Rethinking Contemporary Migration

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Course for postgraduate students

Students should have knowledge of basic sociological concepts and theories. Participants must be able to read and communicate in English.

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This internet seminar examines key processes, theories and regulatory institutions relating to migration, its determinants and consequences. These problems will be discussed in relation the most important social, cultural, economic, political and demographic changes. The problem of spatial mobility will be analysed in relation to Poland, Europe and the world. The seminar includes such themes as: theories of spatial mobility, characteristics of migration in XIX, XX and XXI centuries, migration forecasts. It will also debate established concepts and major dichotomies in migration studies as well as consider implications of developments in migration theory for sociology.

This internet seminar examines key processes, theories and regulatory institutions relating to migration, its determinants and consequences. These problems will be discussed in relation the most important social, cultural, economic, political and demographic changes. The problem of spatial mobility will be analysed in relation to Poland, Europe and the world. The seminar includes such themes as: theories of spatial mobility, characteristics of migration in XIX, XX and XXI centuries, migration forecasts. It will also debate established concepts and major dichotomies in migration studies as well as consider implications of developments in migration theory for sociology.

The seminar will consist of the following topics:

* understanding the concept of migration and diverse forms of mobility in the contemporary world

* using the established theories of migration to analyse migration in the contemporary world

* understanding the relationship between migration and policy

* discussing new ways of conceptualising migration and contested concepts: transnational and liquid migration, and (re)bordering

* conceptualising the diversity of a contemporary society

* understanding the shift from migration as a subfield of study to mobility as a new paradigm.

Selected readings:

Betts A. 2011. Global Migration Governance, Oxford: Oxford University Press (selected excerpts)

Castles S., de Haas H., Miller M . 2014. The Age of Migration. International Population Movements in the Modern World. Fifth Edition. UK: Palgrave (selected excerpts)

Castles S. 2010. Understanding Global Migration: A Social Transformation Perspective. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 36(1): 1565-1586

De Haas H. 2012. The Migration and Development Pendulum: A Critical View on Research and Policy, International Migration 50 (3): 8-25

Dustmann Ch. Et al. 2016. On the Economies and Policies of Refugee Migration, IZA

Engbersen G. et al. 2013. “A Typology of Labour Migration. On the Differential Attachments of Migrations from Central and Eastern Europe”, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 39(6): 959-981

Faist T. 2013. The mobility turn: A new paradigm for the Social Sciences?, Ethnic and Racial Studies, 36(1): 1637-1646.

Faist T. 2014. Diversity – a new mode of incorporation? In: Vertovec S. (ed). Migration and Diversity, Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 153-172

Ghosh B. 2013. The Global Economic Crisis and the Future of Migration, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (selected excerpts)

Glick Schiller N., Çağlar A. 2009. Towards a comparative theory of locality in migration studies: Migrant incorporation and city scale, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Górny A., M. Kindler (2016). The Temporary Nature of Ukrainian Migration: Definitions, Determinants and Consequences, in: Ukrainian Migration to the European Union, O. Fedyuk and M. Kindler (eds.): 91-112

Gurak DT; Caces F 1992. Migration networks and the shaping of migration systems. In: M. Kritz, L. Lim, and H. Zlotnik. International migration systems: a global approach, edited by Oxford, England, Clarendon Press, 150-176

Kaczmarczyk P. 2015. Recent Trends in International Migration in Poland. The 2013 SOPEMI Report, 1-42.

Kivisto P 2001. Theorizing Transnational Immigration: A Critical Review of current Efforts, Ethnic and Racial Studies, 24(4): 549-577

Levitt P. 1998. Social Remittances: Migration Driven Local-Level Forms of Cultural Diffusion, International Migration Review, 32(4): 926-948

Massey D. at al. 1993. Theories of International Migration: A Review and Appraisal, Population and Development Review, 19(3), 431-466.

Okólski M. 2012. “Spatial Mobility from the Perspective of the Incomplete Migration Concept”, CEEMR 1(1), pp. 11-27

Okólski M., Salt J. Polish emigration to the UK after 2004. Why did so many come?. CEEMR 3(2), pp. 11-32

Pacione M. 2009. Urban Geography: A Global Perspective. Routledge (selected excerpts)

Portes A. 2010. Migration and Social Change: Some Conceptual Reflections, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 36(1): 1537-1563

Rees P. 2013. “The Implications of Ageing and Migration for the Future Population, Health, Labour Force and Households of Northern England”, Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 6(2):93-122

Richmond A. 1988. “Sociological Theories of International Migration: The Case of Refugees”, Current Sociology, 36(2): 7-25

Spencer S. 2011. The migration debate (Chapter: Introduction: Migration policy in the 21st Century), Bristol: Policy Press

Urry J. 2000. “Mobile sociology”, The British Journal of Sociology, 51(1): 185-203

Winders J, 2014 New Immigrant Destinations in Global Context, IMR 48(s1): s149-s179

Van Hear V. 2010. Theories of Migration and Social Change, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 36(1): 1531-1536

Vertovec S. 2010. Super-diversity and its implications. In Steven Vertovec (ed.), Anthropology of migration and multiculturalism: New directions, 65–96. London: Routledge

Vertovec S (2010) Conceiving and researching transnationalism. In: Martinelli M. and Rath J (eds) Selected Studies in International Migration and Immigrant Incorporation, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press

Is aware of the consequences of choosing a particular theoretical perspective

Can interpret past and present social events (political, cultural, and economic) using sociological concepts and theories

Can use basic sociological terms and categories to analyse societies, particularly contemporary Polish society

Can independently find facts and materials needed to conduct simple sociological analyses, using various sources in both Polish and a foreign language, and using modern technologies

Can conduct a simple analysis of the consequences of the processes occurring in modern societies

Can independently form simple judgments on the causes of selected social processes and phenomena

Can use basic theoretical categories to describe social changes in modern societies

Can form judgments on motives of human behaviour and predict its social consequences

Can discuss measures presented as solutions to particular social problems (in micro and macro scale), based on acquired knowledge

Can comprehend a scientific text and identify its main theses and the author’s arguments, as well as discuss them

Can find, gather and synthesize information about social phenomena

Can properly use sources of scientific information

Respects opinions of other people, for instance those expressed in a group discussion

The course will be completed on the basis of a regular fulfilment of tasks during the duration of the course, AND completing a short final test at class at the end of the course.

This course will last 6 weeks. Each week a different topic will be discussed. It will be delivered on the UW KAMPUS platform and will start in the second half of October (30 hours in total).

Students should be aware that a good grade will require quite intensive work during this short period. You will be asked to complete tasks such as: quizzes, participation in an obligatory and non-obligatory discussion, a short case study, and a presentation. During the course there will be a total of 6 quizzes and 4 other assignments to complete. All quizzes and tasks will be graded on a scale from 0 to 10.To complete the course, students need to collect at least 50% points from quizzes and assignments. If required, individual students can sit an extended exam on this subject (on the basis of a wider curriculum).

If students have not met the above criteria on time, they will be given an additional time to complete outstanding quizzes/assignments (to collect at least 50% points) and/or can resit the final test during the additional exam period.

Due to the on-line character of the course, absence rules do not apply.