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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Lenka Pavelková, M.Sc. (16.09.2020)
The study material comprises academic texts, statistics, media, as well as video and film. Throughout the whole semester, the students continuously work on their essays under the supervision of the teachers who actively and individually support them. The course requirements include active participation in classes, step-by-step essay writing guided by the teachers’ feedback, a video presentation of the final paper and a closing oral exam. The course is recommended for Czech and international students with an interest in migration studies at both the bachelor’s and master’s levels. The whole course is conducted in English. |
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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Lenka Pavelková, M.Sc. (25.11.2021)
Course requirements The same requirements apply regardless of whether the course runs in-classroom or as an online distance course. The course requirements are divided into three areas: activity, essay writing and oral exam. The students enrolled for the 5-credit version of the course have to fulfil all the requirements. The students enrolled for the 3-credit version (zápočet) have to meet only the requirements for activity and essay writing.
Activity: active participation in classes, individual preparation for classes through homework (e. g. reading of obligatory texts), communication with the teachers Essay writing: meeting the deadlines throughout the semester (topic selection, proposal, draft, final essay) with texts submitted in sufficient quality, a video presentation of the essay Oral exam: discussion of usually two topics from the syllabus. The oral exam can only be taken after the final essay is accepted as complete by the teachers. To make the evaluation as clear and objective and possible, a point system is used. The point system is presented and explained to the students during the first seminar.
Seminar 01 - 07/10/2021
Migration terminology - what's behind the names In this seminar we will discuss the key terminology used in the course and clarify the possible differences in understanding and varying connotations of the individual terms in different countries. We will discuss our experience with the usage of these terms and their shortcomings. What is covered: - basic terminology (migration, emigration, immigration, internal, international, irregular/undocumented/illegal); - types of migration (economic, political, etc./permanent, circular, temporary);
Seminar 02 - 14/10/2021 Basic statistics In this seminar we will look at migration flows in the world, the numbers of migrants worldwide and in Czechia and the main sources of data on migration. The seminar will be followed by a feedback session where the students will present their intended essay topics to the teachers and to their classmates.
21/10/2021 – deadline for the submission of essay topics
Literature: OBLIGATORY:
RECOMMENDED:
Interactive migration websites: · https://migrationdataportal.org/?i=stock_abs_&t=2019 What is covered: - migration flows in the world, numbers of migrants in the world
Seminar 03 - 21/10/2021 Integration In this seminar we will study the topic of integration. We will start by discussing the meaning of "home" for (migrating) individuals and follow up with a talk about the term "integration." Then we will discuss whether any of the types of integration is more important than the others, and whether there is an order in which the different integration "types" take place in an individual migrant’s experience. We will also look at how integration is measured and discuss the different approaches to deciding whether a person is integrated. Afterwards, we will move on to migration and integration policy - what it is, who the actors are and what factors and actors influence such policy. Literature: OBLIGATORY:
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What is covered: - "home" - what "integration" means, whether and how can we say/measure a person is "integrated" - migration and integration policy - examples of different countries’ migration and integration policies - who influences migration and integration policies and why (politicians, trade unions, NGOs, businessmen, etc.) - MIPEX
Seminar 04 - 4/11/2021 Migration and citizenship This seminar will cover basic approaches to citizenship (ius sanguinis, ius soli) and common rules used to regulate migrants’ access to citizenship. We will discuss what citizenship means and what the advantages (and disadvantages) are of acquiring a new citizenship/changing one’s citizenship. We will look at citizenship laws in several countries and also at the meaning of EU citizenship. Literature: RECOMMENDED:
What is covered: - what is citizenship, what it means - basic approaches to citizenship - citizenship laws in several countries as examples - dual citizenship - EU citizenship
Seminar 05 - 11/11/2021 Relations between states and their emigrants In this seminar, we will talk about a few important phenomena: emigration and return policies, brain drain/gain and diaspora. We will discuss the problems faced by states which suffer of extensive emigration, including brain drain, as well as the benefits that emigration may bring with it. We will talk about various policies that states adopt to discourage people from leaving, to attract them to return or to strengthen their ties with the home country. Most of these are usually led by the aim to uphold the country’s prosperity and development and are targeted at specific groups (young people, qualified people, male/female, people with specific skills). Throughout the class we will discuss examples of a few states with strong emigration or return policies. At the end we will have a look at what diaspora is, what the main diasporas are and how different states communicate with their diasporas. Literature: OBLIGATORY: · KRISJANE, Z., BERZINS, M., APSITE, E. (2014): Post-accession migration from the Baltic states. The case of Latvia. In: B. Glorius, I. Grabowska-Lusinska & I. Kuvik (eds.). Mobility in Transition. Migration Patterns after EU Enlargement. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, pp. 85-109. Available from: http://www.oapen.org/search?identifier=449203 RECOMMENDED:
What is covered: - emigration and return policies - brain drain, brain gain - diaspora, definitions and examples - countries’ approach to their emigrants (selected examples)
11/11/2021 – deadline for the submission of essay proposals
Seminar 06 - 18/11/2021 Milestones in European history and their impact on migration flows In this seminar we will talk about the key historical milestones which have affected migration flows around the world, with a focus on Europe, Czechia and the countries of origin of the class participants. The shift from the dominance of emigration to the dominance of immigration in some world countries (e.g. Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden) will be described, confronted with opposing or more static situations of other states and related to the key historical determinants which contributed to these specific developments. Literature: OBLIGATORY: · CASTLES, S. (2018). Social transformation and human mobility: Reflections on the past, present and future of migration. Journal of Intercultural Studies, 39(2), 238-251. RECOMMENDED:
What is covered: - industrialization - World Wars - post-war European and world migrations - (non-)migration from the Soviet Union and the "Soviet Bloc" - post-1989 migration from and to Central and Eastern Europe - European Union, Schengen - 2004, 2007 and 2013 EU enlargements - 21st century African and Asian migration to Europe and USA - wars and other conflicts in the late 20th and early 21st centuries (Balkan, Sudan, Arab Spring, Syria, Ukraine, etc.)
