Alexander Betts, Associate Professor, Department of International Development,, University of Oxford,Phil Orchard, Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies and International Relations, School of Political Science and International Studies, University of Queensland

Alexander Betts' research focuses on the international politics of refugees, migration, and humanitarianism, with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. His recent books include Forced Migration and Global Politics (2009), Protection by Persuasion: International Cooperation in the Refugee Regime (2009), Refugees in International Relations (with Gil Loescher, 2010), Global Migration Governance (2011), UNHCR: The Politics and Practice of Refugee Protection (with Gil Loescher and James Milner, 2012), and Survival Migration: Failed Governance and the Crisis of Displacement (2013). He has worked as a consultant to UNHCR, OCHA, UNDP, IOM, UNICEF, and the Council of Europe. He has also held teaching and research positions at Stanford University, the Universite Libre de Bruxelles, and the University of Texas at Austin. He is Director of the Refugee Studies Centre and Associate Professor in the Department of International Development at the University of Oxford.

Phil Orchard holds a PhD from the University of British Columbia, and previously worked as the Assistant to the Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Internally Displaced Persons. His research focuses primarily on international efforts to provide institutional and legal forms of protection to civilians and forced migrants. He is the author of A Right to Flee: Refugees, States, and the Construction of International Cooperation (2014). His work has been published in Global Governance, International Affairs, and the Review of International Studies, among other journals. He is Lecturer in International Relations and Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Queensland, where he directs the Masters in International Studies program, and a Research Associate with the Asia-Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect.

Miriam Anderson is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Memorial University
Urvashi Aneja is an Associate Professor at the Jindal School of International Affairs (JSIA) at the OP Jindal Global University (JGU), India
Alexander Betts is Director of the Refugee Studies Centre and Associate Professor in the Department of International Development at the University of Oxford.
Brian L. Job is Professor of Political Science and currently Associate Director, Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia.
James Milner is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.
Phil Orchard is a Lecturer in International Relations and Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Queensland, where he directs the Masters in International Studies program, and a Research Associate with the Asia-Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect.
Dr. Emily Paddon is the Rose Research Fellow in International Relations at Lady Margaret Hall, and Associate Faculty at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford.
Christian Peratsakis is a Technical Associate at Development Gateway, a non-profit at the intersection of technology and international development.
Sarah Percy is Professor of International Relations at the University of Western Australia.
Dr. Anna Schmidt currently works for the European Union as Governance and Security Advisor for Somalia.
Michael Bluman Schroeder is Professorial Lecturer & Interim Director of the Global Governance, Politics and Security Program (GGPS), a graduate program at American University's School of International Service.
Anastasia Shesterinina is a Ph.D. Candidate at the Department of Political Science and Liu Scholar at the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the University of British Columbia.
Alana Tiemessen is presently a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago.
Catherine Weaver is Associate Professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, USA.
Scott Watson is Associate Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political Science at the University of Victoria.
Jennifer M. Welsh is Professor in International Relations at the University of Oxford, co-director of the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict, and a Fellow of Somerville College.