Postgraduate Course: The Politics of Migration in Europe (PLIT11012)
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 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Politics |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
The course examines immigration and integration policies in European countries and the EU. It charts changing patterns of migration and refugee flows to Europe since the Second World War, and analyses how different states have responded to the challenge of large-scale immigration. Policy responses are dealt with under three main themes: state attempts to control and regulate entry, including labour migration and asylum; efforts at integrating immigrants and ethnic minority groups; and regional cooperation in the context of EU Immigration and Asylum Policy. The course explores some of the broader challenges immigration has raised for state sovereignty, the welfare state, and conceptions of citizenship and national identity.
Lecture Programme:
1. Theories of Migration Policy
2. Labour Migration Policies in Post-War Europe
3. Asylum and Refugee Policy
4. Philosophies of Integration and Citizenship
5. Socio-economic Integration
6. The Return of Assimilation?
7. Political Mobilization and Migration
8. Harmonization of European Immigration and Asylum Policies
9. The External Dimension of EU Immigration and Asylum
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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 |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- Enable students to analyse and explain migration policy responses in Europe
- Enable them to apply different theories and concepts from political science, international relations, law and sociology to migration policy issues
- Enhance students' capacity to use comparative methods to explain national divergence in policy, as well as policy change over time |
Assessment Information
essay 3,000 words
assignment 1000 words |
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 |
Dr Christina Boswell
Tel: (0131 6)50 9924
Email: christina.boswell@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Helen O'Shea
Tel: (0131 6)50 9703
Email: v1ohelen@staffmail.ed.ac.uk |
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