Friday, October 22, 12noon-1:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Forced migration is one of the most pressing humanitarian issues today, and refugee repatriation is often thought of as both the preferred solution and endpoint to these displacement crises. But conflict between returning and non-migrant populations is a nearly ubiquitous issue in post-conflict societies from Iraq to South Sudan to Guatemala. Schwartz’s book manuscript examines the relationships between refugee return and local conflict after civil wars. Join us for this discussion being held virtually on October 22 at 12noon.

Stephanie Schwartz is an Assistant Professor in the University of Southern California’s Department of Political Science and International Relations. She studies the politics of forced migration, violent conflict, and humanitarian governance. Her current book project, Homeward Bound: Refugee Return and Local Conflict after Civil War, examines how refugee return influences future patterns of conflict and displacement. Other ongoing research focuses on global asylum governance and qualitative research methods. Her work has been funded by the National Science Foundation, U.S. Institute of Peace, and the Columbia Global Policy Initiative.

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Hosted by Mershon Center for International Security Studies.