Human migration: theory, practices and politics 3401-FAKB-HMz
The aim of the course is to introduces students to migration studies, explore theories and practical solutions in politics. which will help to shape and extend understanding of why and how migration occurs, to encourage participants to discuss contemporary trends in economic and forced migrations in the EU and Poland. Students will explore the role played by individual-level factors, networks, non-governmental and governmental actors in shaping the migration processes and politics.
Students will discuss economic, political, social and cultural effects of migration.
I. Introduction. Understanding theories. Interna-tional migration from historical perspective and today.
II. Actors of migration: micro-, meso- and macro perspective.
III. Migration in the EU: diversity of processes, UE migration and asylum politics.
IV. Migration in Poland:
a. Emigration: the Polish diaspora and post-accession processes;
b. Poland a country of immigration
c. Meeting with a guest
V. Multicultural society: the role and challenges
a. Meeting with a guest
Type of course
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
Knowledge
Participants will acquire or deepen the knowledge about mi-gration studies, understand various theoretical approaches, gain knowledge about current trends in migration processes, about actors involved into transnational processes and also national and European migration, asylum and integration policies.
Skills
The student will acquire skills of critical interpretation of con-temporary migration and asylum processes, multicultural soci-ety, national and European policies in dimensions of migra-tion, asylum and integration.
Competences
Student will improve competences of reading and understand-ing academic literature, reports, legal and media materials in English, of presetting orally and in writing the knowledge obtained during the course and personal critical opinion.
Assessment criteria
For completing the course, the student is required attend the course, participate in discussions, give a presentation and submit a paper on a chosen topic.
Students are expected to read the obligatory literature and participate in discussions. The student’s competences are evaluated upon his/her presentation and paper.
Additional information
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