Introduction to Migration Studies 3401-FAKB-IMSz
Migration is one of the defining phenomena of our time, shaping economies, identities, and the boundaries of belonging. This course offers an interdisciplinary introduction to the study of human mobility. Drawing on sociology, political science, geography, economics, and anthropology, it asks: why do people move, how do states respond, what do migrants experience, and what comes next?
Part I builds conceptual and theoretical foundations. Part II examines the governance frameworks and legal regimes that shape migration. Part III turns to lived experience, identity, gender, labour, belonging. Part IV looks forward to emerging questions and synthesises the course.
Rodzaj przedmiotu
Tryb prowadzenia
Efekty uczenia się
Po ukończeniu przedmiotu osoba biorąca udział w zajęciach
w sferze wiedzy:
Define migration and critically interrogate key typologies.
Understand major theoretical frameworks in migration studies, from neoclassical models to transnationalism, world-systems theory, and the aspirations-capabilities framework.
Understand the lived experiences of migrants.
w sferze umiejętności:
Describe how states govern migration, including border regimes, asylum systems, and integration policies.
Assess the relationship between migration and development, with particular reference to Poland's post-EU-accession emigration.
Engage with emerging questions in the field, including climate migration and the politics of externalization.
w sferze kompetencji społecznych:
Take a critical stance in discussions concerning migration processes
Kryteria oceniania
metody oceny
udział w ocenie końcowej
Active participation in classes
60%
Oral presentation on a selected topic
40%
Literatura
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Castles, S., de Haas, H. & Miller, M.J. (2014). The Age of Migration (5th ed.) — Ch. 1.
Dahinden, J. (2016). A plea for the ‘de-migrantization’ of research on migration and integration. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 42(14), 2207–2225. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2015.1124129
De Genova, N. (2002). Migrant 'Illegality' and Deportability in Everyday Life. Annual Review of Anthropology.
De Haas, H. (2007). Migration and Development: A Theoretical Perspective. https://heindehaas.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/de-haas-2007-comcad-wp-migration-and-development-theory.pdf
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Moore, M., & Wesselbaum, D. (2023). Climatic factors as drivers of migration: a review. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 25(4), 2955–2975. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-022-02191-z
Pachocka, M., Gałecka-Burdziak, E., Górak-Sosnowska, K., Krępa, M., & Szulecka, M. (2025). Folding Arms Behind Open Doors: Poland's Policy on the Admission of Migrants from the Global South in 2014–2023. Migration Studies – Review of Polish Diaspora, 51(4), 29–51. https://doi.org/10.4467/25444972SMPP.25.025.22990
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