ABSTRACT
Role-playing is an attractive activity for students. But does it facilitate the learning process? What are the cons and pros of using role-play in teaching? This chapter argues that the educational live action role-play (edu-Larp) can be an effective method for teaching migration and refugee law if used in a carefully structured way. The chapter helps the reader understand the pros and cons of teaching through the Larp and uses a concrete example of an edu-Larp called Camp Peira to demonstrate it as a successful supplement to other methods of teaching international humanitarian and international refugee law. The chapter provides an overview of this simulation and shows how it helps students gain knowledge, develop skills and confront their preconceived notions about refugees, migrants and professional soldiers who participate in the Larp themselves. The authors underline the crucial role of reflection in this learning process.
