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Current Issues of Migrations - JSB566
Title: Aktuální otázky migrací
Guaranteed by: Department of Sociology (23-KS)
Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
Actual: from 2023
Semester: winter
E-Credits: 3
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:1/1, Ex [HT]
Capacity: 50 / 50 (20)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Teaching methods: full-time
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: doc. PhDr. Zdeněk Uherek, CSc.
Teacher(s): doc. PhDr. Zdeněk Uherek, CSc.
Incompatibility : JSB592
Is incompatible with: JSB592
Annotation -
Last update: doc. PhDr. Zdeněk Uherek, CSc. (19.09.2022)
The course combines lectures and seminars to provide a basic overview of migration issues from the perspective of sociology, social anthropology and related disciplines. In addition to basic terminology, methodological procedures and concepts, attention will be paid to current events in this area. Territorial interpretation mainly focuses on Europe with the necessary overlap on other continents, especially the American one. Attention will also be given to migration in Bohemia and Moravia.
Course completion requirements -
Last update: doc. PhDr. Zdeněk Uherek, CSc. (14.09.2021)

Conditions for completing the course:

Attendance at lectures and seminars - maximum of two absences

Annotation/review of an article or study on a given topic - 0 - 40 points

Final test - 0 - 60 points

Classification:

A: 100 - 91 points

B: 81 - 90 points

C: 71 - 80 points

D: 61 - 70 points

E: 51 - 60 points

F: Less than 51 points - failed

Literature -
Last update: doc. PhDr. Zdeněk Uherek, CSc. (14.09.2021)

Compulsory:

Bernard, J. Mikešová, R., 2014. Sociální integrace imigrantů na rozhraní mezi dočasnou migrací a trvalým usazením. Sociologický časopis, 50(4): 521–545.

Brettell, C. B., Hollifield, J., F. 2015. Introduction. In: Brettell, C. B., Hollifield, J., F. (eds) Migration Theory: Talking Across Disciplines. New York: Routledge.

Castles, S., Haas, H. de, Miller, S. 2014. The Age of Migration. New York: Palgrave MacMilan.

Drbohlav D., Uherek Z. 2007. Reflexe migračních teorií. Geografie – Sborník České geografické společnosti 112, 2: 125–141.

Massey, D. S. et al., 1993. Theories of International Migration. A Review and Appraisal. Population and Development Review, 19: 431–466.

Massey, D. et al., 1998. Worlds in Motion: Understanding International Migration at the End of the Milennium. Oxford: Calderon Press.

 

Required:

Cizinci v ČR 2017 https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/cizinci-v-cr-2017.

Demuth, A., 2000. Some Conceptual Thoughts on Migration Research. In: B. Agozino (ed.), Theoretical and Methodological Issues in Migration Research. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Ltd.: 21–58.

Jansen, C. J., 1970. Migration: A Sociological Problem.. V: C. J. Jansen, editor Readings in the Sociology of Migration. Oxford, London, Edinburg, New York: Pergamon Press: 3–36.

Heckman, F., 1999. Integration Policies in Europe. National Differences or Convergence?. Obernai: Euroäisches forum für Migrationsstudien.

Rákoczyová, M., Trbola, R. 2008. Lokální strategie integrace cizinců v ČR. Praha: Výzkumný ústav práce a sociálních věcí.

Uherek, Z. 2011. Migrace a postmigrační kontaktní situace z antropologické perspektivy. In: Cheu, H. Ch. (ed.) Migrace a kulturní konflikty. Praha: Auditorium 256-262.

Uherek, Z., Honusková, V., Ošťádalová, Š., Günter, L. 2016. Migrace: historie a současnost. Ostrava: Pant.

Uherek, Z., Korecká, Z., Pojarová, T. a kol. 2008. Cizinecké komunity z antropologické perspektivy. Praha: Etnologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.

Syllabus -
Last update: doc. PhDr. Zdeněk Uherek, CSc. (18.09.2021)

The course combines a lecture and a seminar to provide a basic overview of the issue of migration from the perspective of sociology, social anthropology and related sciences. In addition to basic terminology, methodological procedures and concepts, attention will be paid to current events in the field. Territorial interpretation mainly focuses on Europe with the necessary overlap on other continents, especially the American one. Attention will also be devoted to the migration cases in Bohemia and Moravia. Lectures are online, records will be in the Moodle.

Topics of individual lectures:


1. Migration as a multidisciplinary phenomenon - basic definitions, disciplines dealing with the topic, basic terminology

Literature:

Brettell, Caroline B., Hollifield, James, F. 2015. Introduction. In: Brettell, Caroline B., Hollifield, James, F. (eds) Theory Migration: Talking Across Disciplines. New York: Routledge: 1-31.

2. Migration of research history - basic terms in historical perspective

Literature: Drbohlav Dušan, Uherek Zdeněk 2007. Reflexe migračních teorií. Geografie – Sborník České geografické společnosti 112, 2: 125–141.

Gabaccia Donna R. 2015. Time and Temporality in Migration Studies. In: Brettell, Caroline B., Hollifield, James, F. (eds) Theory Migration: Talking Across Disciplines. New York: Routledge 37-66.

3. Migration flows in historical perspective

Literature:

Castles, Stephen, Haas, Hein, Miller, Stephen, 2014. The Age of Migration. New York: Palgrave MacMillan: 84–99.

4. Migration trends after 1945 and establishing of new minorities in Europe

Literature:

Castles, Stephen, Haas, Hein de, Miller, Stephen 2014. The Age of Migration. New York: Palgrave MacMilan: 102–124.

5. Migration in the Czech Republic

Drbohlav, Dušan 2003. Immigration to the Czech Republic (with a special focus on the foreign laour force). International Migration Review

Cizinci v ČR 2017 https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/cizinci-v-cr-2017

6. Post-migration period

Literature:

Bernard, J. Mikešová, R., 2014. Sociální integrace imigrantů na rozhraní mezi dočasnou migrací a trvalým usazením. Sociologický časopis, 50(4): 521–545.

Rákoczyová, Miroslava, Trbola, Robert 2008. Lokální strategie integrace cizinců v ČR. Praha: Výzkumný ústav práce a sociálních věcí.

Uherek, Zdeněk 2016. Migrace a integrace. Migranti v novém prostředí. In: Uherek Zdeněk a kol. Migrace. Historie a současnost. Ostrava: Pant: 49–66.

 

 

 

 
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