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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 of immigration on extreme-right, xenophobic and nationalist movements in the Western world, and the challenges for the concept of the state, itself.
COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion
Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS GOVT Grading Mode: Graded
Prerequisites: NONE
Last Updated on MAR-24-2000
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