Content
Part 1. Introduction and key concepts and definitions
- Migration, refuge, asylum: concepts and definitions
- Migration theories. IR and international migrations
- Flows and general data (regional approach)
Part 2. The Making of Immigration Policies
- Theories and models
- Policy-processes and policy gap
- Stakeholders in place
- Multilevel governance: from local to international playgrounds International framework
- The EU migration and asylum policies
Part 3. Forced migration: IDPs, refugees and asylum seekers
- International law and instruments
- Policies and actions
- Challenges and new figures (gender violence, environmental displacement…)
Part 4. Integration and inclusion policies and instruments
- Integration theories and discussions
- Public policies and actions
- Xenophobic discourses and migration as an instrumental topic
Part 5. The EU migration and asylum policies
- Migration as a political issue
- Migration-Security Nexus: The emergence of immigration control: Securitization and externalization. Migration industry. Weaponization.
- Migration-Development Nexus: Remittances. Brain Drain vs. Brain Gain. South-South dynamics
Activities and Methodology
Title |
Hours |
ECTS |
Learning Outcomes |
Type: Directed |
|
|
|
Lectures with debate |
30
|
1.2 |
1, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 24, 25
|
Seminars and oral presentations of students |
24
|
0.96 |
2, 4, 5, 10, 16
|
Type: Supervised |
|
|
|
Tutorials |
16
|
0.64 |
7
|
Type: Autonomous |
|
|
|
Study of the thematics of the course as well as complementary readings |
80
|
3.2 |
3, 9, 12, 19, 23
|
International Migrations is a 6 ECTS course, which will be divided between lectures with debate sessions, tutorials, group work, and individual or group presentations by students.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Assessment
Continous Assessment Activities
Title |
Weighting |
Hours |
ECTS |
Learning Outcomes |
End-term exam (Parts III-V) |
30% |
0
|
0 |
6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 15, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
|
Mid-term exam (Parts I&II) |
30% |
0
|
0 |
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24
|
Participation |
10% |
0
|
0 |
5, 7, 22
|
Short paper I |
15% |
0
|
0 |
1, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 21, 25
|
Short paper II |
15% |
0
|
0 |
1, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 21, 25
|
Students are asked to demonstrate a basic knowledge of theoretical concepts in a balanced way for all parts of the course. The primary assessment method in this course is “continuous assessment”. However, there is an alternative “single assessment” option that will be explained later on.
Continuous Assessment
The evaluation of this course is based on the following:
- A mid-term exam covering approximately the first half of the program, accounting for 30% of the final grade.
- An end-term exam covering the rest of the syllabus, accounting for 30% of the final grade.
- Two short papers, each accounting for 15% of the final grade.
- Class participation, including four individual/group presentations, class discussions, and other activities planned by the professors, accounting for 10% of the final grade.
To pass the course, students must score at least 4 in each of the planned exams. Achieving a minimum score of 4 on both the midterm and final exams is necessary but not sufficient to pass the course. Once this minimum grade of 4 is achieved, final scores will be calculated using the weighted average of all grades: exams, papers, and participation in activities. A final score of 5 or greater is required to pass the course.
The mid-term exam will be scheduled during the course on a day determined by the professor and announced in advance. If a student misses or fails the midterm exam, they must take the resit exam on the date set by the Faculty.
The end-term exam will be at the end of the semester on a day set by the Faculty and will also be announced in advance.
The dates for short papers and presentations will be specified according to the programming and evolution of the subject. Short papers and presentations cannot be submitted/presented after the fixed date (see Campus Virtual).
Important considerations:
- To pass the course, passing both exams isnecessary but not sufficient. Failing either exam, even if the average grade exceeds 5, will result in not passing the course.
- Students who do not pass either the mid-term exam, the end-term exam, or both exams will have the opportunity to take a resit examination on the date set by the Faculty (see Resit Exam).
- Attendance at two of the mentioned assessment activities precludes receiving a "Not Presented" grade.
Single Assessment
According to the UAB’s Academic Regulations, students may opt for “single assessment”. Students wishing to choose this option must contact the faculty at the beginning of the course.
In the “single assessment” option, the following activities will be conducted:
- An exam covering the entire syllabus of the subject, accounting for 60% of the final grade.
- A practical exercise accounting for 40% of the final grade.
The final exam will be at the end of the semester on a day set by the faculty and will be announced in advance. Achieving a minimum score of 4 on the final exam is necessary to pass the course.
On the day of the final exam, the student will submit an essay on a specific topic following the professor's instructions (provided in advance) and will present it orally.
Important considerations:
- Opting for this assessment method implies renouncing the standard assessment method outlined in this course guide.
- The Single Assessment option should be discussed with the professor and approved by the faculty.
- Students under the "single assessment" option may retake the final exam if they fail (see Resit Exam).
Resit Exam
For the resit exam, the following criteria will apply:
- Students under “continuous assessment” may take a resit exam if they fail. This exam will count for 40% of the final grade, while the remaining 60% will be based on the weighted average of the other assessment activities.
