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CENTRE
FOR REFUGEE STUDIES
Aims and purposes of the Centre
The Centre for Refugee Studies aims to influence public policy on
vital issues related to human displacement. It has therefore endeavoured
to involve various strata of society, including media, government
departments and NGOs, in its programmes and activities. It is attempting
to develop teaching modules and its programmes are interdisciplinary,
covering the entire field of the social sciences.
Brief history of the Centre
The Centre for Refugee Studies was set up in 1997 to carry on research,
initiate academic programmes, and influence public policy on issues
related to forced migration, rehabilitation and repatriation. It
is the pioneer in this field of study in the country. It is also
one of the very few in this area at the international level, and
is in constant interaction and collaboration with other institutions
and organizations carrying on such activities, such as the UNHCR,
the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the US Committee
for Refugees. Since the Centre has no permanent staff of its own
as yet, it is run from the Department of International Relations.
Projects, field training, internship and seminars are available
to students of the University under the auspices of the Centre.
Outline of the admin1istrative/academic structure
The Centre has an admin1istrative Committee with 10 members and an
Academic Committee with 16 members (30 per cent from outside the
University).
The day-to-day running of the Centre is in the hands of the Co-Ordinator.
Contact
Infrastructural Facilities
Seminar/Conference
Research
Projects
International / Natinoal Links
Publications
Other Highlights
Contact
Name of the Co-Ordinator
Omprakash Mishra
Address of the Centre
Department of International Relations
Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700 032
Telephone / fax
(033) 483 5019
E-mail address
opmcrs@cal2.vsnl.net.in
Date of establishment
January 1997
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Infrastructural
Facilities
Books in the Library of the Centre
The Centre has no library of its own. It uses the collections of
the Department of International Relations and the Central Library.
Computers in the Centre
1 computer with Internet link
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International/National
links for teaching/research
The Centre has ongoing links with the following
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
• International Committee
of the Red Cross
• US Committee for Refugees
• Brookings Institution.
• International Law Association
• Law Research Institute
• Refugee Studies Centre,
University of Oxford
• Centre for Refugee Studies,
York University
• Global IDP Survey
• West Bengal Human Rights
Commission
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Publications
3 books are being processed for publication by the Centre.
Members of the Academic Committee have published articles in national
and international journals. These are listed in the departmental
reports.
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Any other highlights
Apart from initiating and undertaking projects, the Centre has
proposed a Documentation Centre which would help to create an archive
of necessary materials for study and research. It has collaborated
with external agencies, national and international, to draw attention
to the problems of displaced peoples and undertake measures for
their rehabilitation. Special importance is given to the involvement
and training of NGOs in this work.
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