002 - Refugee and IDP Issue Analysis

CONF 695 Refugee and IDP Issue Analysis is a graduate level course aimed to advance students’ skills in researching, analyzing and synthesizing issues of refugees and the internally displaced persons (IDPs). Students develop research methodologies to investigate issues of vulnerable communities, analyze challenges of refugees and IDPs in the context of theories of Conflict Analysis and Resolution, develop policy recommendations and propose reforms in the interest of developing inclusive communities. Classroom Simulation, where students represent group of refugees, policymakers, host communities or local organizations, sensitizes students to concerns of all stakeholders, at multi-dimensional levels. Country Cases on Burma, South Sudan, Syria, Turkey and Ukraine prepares students to conduct comparative analysis of displaced communities around the globe. Skills acquired during the course, are prerequisite for community building, societal reform, and policy making for displaced societies around the world.