(in Polish) From migration to climate change: an introduction to contemporary risks 3401-0FMCC-OG

The aim of the course is to acquire knowledge about contemporary risks. The course is designed to allow students to understand the conditions of producing and defining the risks related to migration and climate change.
The subject presents selected content from critical social sciences in the field of migration and climate change.
During the course, students will learn about the different aspects of international migration, from the perspective of constructing migration as a risk, the role of the state and of knowledge production in the migration-security nexus, media and political discourse on migration and related representations of power relations. Students will also learn about the process from ignoring to acknowledging climate change as risk and research institutions, international organisations, states and activists responses to climate change.
During the course, emphasis will be placed on deepening the understanding of the discussed issues and texts.
During the classes, participants will be encouraged to critically read and analyze selected scientific texts.
Working time of the student:
- organized hours: 30
- preparation for classes: 25
- preparation for the assessment: 20

Type of course

general courses

Mode

Remote learning

Prerequisites (description)

Good knowledge of English in (academic) speaking, reading and writing.

Course coordinators

Marta Kindler
Oskar Kulik

Learning outcomes

Upon completing this course a student
in terms of knowledge:
● has knowledge of the subject, scope, conceptual apparatus around the topic of risks, particularly in the area of migration and climate change.
● has diagnostic knowledge about social phenomena and processes identified (at the local, national and international level) as risks

in terms of skills:
● is able to collect and analyze scientific materials and factual data, concerning various risks, needed for their identification, observation and description

in terms of social competences:
● appreciates the importance of deconstructing and preventing risks related to migration and climate change and includes their political, legal and economic aspects in social projects

Assessment criteria

Completion of course:
1. Mandatory attendance of seminars
2. Preparation of an empirical case-study presentation essay/oral presentation

Bibliography

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Anderson, B. (2013). Us and them?: The dangerous politics of immigration control. OUP Oxford.
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Bigo, D. (2002): Security and Immigration: Toward a Critique of the Governmentality of Unease. Alternatives 27, Special Issue: 63-92.

Bostrom, N., Ćirković, M. M. (Eds.) (2008). Global Catastrophic Risks, Oxford University Press.
Boswell, Ch. (2009), “Knowledge, Legitimation and the Politics of Risk: The Functions of Research in Public Debates on Migration”, Political Studies, 57:1.

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Dembo S. (2021). Risk Thinking: … In an Uncertain World. Chapter 8: Measuring the financial risk of climate change. Archway Publishing.

Fiałkowska, K., & Matuszczyk, K. (2021). Safe and fruitful? Structural vulnerabilities in the experience of seasonal migrant workers in agriculture in Germany and Poland. Safety Science, 139, 105275.

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