Undergraduate Course: Refugees (SCAN10038)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Social and Political Science |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Social Anthropology |
Other subject area |
South Asian Studies |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course aims to take an anthropological approach to the legal treatment of refugees as defined by the 1951 Refugee Convention; its main focus is therefore on asylum seekers, and legal processes involved in claiming asylum in the UK, with some reference to other European countries and the rest of the world. It deals principally, though not entirely, with refugees from South Asia. The course considers factors causing refugee flows, namely, social, political and military conflicts which create persecution and cause people to flee within and from their own countries. It examines the bureaucratic and legal hurdles which asylum seekers must surmount to become officially recognised as legitimate refugees, with particular emphasis on ethnographic study of proceedings in immigration courts. It also examines the cultural consequences of displacement. Legal definitions of Convention concepts such as race, political opinion and social group are analysed anthropologically. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
Travel to Glasgow to attend asylum appeal hearing |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Students attending this course will acquire understanding of the contexts leading to the rapid rise in movements of international refugees, and the cultural consequences for refugees themselves. They will become aware of the practical roles which anthropological knowledge plays in the asylum process, and the professional and ethical issues which arise. They will be in a position to take an informed, anthropological perspective on media coverage and political debates surrounding immigration, refugee, and asylum issues. |
Assessment Information
| One essay of 3,000 to 3,500 words (80%), one course assignment (20%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Anthony Good
Tel: (0131 6)50 3941
Email: A.Good@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
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