In collaboration with refugee resettlement centers in New York State, this community-engaged course will explore: the global systems of inequality that produce forced migration; the politics of who gets to be a refugee; the uncertain pathways from conflict to internal displacement and/or non-permanent settlement; and the policies and process that inform refugee resettlement in Upstate New York. Students will work on collaborative projects with refugee-supporting organizations in Upstate NY and will be required to attend at least one course-organized site visit to a partner organization in either Syracuse or Utica.

Outcome 1
Describe some of the major theoretical and practical conundrums and debates in refugee resettlement policy.

Outcome 2
Evaluate and critically respond to arguments made by leading migration policy scholars.

Outcome 3
Explain the primary actors, processes, and governance structures that dictate forced migration, non-permanent settlements and refugee resettlement in a variety of contexts.

Outcome 4
Compose high-quality work products that are relevant to the practice of refugee resettlement in Upstate New York.