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Human Migration

We live in a globalized and interconnected world. The movement of people around the world, from immigration and international travel to forced displacement and trafficking, impacts societies, their economies and politics, and their cultures and histories everywhere.

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Sociology and Anthropology

Drawing a fine line between emotions and immigration policy
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For the many left behind in Afghanistan, a refugee crisis in the making
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Refugees often face violence, mental health issues in the cities where they had sought safety, study says
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The border conundrum: solutions call for new policies to an ‘ongoing crisis’
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Spotlight: Serena Parekh
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Undocumented immigrants are half as likely to be arrested for violent crimes as U.S.-born citizens
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In the News
Cassie McMillan

Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology and Criminal Justice

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dialogue

Global Refugee Crisis: Rome and Palermo, Italy

in Italy
dialogue

Ethnic Identity and Conflict in Croatia and Bosnia

in Croatia & Bosnia
dialogue

Dubai, Amman, and Cairo: Experiencing the Old and New Middle East

in United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Cairo
dialogue

The United Nations

in Switzerland
Tiffany Joseph

Associate Professor of Sociology and International Affairs; Graduate Program Director, Sociology

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Juliane Martin

Philosophy, BS

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Panagoula (Youly) Diamanti-Karanou

Assistant Teaching Professor in the International Affairs Program

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Sheila Winborne

Associate Teaching Professor of Religion

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Bilge Erten

Associate Professor of Economics and International Affairs

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Alisa Lincoln

Associate Dean of Research; Director, Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research; Professor of Health Sciences and Sociology

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Ramiro Martinez

Professor of Sociology and Criminology and Criminal Justice

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Gordana Rabrenovic

Associate Professor of Sociology; Director of the Brudnick Center on Violence and Conflict

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Denis Sullivan

Professor of Political Science and International Affairs; Co-Director of Middle East Center

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Nina Sylvanus

Associate Professor of Anthropology

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Berna Turam

Professor of Sociology and International Affairs

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Kathrin Zippel

Professor of Sociology

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