- Students under “single assessment” may retake the final exam if they fail. This retake will count for 50% of the final grade.
Bibliography
Required Bibliography
Part I. Key Concepts
- Arango, J. (2004). Theories of international migration. In International migration in the new millennium, pp. 25-45. Routledge.
- Mitchell, C. (1989). International migration, international relations and foreign policy. International Migration Review, 23(3), 681-708.
- https://www.migrationdataportal.org/
Part II. Immigration Policies: The Making of
- Castles, S. (2004). Why migration policies fail. Ethnic and racial studies, 27(2), 205-227.
- Freeman, G. P. (2006). National models, policy types, and the politics of immigration in liberal democracies. West European Politics, 29(2), 227-247.
- Østergaard-Nielsen, E. (2003). International Migration and Sending Countries: Key Issues and Themes. In: Østergaard-Nielsen, E. (eds) International Migration and Sending Countries. Palgrave Macmillan, London.
Part III. Forced Migration
- Gammeltoft-Hansen, T. (2014). International refugee law and refugee policy: the case of deterrence policies. Journal of Refugee Studies, 27(4), 574-595.
- Greenhill, K. M. (2016). The Weaponisation of Migration. Connectivity Wars: Why Migration, Finance and Trade Are the Geo-Economic Battlegrounds of the Future, 76-82. European Council on Foreign Relations
- https://www.unhcr.org/refugee-statistics/ & https://www.unhcr.org/global-trends
Part IV. Integration and Inclusion Policies
- Klarenbeek, L. M. (2021). Reconceptualising ‘integration as a two-way process’. Migration studies, 9(3), 902-921.
- Caponio, T., & Jones-Correa, M. (2018). Theorising migration policy in multilevel states: the multilevel governance perspective. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 44(12), 1995–2010. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1341705
- OECD & European Union: Indicators of Immigrant Integration 2023: Settling In
Part V. The EU migration and asylum policy
- Münch, S. (2018). EU migration and asylum policies. In Handbook of European policies (pp. 306-330). Edward Elgar Publishing.
- Pinyol-Jiménez, G. (2019). Is It Possible to Develop a Common European Policy on Immigration and Asylum?. IEMed: Mediterranean yearbook 2019, 64-69. Barcelona: IEMed.
- Eurostat. Migration and Migrant Population Statistics
Supplementary bibliography
- Betts, A. (2008). Global migration governance (No. 2008/43). GEG Working Paper.
- Boswell, C. (2007). Theorizing migration policy: Is there a third way?. International migration review, 41(1), 75-100.
- Carens, J. H. (1987). Aliens and citizens: the case for open borders. The review of politics, 251-273.
- Czaika, M., & De Haas, H. (2013). The effectiveness of immigration policies. Population and Development Review, 39(3), 487-508.
- De Haas, H., Czaika, M., Flahaux, M. L., Mahendra, E., Natter, K., Vezzoli, S., & Villares‐Varela, M. (2019). International migration: Trends, determinants, and policy effects. Population and Development Review, 45(4), 885-922.
- Geddes, A., & Scholten, P. (2013). Policy Analysis and Europeanization: An Analysis of EU Migrant Integration Policymaking. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice, 17(1), 41–59.
- Gilardoni, G., D'Odorico, M., & Carrillo, D. (2015). Evidence on migrants' integration in Europe. Milan: ISMU Foundation.
- Greenhill, K. M. (2022). When migrants become weapons: the long history and worrying future of a coercive tactic. Foreign Affairs, 101, 155.
- Guild, E. (2006). The Europeanisation of Europe's asylum policy. International Journal of Refugee Law, 18(3-4), 630-651.
- Guiraudon, V., & Lahav, G. (2000). A reappraisal of the state sovereignty debate: The case of migration control. Comparative political studies, 33(2), 163-195.
- Hollifield, J., Martin, P. L., & Orrenius, P. (Eds.). (2014). Controlling immigration: A global perspective. Stanford University Press.
- Huysmans, J. (2000). The European Union and the securitization of migration. Journal of Common Market Studies, 38(5), 751-777.
- Joppke, C. (1998). Why liberal states accept unwanted immigration. World politics, 266-293.
- Lahav, G. (2004). Public opinion toward immigration in the European Union does: It matter?. Comparative Political Studies, 37(10), 1151-1183.
- Lakoff, G. (2006). The framing of immigration. https://escholarship.org/content/qt0j89f85g/qt0j89f85g.pdf
- Scholten, P., & Penninx, R. (2016). The multilevel governance of migration and integration. In Integration processes and policies in Europe (pp. 91-108). Springer, Cham.
- Thielemann, E. (2011). How Effective are Migration and Non-Migration Policies that Affect Forced Migration. Migration Studies Unit Working Papers, (2011/14).
- Triandafyllidou, A. (2022). Migration and the Nation. In: Scholten, P. (eds) Introduction to Migration Studies. IMISCOE Research Series. Springer, Cham.