Seminar 07 - 25/11/2021 Migration theories In this seminar we will review the key known migration theories as presented in the required reading and relate them to the topics discussed during the semester. Considering the extent of the students’ previous experience with studying migration theories we will discuss their strengths and weaknesses and their applicability to empirical research. We will highlight the importance of bearing in mind the different theoretical approaches when working with academic texts on migration (not the least in the students’ own essay writing). Going back to the topics dealt with in earlier seminars, we will pinpoint the structural and individual-level effects of migration on the actors involved. Literature: OBLIGATORY:
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What is covered: - Ravenstein’s "laws of migration" - neoclassical economics and push-pull theory - segmented/dual labour market theory - Zelinsky’s ‘hypothesis of the mobility transition’ - world systems theory - networks theories - the ‘New Economics of Labour Migration’
Seminar 08 - 2/12/2021 New approaches to the study of migration In this seminar we will discuss some of the contemporary popular approaches to the study of migration, such as transnationalism, migration and development and combined analyses of internal and international migration flows.
Literature: RECOMMENDED: · BLUNT, A. 2007. Cultural geographies of migration: mobility, transnationality and diaspora. Progress in Human Geography, 31(5) pp. 684-694. · DEL REY, D. (2019): Toxic Ties: The Reproduction of Legal Violence within Mixed-Status Intimate Partners, Relatives, and Friends. International Migration Review, 53(2), pp. 548-570. · GLICK SCHILLER, N., BASCH, L., BLANC-SZANTON, C. 1992. Towards a definition of transnationalism. Introductory remarks and research questions. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Vol. “Towards a Transnational Perspective on Migration: Race, Class, Ethnicity, and Nationalism Reconsidered,” pp. ix - xiv. · de HAAS, H. 2005. International migration, remittances and development: myths and facts. Third World Quarterly, 26, pp. 1269-1284. Available from: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1747-7379.2009.00804.x/pdf · KING, R., SKELDON, R. 2010. ‘Mind the gap!’ Integrating approaches to internal and international migration. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 36(10), pp. 1619-1646. Available from: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/1369183X.2010.489380 · VERTOVEC, S. 2009. Transnationalism. London: Routledge. (A BOOK - recommended to students more deeply interested in the topic) · WIMMER, A., GLICK SCHILLER, N. 2003. Methodological nationalism, the social sciences, and the study of migration: an essay in historical epistemology. International Migration Review, 27(3), pp. 576-610.
What is covered: - "new" theoretical approaches in migration research: transnationalism, migration & development - "new" methodological approaches in migration research: interdisciplinarity, comparisons between internal and international migration patterns, mixed methods, new qualitative approaches 8/12/2021 – deadline for the submission of essay drafts Seminar 09 - 9/12/2021 Refugees in the world In this seminar we will speak about the terms “refugee“, “asylum seeker“, “IDP“ and “unaccompanied minor“, and discuss the differences between the different types of international protection and temporary protection. We will speak about key international legal documents associated with the status and protection of refugees. We will also talk about the current situation of refugees in the world. Literature: RECOMMENDED:
What is covered: - terms: refugee, asylum seeker, IDP, unaccompanied minor - types of international protection, temporary protection - 1951 Geneva Convention on Refugees - 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Dublin Convention - numbers of refugees and causes of refugee movements worldwide - European refugee crisis
Representation of migration in the arts In this seminar we will discuss how migration has been presented in a selected film and talk about the messages the film conveys with relation to current migratory issues. We will share ideas and opinions about other pieces of art dealing with the topic of migration and discuss the questions of objectivity, truth and fiction. The class will be followed by a feedback session where students will have an opportunity to get individual feedback on their draft papers before getting them finalised.
What is covered: - artistic representation of migration: objectivity, truth, fiction
06/01/2022 – miniconference where the paper will be presented, the class may last 120 minutes (according to the number of students, will be specified during the semester) 14/01/2022 – deadline for final essay submission |