Brent Drummond
Westerfield Fellow
Education
J.D., Harvard Law School
M.S., University of Oxford
B.A., Dartmouth College
Departments
- College of Law
Bio
Brent Drummond received his Bachelor of Arts in English from Dartmouth College, his Master of Science in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies from the University of Oxford, and his J.D. from Harvard Law School. His research centers on his experience representing refugees, particularly focused on issues surrounding the resettlement of survivors of gender-based violence. He is also studying how notions of identity within the current political climate shape ideas of who is deserving of refugee protection.
Publications
“Misogynistic Paternalism or Equalizing Undertaking?: Vulnerability Measurements in UNHCR Resettlement Assessments of Survivors of Gender Based Violence” (University of Oxford, Dissertation)
“Between Here and There: How Young Syrian Refugees in Germany Renegotiate Identity and Belonging in Exile” (University of Oxford Research Project, Distinction)
“A Right to Asylum and an Obligation to Protect—Refugee Protection under Islamic Law: How Islamic Law Can Contribute to Modern Refugee Law” (Harvard Law School Research Project, Honors)