Labour migrations and their social and economic consequences 1900-5-MGZ-WW
The purpose of the lecture is to familiarize students with the topic of labor migration and its effects in migrant-sending and receiving countries
The lecture is introductory in nature, the following topics will be discussed:
1. Characteristics of contemporary labor migration - introduction.
2. Traditional immigration countries: United States of America - An example of a country with the largest number of international migrants - a historical perspective indicating the most important stages of migration and contemporary migration policy.
3. Canada - multiculturalism and migrant integration policies, traditional ethnic districts, ethnourbs.
4. "New" areas of migration: Western, Southern and Eastern Europe, differences in migration experiences.
5. Migration policy of the European Union and the EU's response to "crises" of humanitarian aid.
6. Labor migration of Poles and migration to Poland. Poland as an example of migration transformation.
7. "Migration industry" in the Persian Gulf countries and North Africa.
8. Climate-induced migration - examples from Sub-Saharan Africa.
9. South and Southeast Asia – changes in the directions and intensity of migration, women's migration, student migration. 10. Latin America – changes in the directions and intensity of migration, mass migration from Venezuela and Haiti, and "lite" integration.
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
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Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes (codes): K_W05, K_W08/ K_U01, K_U08/K_K01, K_K05
After completing the course, the student:
Knowledge:
- can indicate the most important features of contemporary migration and its determinants
- describes how migration affects various areas (both areas sending and receiving migrants)
Skills:
- correctly interprets migration processes in the light of migration theory
- can use theoretical knowledge to describe and solve a research problem
- can 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
Credit based on the result of a written test consisting of open and closed questions.
50% of the points are required for a positive assessment.
The makeup exam is carried out in the same way as passing the exam for the first time.
Bibliography
Basic literature:
Lesińska M, Okólski M. (red.), 2018, 25 wykładów o migracjach, Wydawnictwo
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 series of the Center for Migration Research of the University of Warsaw available online: www.migracja.uw.edu.pl
- Migration Studies Series - Polish Diaspora Review, Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee for Research on Migration of Population and the Polish Diaspora
- Migration Policy Institute https://www.migrationpolicy.org/
-IMISCOE https://www.imiscoe.org/publications/introduction
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