Civil war, political repression, forced migration, illegal border crossings, exile and mass displacement appear to be consistent issues in our contemporary world. Who are these refugees, illegal migrants and asylum seekers? Where do these asylum seekers come from and why? What do states do about them? Which agencies, actors and interest groups engage with refugees? What are the links between refugees and nationalism and racism, borders, immigration policies and attitudes, state sovereignty, diaspora and transnationalism, human rights and cultural identities? Are displacement and emplacement linked? Are they natural conditions? The post-World War II experience with 'displaced peoples' and... -- Course Website
Instructor: Professor Nicholas Harney
Prerequisites: any Level 1 Anthropology unit
