from a national identity perspective www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The EU’s Normative Dissensus on Migration: How National Identities Shaped Responses to the European Refugee Crisis
During the so-called European refugee crisis of 2015–16, a ‘normative dissensus’ emerged between the EU member states located at the end of the Balkan route, Germany, Hungary, and Austria. This pap...
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Prof Alexander Betts @alexanderbetts.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Delighted to say my new book ‘Social Science: A Very Short Introduction’ has just been published by Oxford University Press.
Front cover of my book.
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