International migrations in Europe

The course is organized in six sections as follows:

1. Introduction to the study of international migrations in Europe

2. Macro theoretical approaches to the study of international migrations

3. Micro (and meso) theoretical approaches to the study of international migrations

4. International migrations in Europe: a genealogical approach

5. Contemporary international migrations in Europe and beyond

6. Contemporary management of international migrations in Europe

This course examines international migrations in Europe from both a theoretical as well as 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). Students are expected to acquire a variety of theoretical approaches to the study of international migrations in Europe and learn how to apply them for the analysis of current and past trends and relevant case studies.

In terms of teaching strategies, besides lecturing (30%) I expect students to discuss the weekly materials in class through individual and group presentations. During the course, we will make extensive use of case studies, organize group and individual class problem-solving exercises, and arrange screenings of relevant audio-visual documents.

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)

Contacts

Giacomo.Orsini@vub.ac.be

Méthode(s) d'évaluation

• Autre

Autre

Students are evaluated on the basis of a series of activities. Thirty percent (30%) of the final mark comes from students’ in class-presentations. Another twenty percent (20%) comes from students’ weekly reports of in-class exercises and their overall participation to class activities. Half of the evaluation (50%) will depend on the final oral exam.

Langue(s) d'évaluation

• anglais