International migrations in Europe

This course is divided in 2 parts. The part taught by Giacomo Orsini consists of an intense week of classes (i.e., 3 hrs x day, for 4 consecutive days) during which students are exposed to: an overview of the most influential Macro, Micro and Meso theoretical approaches to the study of international migrations; a genealogy of international migrations in Europe over the 20^th century; A zoom on main migration trends in Europe and beyond, over the 21^st century; Contemporary management of international migrations in Europe; The (in)Visibility of Gender and Sexuality in migration politics, policies and studies; A critical grounded look at the Securitisation of migration in Europe. Given the intensive nature of this part of the module, teaching will combine more vertical lectures with more horizontal and participatory activities and exercises. The other half of the course is organised on a weekly basis (i.e., 2hrs x week, for 6 non-consecutive weeks) is taught by Laszlo Andor and focuses on: major trends in intra-EU mobility; East-West mobility and related controversies; South-North mobility/eurozone crisis effects; Migration in Brexit debates and its consequences; Fair mobility and the establishment of ELA; Covid-19 and war effects on EU migration.

Students are expected to familiarize with a variety of theoretical approaches for the study of international and internal migrations in Europe and learn how to apply them in the analysis of current and past migratory trends and relevant case studies.

Connaissances et compétences pré-requises ou co-requises

No specific knowledge and competencies prerequisite to join the course.

This course is taught by two lecturers, each in charge of 12hrs of teaching. As such, the course combines both more vertical and horizontal teaching strategies, and develops interdisciplinary. The course normally also counts on a number of guest lectures.

Support(s) de cours

• Syllabus

Contacts

giacomo.orsini@eurac.edu; giacomo.orsini@ulb.be

Campus

Solbosch

Méthode(s) d'évaluation

• Examen écrit
• Examen oral
• Autre

Examen écrit

• Examen hors-session

• Question ouverte à réponse courte
• Question fermée à Réponses Multiples (QRM)

Examen oral

• Examen hors-session

• Question ouverte à développement long

Autre

The evaluation for this course will combine grades from each half of the course. As for the part taught by Giacomo Orsini, students are evaluated on the basis of their participation to the course and the in-class discussions, and a final oral exam. Questions in the oral exams are meant to evaluate whether and how students are able to operationalise the different analytical framework discussed in class, in relation to real-life past and present events and dynamics linked to migration in Europe. As for the half taught by Laszlo Andor, students are evaluated through a written exam combining multiple choice and open questions.

Construction de la note (en ce compris, la pondération des notes partielles)

As the course is divided in two parts, students' final mark is an average between the evaluations given by the two lecturers. As for the part taught by Giacomo Orsini (50% final mark) the note is determined 20% by the student's participation, and 80% by the final oral exam. Concerning the other half of the course taught by Laszlo Andor, students are evaluated on a written exam mixing open and multiple-choice questions.

Langue(s) d'évaluation

• anglais
• (éventuellement Espagnol, français, Italien )