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A comparative study of the politics of international population movements. Issues to be discussed include the uprooting of populations due to wars and other factors; refugee resettlement; labor migration; the role of international organizations such as the United Nations and the European Union in migration issues; immigration and immigrant policies in the United States and Western Europe; the role of different agents in migration regulation; the emergence of immigrant communities; the political impact o f immigration on extreme-right, xenophobic and nationalist movements in the Western world; and the challenges for the concept of the state, itself.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion
Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS GOVT Grading Mode: Graded
Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.
Last Updated on MAR-26-2001
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