Prof Alexander Betts
@alexanderbetts.bsky.social
Professor & Pro-Vice-Chancellor (External Engagement, Sport, & Community) at Oxford University, Under-10s football coach, runner, & dad of 3.
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Eight Oxford academics have been made Fellows of the British Academy in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the humanities and social sciences.
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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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July 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Eight Oxford academics have been made Fellows of the British Academy in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the humanities and social sciences.
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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/
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/
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.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
July 18, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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/
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 clearest analysis I have read of how to move towards a more functional asylum system ft the work of @alexanderbetts.bsky.social
Across the rich world, politicians decry the dysfunction of the global asylum system. Might this be the least bad way to fix it? econ.st/4lX8x4m
Photo: WFP/Julian Civiero
Photo: WFP/Julian Civiero
July 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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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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.
Delighted to say my new book ‘Social Science: A Very Short Introduction’ has just been published by Oxford University Press.
April 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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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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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGsV...
What's next? ODID research on global issues: refugee studies
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April 3, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGsV...
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....
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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March 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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....
Delighted to say my new book ‘Social Science: A Very Short Introduction’ has just been published by Oxford University Press.
December 7, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Delighted to say my new book ‘Social Science: A Very Short Introduction’ has just been published by Oxford University Press.