PhD student to visit the University of Oxford’s Refugee Studies Centre

His research focuses on the question of how distinctive fields of knowledge production, such as accounting, health sciences, politics or ethics interact through humanitarian standards and shape notions of humanitarian value(s) and accountability. Marian stated: “One important reason why I applied to spend time at the RSC as a visiting fellow is its unique status in the world as a centre for multidisciplinary research on issues surrounding refugees and forced migration. I am therefore dedicating my time at the RSC to expose myself as much as possible to its academic environment and research facilities.

Furthermore, I am interested in the RSC’s Humanitarian Innovation Project and its key question of how technological innovation can shape humanitarian practice. In my recent field visits to Jordan as part of my data collection I was impressed by how innovative technology was used to translate humanitarian performance standards into practice in many creative ways to improve refugees’ lives. Visiting the RSC is therefore a great opportunity for the further conceptual and theoretical development of my research.” We wish Marian a good and productive time at Oxford!