Global Migration: The Political Economy of Displacement

4 credits · Undergraduate

International migration has been growing rapidly. In this course, we will examine global migration patterns and factors that drive migration - from violence to lack of economic opportunity to environmental conditions. We will also examine conditions in receiving countries that generate demand for immigrant labor, and transnational social networks that help facilitate migration. Immigration has transformed receiving countries into multicultural societies, straining traditional notions of national identity, and increasingly producing a nativist backlash. We will examine recent immigration policy and explore laws, policies and agreements with regard to migration, how migration impacts economic development, and human trafficking.