Course Details
Country:
United Kingdom
Institution:
External - London School of Economics
Course Title:
The Politics of Displacement and Refuge
Course Number:
IR395
Course Description:
The number of forcibly displaced people has nearly doubled in the last decade. Amid this rise in forced migration, how are states, international organizations, and local communities responding? What is causing this increase in displacement and what are the political consequences - both in the Global North and the Global South? What are the everyday realities of being forcibly displaced? This course takes on these questions as we examine the politics of displacement and the evolution of the global asylum and refugee protection regime. The course begins with an overview of the historical and legal origins of the asylum and refugee protection regime, including who qualifies as a refugee and asylum-seeker under international law and why. We then explore the disconnect between this foundation and the realities of displacement and mobility today. The course continues with an analysis of the causes and consequences of displacement, followed by an examination of
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
GOVT 444, GOVT 398
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