Zaatari Refugee Camp
Harris Public Policy students visited Zaatari refugee camp as part of the 2018 Pearson International Conflict Seminar to Jordan, where they met with Syrian refugees leading NGO programming within the camp.
Ramin Kohanteb/The Pearson Institute
Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan
Harris Public Policy students visited Zaatari refugee camp as part of the 2018 Pearson International Conflict Seminar to Jordan, where they met with Syrian refugees leading NGO programming within the camp.
Ramin Kohanteb/The Pearson Institute
Uniting
Research and Policy
Michael Rubin
Assistant Research Professor
Human Rights Institute, University of Connecticut
Michael A. Rubin is an Assistant Research Professor in the Human Rights Institute, University of Connecticut. He was previously a postdoctoral scholar at the Center for Peace and Security Studies (cPASS), University of California San Diego, and earned a PhD (2018) in political science at Columbia University, specializing in International Relations and Comparative Politics. His research investigating the causes, conduct, and consequences of political violence is published or forthcoming in International Studies Quarterly and Journal of Conflict Resolution and has been funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Weatherhead East Asia Institute, and the Earth Institute. His book project explains rebel groups' territorial control and governance during civil war, emphasizing civilians' role in shaping conflict processes. Rubin has conducted fieldwork in conflict-affected regions in the Philippines.
Baidoa, Somalia
Makeshift, temporary shelter made of plastic and clothing at a refugee center in Baidoa, Somalia.
Baidoa, Somalia
Makeshift, temporary shelter made of plastic and clothing at a refugee center in Baidoa, Somalia.