We are exploring how involuntary migration - people fleeing environmental disasters, war, or persecution in various forms - influences the ways that biblical texts recount history, motivated its ...

Millions of people from the poor world are trying to cross seas, forests, valleys and rivers, in search of safety, work and ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

The map below shows examples of recent forced migration. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) estimates that there are around five million Palestinian refugees living in various ...

At a time when the number of forcibly displaced people worldwide has reached unprecedented levels, the Boston College School of Social Work’s Research Program on Children and Adversity (RPCA) and the ...

The course explores forced migration with a particular focus on the lived experiences of refugees. The first lectures critically explore the relationship between violent conflict, environmental change ...

Climate change continues to be one of the world’s greatest challenges, and its impact is being increasingly felt across ...