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More than 100 million people are currently displaced by conflict, violence, and persecution worldwide, the highest on record. Millions more have been forced to flee their homes due to natural disasters and climate change. This module examines the relationship between displacement and politics in the modern era. It emphasizes empirical approaches to the study of forced migration and draws on insights from international relations, sociology, economics, anthropology, and geography to shed light on the causes, dynamics, and consequences of population displacement. The course is divided into four parts. Part I examines the conceptual and legal distinctions between different types of population movements, and introduces analytical approaches to studying forced migration. Part II focuses on the causes of refugee and displacement flows, including both macro- and micro-level drivers. Part III focuses on the consequences of forced migration – for international security, host countries and societies, and the displaced themselves. Part IV explores domestic and international responses to refugees and forced migrants, and surveys a range of possible solutions to displacement. Students will engage in a series of [mock] policy simulations [and case studies] based on real-world humanitarian crises.