SISA-103 International Migrations and Refugee Crises: Forced to Flee (3)

In this class, students examine migration and refugee phenomena both within the context of our current globalized world and from a historical pre-1945 perspective. Disparate regional realities are addressed as the course focuses on the political, social (including race, gender, and ethnicity), and economic dimensions of migration to the European Union, the United States and Canada, and intra-regional migrations in Asia and the Pacific. The course explores the policies and institutions established by nation-states to deal with immigration and refugee crises, the economic impact of migration on both sending and receiving states, and the dominant theories on migration phenomena. The course fosters critical thinking on complex issues by having students produce a series of reflective essays and a final paper, as well as group presentations on these issues. Students also actively engage in class discussions and debates. AU Core Habits of Mind: Socio-Historical Inquiry. Usually Offered: fall. AU Abroad: Spain: Madrid.