Northwestern Forced Migration Institute: Unsettling Resettlement

The Northwestern University Center for Forced Migration Studies (CFMS) first annual Summer Institute on Forced Migration Studies will be on “Unsettling Resettlement,” July 10th-17th, 2011 in Chicago, IL, USA.   The CFMS Summer Institute is a one-week, non-degree earning certificate program.  The Institute is open to both academics and practitioners seeking to expand their knowledge of contemporary critical elements of forced migration/refugee issues.

In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the UNHCR and the 1951 Refugee Convention, this year’s focus on resettlement seeks to engage participants in examining local contexts of resettlement in the US and the Global South in order to consider how we can best protect the rights of refugees and use resettlement more strategically to improve outcomes. Participants range from government officials and NGO personnel to university faculty and graduate students.

KJ