International migrations in Europe

This course examines international migrations in Europe from a theoretical and an empirical angle. Following a detailed overview of the most important concepts and theoretical frameworks for the analysis of international migrations, students focus on the major trends and transformations characterizing international migrations and their management in Europe (and beyond). More specifically, the course focuses on: Macro, Micro and Meso theoretical approaches to the study of international migrations; a genealogy of international migrations in Europe over the 20th century; A zoom on main migration trends in Europe and beyond, over the 21st 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.

Students are expected to familiarize with a variety of theoretical approaches for the study of international 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.

Références, bibliographie et lectures recommandées

I expect students to prepare indicatively two readings per week – articles and/or book chapters. The complete list is available in the syllabus on the Virtual University (VU)

Support(s) de cours

• Syllabus

Contacts

giacomo.orsini@ugent.be; giacomo.orsini@uclouvain.be; 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

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.

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 )