Labour migrations and their social and economic consequences 1900-1FMG-OG

The lecture presents labor migration as a phenomenon with diverse forms, directions, and consequences in different regions of the world. The starting point is a description of contemporary labor migration and a discussion of its significance for both sending and receiving countries. Particular attention is given to how labor migration changes societies, public policies, intergroup relations, and the socioeconomic situation of emigration and immigration areas.

The issues are discussed using examples from selected countries and regions. The United States serves to illustrate the historical stages of migration and the contemporary migration policies of the country with the largest number of international migrants. Canada allows for a discussion of multiculturalism, migrant integration policies, traditional ethnic neighborhoods, and ethno-suburbs. Western, Southern, and Eastern Europe demonstrate the diversity of migration experiences and the evolving responses of individual states and the European Union to labor migration and humanitarian crises.

A separate focus is placed on the labor migration of Poles and migration to Poland, analyzed in the context of the social and economic changes of recent decades. The lecture also covers examples from outside Europe and North America: the “migration industry” in the Gulf States and North Africa, climate-driven migration in Sub-Saharan Africa, the growing importance of migration to and from South and Southeast Asia, including the migration of women and students, and models of limited integration of migrants from Venezuela and Haiti in Latin America.

Student workload: 2 ECTS = 2 × 25h = 50h (in direct contact 1.3 ECTS)
(N) - work in direct contact with the teacher,
(S) - student's own (independent) work.
Class (lecture) = 28h (N)
Credit for the lecture = 2h (N)
Preparation (independent) for the exam = 14h (S)
Familiarization with additional materials = 6 (S)
TOTAL = approx. 50h

Course coordinators

Barbara Jaczewska

Type of course

general courses

Mode

Classroom

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes (codes): K_W05, K_W08/ K_U01, K_U08/K_K01, K_K05

After completing the course, the student:
Knowledge:
- is able to indicate the most important features of contemporary migration and their determinants
- describes how migration affects various areas (both areas sending and receiving migrants)

Skills:
- correctly interprets migration processes in the light of migration theory
- is able to use theoretical knowledge to describe and solve a research problem
- is able to convey geographical knowledge to various recipients

Competencies:
- The course shapes an attitude of openness towards cultural diversity, migration behaviors and the socio-cultural effects of migration.

Assessment criteria

Written quiz.

Practical placement

Bibliography

Basic literature:
Lesińska M., Okólski M. (red.), 2023, 30 wykładów o migracjach, Wydawnictwo Naukowe Scholar, Warszawa.
Lesińska M., Okólski M. (red.), 2018, 25 wykładów o migracjach, Wydawnictwo Naukowe Scholar, Warszawa.
Castles S., Miller M. J., 2011, Migracje we współczesnym świecie, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa.
Thiollet H., 2017, Migranci, migracje. O czym warto wiedzieć, by wyrobić sobie własne zdanie, Wydawnictwo Karakter, Kraków.

During the lectures, current studies, reports and articles are used:
Working Papers of the Migration Research Center at the University of Warsaw, available online: www.migracje.uw.edu.pl.
Migration Studies – Polish Diaspora Review, Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee for Research on Population Migration and the Polish Diaspora.
Materials and reports from the Migration Policy Institute: www.migrationpolicy.org.
IMISCOE network publications: www.imiscoe.org

Additional information

Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes: