PUBPOL 5050
Refugee Resettlement Policy
This course examines the forces that drive forced migration and the policies shaping how displaced populations are received and resettled. Topics include the global conditions underlying refugee flows, the legal and political criteria that determine refugee status, the pathways from conflict through displacement to settlement; and resettlement policies and practice in Upstate New York. Working with refugee-serving organizations in the region, students will engage in collaborative projects and participate in a site visit to a partner organization in Syracuse or Utica. (MPA-INTPMN, MPA-PUBNON, MPA-SOCPOL)
Topics
- Describe some of the major theoretical and practical conundrums and debates in refugee resettlement policy.
- Evaluate and critically respond to arguments made by leading migration policy scholars.
- Explain the primary actors, processes, and governance structures that dictate forced migration, non-permanent settlements and refugee resettlement in a variety of contexts.
- Compose high-quality work products that are relevant to the practice of refugee resettlement in Upstate New York.
- Facilitate learning in classroom and community spaces related to refugee policy issues.
Official roster learning outcomes
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027