Roger Zetter is Emeritus Professor of Refugee Studies, former Director of the

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and the founding editor of the '' Journal of Refugee Studies'' (a position held until 2001), published by

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. His teaching, research, publications and consultancy on

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and humanitarian affairs include all stages of the refugee and displacement cycle.

Education and Career

Following degrees from the

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and

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, Zetter completed his

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at the

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. Zetter has been a consultant to many international organisations including

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, UNHABITAT,

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and

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, with research having been funded by

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MacArthur Foundation The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a private foundation that makes grants and impact investments to support non-profit organizations in approximately 117 countries around the world. It has an endowment of $7.6 billion and ...

Joseph Rowntree Foundation The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) is a charity that conducts and funds research aimed at solving poverty in the UK. JRF's stated aim is to "inspire action and change that will create a prosperous UK without poverty." Originally called the J ...

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and

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Selected publications

* Zetter, R., Sigona, N. & Bloch, A. 2014. ''Sans Papiers: The Social and Economic Lives of Young Undocumented Migrants''.

Pluto Press Pluto Press is a British independent book publisher based in London, founded in 1969. Pluto Press states that it publishes "radical, left‐wing non‐fiction books", and is anti-capitalist and internationalist. It belongs to The Internat ...

. . * Zetter, R. & Watson, G. B. 2006. ''Designing Sustainable Cities in the Developing World''. Routledge. . * Zetter, R. & Ward, P. 2004. ''Assessment Of The Impact Of Asylum Policies In Europe 1990-2000''. Diane Pub Co. . * Zetter, R. & Hamza, M. 2004. ''Market Economy and Urban Change: Impacts in the Developing World''. Routledge. . * Zetter, R. & White, R. 2003. ''Planning in Cities: Sustainability and Growth in the Developing World''. Practical Action. .

References

External links

*Oxford Department of International Development: https://www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/people/roger-zetter. *Refugee Studies Centre: https://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/people/roger-zetter {{DEFAULTSORT:Zetter, Roger Living people Alumni of the University of Cambridge Alumni of the University of Nottingham Alumni of the University of Sussex Academic journal editors Year of birth missing (living people)