Contemporary migration - social and economic consequences 1900-CMS-OG

The course aims to familiarize students with migration processes. Migration is one of the most important challenges of the modern world. All regions of the world are experiencing huge, diverse flows, and immigrants have become an important group shaping contemporary societies.

The following issues will be discussed during the classes:
1. Characteristics of contemporary migration – introduction.
2. The United States of America – historical changes in migration movements and contemporary challenges.
3. Canada – multiculturalism and migrant integration policies, traditional and new ethnic neighbourhoods.
4. ‘New’ areas of migration: Western, Southern and Eastern Europe, differences in migration experiences (detailed discussion of selected countries, e.g. Germany, United Kingdom, Polski).
5. European Union migration policy and the EU's response to humanitarian aid ‘crises’.
6. Economic migration of Poles and migration to Poland.
7. The ‘migration industry’ in the Persian Gulf countries
8. Climate-induced migration - examples from Sub-Saharan Africa.
9. Latin America - contemporary dynamic changes in the migration situation (selected studies, e.g. Venezuela, Haiti, Colombia).

Due to the similar subject matter, the course is not recommended for students who have participated in the university-wide lecture 'Migracje zarobkowe i ich skutki społeczno-gospodarcze'.

Student workload: 4 ECTS = 4 × 25 hours = 100 hours (in direct contact 2 ECTS)
(T) – work in direct contact with the teacher,
(S) – student's own (independent) work.
Classes (lecture) = 30h (T)
Consultations = 15h (T)
Course completion, lecture test = 5h (T)
Preparation (independent) for the exam = 20h (S)
Preparation for classes (familiarization with literature) = 20h(S)
Searching for data sources =1oh (S)
TOTAL = approx. 100h

Type of course

elective courses
general courses

Mode

Classroom

Prerequisites (description)

Prerequisites: knowledge of English at least B2 level

Course coordinators

Barbara Jaczewska

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes (codes): K_W05, K_W08/ K_U01, K_U08 /K_K01, K_K05
After completing the course, the student knows and understands:
- the most important features of contemporary migration and their determinants
- how migration affects different areas (both sending and receiving areas)

The student can:
- interpret the processes of migration in the light of the theory of migration
- use theoretical knowledge to describe and solve a research problem
- transfer geographic knowledge to different audiences

Competences/attitudes: The course shapes the attitude of openness towards cultural diversity, migration behaviour and the socio-cultural effects of migration.

Assessment criteria

Written exam with test questions.

The exam is a written test consisting of open and closed questions. 50% of the points are required to obtain a positive grade.

The make-up exam takes place on the same terms as passing the exam for the first time.

Practical placement

Bibliography

The course material consists of articles from journals (e.g. International Migration Review), parts of books and official state documents on migration matched to specific thematic sections.

Some of the examples of recommended materials:
Comparative Migration Studies, Springer series https://link.springer.com/journal/40878/volumes-and-issues
IMISCOE Short Readers on Migration https://www.imiscoe.org/publications/library/8-imiscoe-short-readers-on-migration
de Haas H., Castles S., Miller M.J., 2019, The age of migration, Palgrave Macmillan
Martiniello M., Rath J., 2013, An Introduction to International Migration Studies: European Perspectives, Amsterdam University Press
Martiniello M., Rath J., 2014, Selected Studies in International Migration and Immigrant Incorporation, Amsterdam University Press

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:

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 1900-CMS-OG in USOSweb