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Module
An introduction to refugee and forced migration studies
Module information>
This core module provides you with a sound interdisciplinary understanding of the key concepts, theories and debates in refugee and forced migration studies and their relationship to refugee protection policy and practices over the past century.
Topics covered
- What is ‘forced migration’? What labels are applied to ‘refugees’, ‘IDPs’, ‘asylum seekers’ and ‘illegal migrants’?
- Early history of the international refugee regime
- The relationships between different institutions involved in refugee protection and how humanitarian actors respond to complex emergencies
- The causes and consequences of refugee and forced migration crises
- Solutions? Resettlement, local integration and repatriation and peace-building.
Learning outcomes
This module provides you with a sound interdisciplinary understanding of the field of forced migration studies and its fundamental debates. You will learn how to create, deploy and defend sound written arguments evaluating key concepts, theories, policies and practices and appraise a range of non-legal sources in the refugee and forced migration field.
Assessment
Each core module is assessed via a final item of coursework, which comprises 70% of the overall grade, and five online assessments (E-tivities), which make up 30% of the overall grade.
