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Dec 14, 2025
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SOSC 7358 - Refugees and Displaced People: Victims of War, Genocide, and Ethnic Conflict
Credits: 3
An estimated 43.7 million people are currently displaced worldwide. Of the total, 15.4 million are refugees; 10.55 million refugees are under the care of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and 4.82 million are registered with the United Nations as Palestinian refugees. Some 27.5 million people are displaced internally by conflict, and 837,500 are asylum-seekers. This course focuses on the causes of the massive displacement of ordinary people; the actions of those responsible for aiding them; the modern history of forced displacement; and the legal, charitable, and political structures that deal with the problem. It examines the various governments, international organizations, and private religious and secular charities that provide help to the displaced. Students gain an understanding of this little-known humanitarian crisis and the people involved. May be applied to the following curricular field concentrations: humanities; human rights and social justice; global studies (non-Western); gender studies.
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