Refugees, Asylum, and the Changing World

IWP 617
Four credits

This course examines the fundamental issues of justice raised by refugee and asylum policies and the way in which the United States and other countries address the treatment of people seeking refuge from persecution and war – which is both an important cause and consequence of conflict. With this conceptual background, the course analyzes: the role of international law; the economic, sociological, geographic, and demographic factors involved; and the comparative treatment of refugees by different countries – particularly those which attempt the assimilation of refugee populations versus those which nurture their hostilities by keeping them separated from the institutions of their host societies.

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FEATURED FACULTY

Ross H. Munro

Vice President and Director of Asian Studies, Center for Security Studies; and consultant to the National Intelligence Council and the Department of Defense

American Intelligence and Protective Security: An Advanced Seminar

In the world of statecraft, intelligence is, in essence, the gathering and analysis of secret information about other nations. In this seminar, we will examine these functions and how they might be successful in the face of 21st Century challenges.

Principal Professor

Kenneth deGraffenreid