Understanding and interpreting international migration: basic concepts, determinants and consequences 4028-SP-WMM-MM2
Introduction to key migration concepts and theories;
Actors in the migration process: host countries, sending countries and migrants; Main sources and causes of migration; Types of migration and migrants; Contemporary forms and stages of migration; Demographic, economic, political, social and cultural processes, conditions and consequences related to migration (at the level of the individual, family, local community and state). The impact of emigration on sending countries, the impact of immigration on receiving countries: challenges.
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Term 2025:
Introduction to key migration concepts and theories; |
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Learning outcomes
Graduates are familiar with the basic concepts used in migration research and are able to explain them in the context of the most important theories developed in the field of migration studies. They have knowledge of the migration process and are able to identify its sources, effects, determining factors and key actors.
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