SOCIOL 1186: Refugees in Global Perspective
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Meeting Time: Monday & Wednesdays, 3-4:15pm, CGIS Knafel K050 |
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Professor: Dr. Danilo Mandić |
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Teaching Fellow 1: Yinan Wang Teaching Fellow 2: Elom Tettey-Tamaklo |
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Section Time & Location: Thursdays 1:30 - 2:30 pm at Sever Hall 209 |
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Syllabus: SOC 1186 Fall 2023.docx |
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Course Description: Who is a refugee? Where do they come from, and why? How are they displaced? What are we going to do when massive refugee waves become “the new normal”? This course will inquire into the nature, causes and consequences of contemporary refugee waves in our globalized world. Students will survey regional dynamics in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. We will examine the particularities of refugees (compared to other migrants) and the changing nature of forced migration since the Second World War. Students will explore historical precedents to contemporary waves, learn about different host society approaches to asylum, compare government and criminal mechanisms of forced migration, and examine the reasons refugees are the object of increasing suspicion and hostility around the world. Particular attention will be paid to the recent EU crisis, the role of refugee camps in the 21st century, and alternative strategies for global asylum management by bridge and destination countries. |
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PART I. FOUNDATIONS Week 2: Shadow of the World Wars PART II. THE MIDDLE EAST Week 3: Imperial Legacies, Modern Wars Week 4: Refugee Camps and Diasporas PART III. AFRICA Week 5: Violence, Law and their Victims Week 6: Urbanization and Urban Refugees PART IV. EUROPE Week 8: Forgotten Crises, and the Current One PART V. NORTH AND LATIN AMERICA Week 10: Violence, Exile and Anti-Communism PART VI. ASIA AND SOUTH PACIFIC Week 11: Security and Migrant Decision-Making Week 12: Citizenship, Trauma and Resilience PART VII. CONCLUSION |
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