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Refugees and Asylum

  • NINT 5254 - Refugees and Asylum (Fall 2008)

Section A/CRN 4814
Eleanor Acer
Monday 8.00pm - 9.50pm

This class will examine a range of issues relating to refugees, asylum and displacement.  The class will use the current, and rapidly growing, Iraq refugee crisis as a window into refugee, asylum and displacement issues, while also examining these issues in other geographic contexts as well, including in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America .  The course will address the principle of "non-refoulement," the institution of asylum, the definition of a "refugee," internal displacement, Palestinian refugees, exclusion from protection, the impact of counter-terrorism policies, the rights of refugees, including the right to work and access to education, detention, the impact of migration control measures, interdiction, the role of UN agencies, NGOs and other actors, and xenophobia and discrimination.  

Concentrations:Development, Conflict and Security