Global Migration: What's Happening, Why, and a Just Response

Collier, Elizabeth W.; Strain, Charles R.

ISBN 10: 1599828944 / ISBN 13: 9781599828947

Published by Anselm Academic (edition ), 2017

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Synopsis:

At latest count, 244 million people--the highest number in history--reside in a nation in which they were not born. But migration is not a new phenomenon.

Elizabeth Colliers and Charles Strain's Global Migration: What's Happening, Why, and a Just Response unpacks the complex issues surrounding modern migration. Using the See, Judge, Act method of reflection and action, this text goes beyond facts and statistics, offering personal narratives, principles for critical thinking drawn from Catholic social teaching, and opportunities for action from the individual to the international level. Focused on the humanitarian work of Catholic Relief Services throughout the world, Global Migration inspires reflection, provokes discussion, and empowers students to respond to today's greatest humanitarian crisis.

From the Back Cover: At latest count, 244 million people--the highest number in history--reside in a nation in which they were not born. But migration is not a new phenomenon.



Elizabeth Colliers and Charles Strain's Global Migration: What's Happening, Why, and a Just Response unpacks the complex issues surrounding modern migration, including the reasons people might need or choose to leave their country of origin, and the laws, treaties, and resources that dictate the opportunities of migrants, refugees, asylum seekers, and internally displaced people upon resettling. Using the See, Judge, Act method of reflection and action, this text goes beyond facts and statistics, offering personal narratives, principles for critical thinking drawn from Catholic social teaching, and opportunities for action from the individual to the international level. Focused on the humanitarian work of Catholic Relief Services throughout the world, Global Migration inspires reflection, provokes discussion, and empowers students to respond to today's greatest humanitarian crisis.



About the Authors

Elizabeth W. Collier holds the Christopher Chair in Business Ethics and is professor of business ethics at the Brennan School of Business, at Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois.

Charles R. Strain is professor of religious studies and a faculty member in the Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies program at DePaul University, Chicago.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Global Migration: What's Happening, Why, and...
Publisher: Anselm Academic (edition )
Publication Date: 2017
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good