Migration and Refugees

Migration and Refugees

Refugees Eating and Erecting Tents Inside Abandoned Buildings

Since 2000, the numbers of refugees and displaced persons have skyrocketed worldwide.These population movements have created vast challenges for the international community as well as for destination countries and local communities where refugees and displaced persons settle. These resources examine the crisis and consider policy solutions to this global challenge.

Our Experts

David Hollenbach

Senior Fellow
Walsh School of Foreign Service, Department of Theology

Katherine Marshall

Senior Fellow/School of Foreign Service
Executive Director of the World Faiths Development Dialogue

Migration and Refugees A-Z Subtopics

Narrow your search for Religion and Development content by selecting from this list of subtopics

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Al-Shabaab

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Demography

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Famine

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Internal Displacement

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Orphans

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Publications

Article January 26, 2018

Religious Roles in Refugee Resettlement: Pertinent Experience and Insights, Addressed to G20 Members

Religious entities play significant roles in the current forced migration crisis. These roles include innovative and experience based ideas to address flawed aspects of the humanitarian system, overall advocacy on behalf of refugees and migrants based on humanitarian and spiritual principles, direct action in refugee camps and communities, action in communities that refugees and migrants flee, and…

Other Publications

Article April 13, 2017

Religious Response to Refugee Displacement: Meaning in the Face of Suffering

Policy Brief November 15, 2015

Policy Brief: The Religious Dimensions of Refugees in Kenya

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Events

Panelists Discuss the Global Refugee Crisis

Oct
18

From the Front Lines: The Global Refugee Crisis

4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Healy Hall

Sep
27

Share The Journey with Refugees and Migrants: Pope Francis' Campaign

Sep
21

Higher Education and Peacebuilding: Challenges of the Refugee Crisis and Youth Violence

Mar
19

Humanitarian Intervention: Moral Criteria and Human Consequences

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Blog Posts

April 13, 2018

Exodus 2018: Myanmar to Bangladesh

Ambassador David Saperstein recounts his visit to Rohingya refugee camps on the Bangladeshi-Myanmar border and considers the challenges in addressing the crisis, drawing comparisons to the struggles of Jewish people throughout history.

June 20, 2017

Religious Teaching and Action on Refugees

An extraordinarily demanding agenda will face the leaders of the G20, the world’s richest and most powerful nations, when they meet in Hamburg, Germany in early July. The global response to the crisis…

March 13, 2017

Immigration Executive Order and National Security

Does our current system of vetting fall short, as the Trump administration claims, exposing Americans to the threat of religious extremism? Would proposed extra vetting constitute a religious test, as some claim? What will this executive order do for America’s national security?

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Interviews

Discover the firsthand experiences of faith leaders, activists, and peacebuilding practitioners working on issues ranging from development and education to conflict resolution and foreign policy.

For over a decade, Berkley Center scholars and students have been conducting interviews with individuals working at the intersection of religion and world affairs. These discussions offer unique insights into the inner workings of a wide spectrum of professions touched by religion with interviewees ranging from the highest levels of leadership of international organizations to on-the-ground practitioners. Explore individual interviews here or follow links to our interview collections below: