| Course Name | Sociology of International Migration |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| SOC 260 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Course Objectives | This course aims to introduce students international migration phenomenon as a research area in sociology. The course is designed to present theories, types, current debates and consequences of international migration as well as Turkey’s experience. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course provides core dimensions and basic concepts of international migration. First of all, it deals with the international migration theories and various types of migration movements across national cross borders. Then, the course addresses the various issues concerning international migration such as diaspora, long-distance nationalism, transnationalism, ethnic economies and immigrant incorporation. Lastly, it focuses on the case of Turkey as sending, receiving and transit country. |
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| Major Area Courses | X | |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction and overview of the course | |
| 2 | Introduction to migration studies | Koser, K. (2007). International migration: A very short introduction. (Chapter 1 Why migration matters, pp. 1-15). New York: Oxford University Press. Castles, S., De Haas, H. & Miller, M. J. (2014). The age of migration: International population movements in the modern world (5th ed.). (Chapter 1 Introduction, pp. 1-20). New York: Palgrave Macmillan. |
| 3 | Theories of migration | Massey, D. et al. (1993). Theories of international migration: A review and appraisal. Population and Development Review, 19(3), 431- 466. Castles, S., De Haas, H. & Miller, M. J. (2014). The age of migration: International population movements in the modern world (5th ed.). (Chapter 2 Theories of Migration, pp. 25-53). New York: Palgrave Macmillan. |
| 4 | Types of Migration I (Voluntary/Forced migration, Economic/Labour migration) | Koser, K. (2007). International migration: A very short introduction. (Chapter 2 Who is a migrant?, pp. 16-27). New York: Oxford University Press. Erdal, M. B. & Oeppen, C. (2018). Forced to leave? The discursive and analytical significance of describing migration as forced and voluntary. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 44(6), 981-998. Bartram, D. (2005). International Labor Migration: Foreign Workers and Public Policy. (Chapter 2 Labor Migration in the Postwar Period, pp. 31-52). Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan. Castles, S. (2006). “Guest Workers in Europe: A Resurrection?” International Migration Review 4(4): 741-766. |
| 5 | Types of Migration II (Forced, Irregular, Transit migration) | Koser, K. (2007). International migration: A very short introduction. (Chapter 6 Refugees and asylum-seekers, pp. 70-89). New York: Oxford University Press. Koser, K. (2007). International migration: A very short introduction. (Chapter 5 Irregular migration, pp. 54-69). New York: Oxford University Press. Menjívar, C. (2006). Liminal Legality: Salvadoran and Guatemalan Immigrants’ Lives in the United States. American Journal of Sociology, 111(4), 999–1037. Düvell, F. (2012). Transit migration: A blurred and politicised concept. POPULATION, SPACE AND PLACE, 18, 415-427. |
| 6 | Diaspora and Long Distance Nationalism | Cohen, R. (2008). GLOBAL DIASPORAS: An introduction. (Chapter 1 Four Phases of Diaspora Studies, pp. 1-20). London and New York: Routledge. Safran, W. (1991). Diasporas in modern societies: Myths of homeland and return. Diaspora: A journal of transnational studies, 1(1), 83-99. Schiller, N. G. (2005). “Long Distance Nationalism”. In Melvin Ember, Carol R. Ember, Ian Skoggard (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Diasporas: Immigrant and Refugee Cultures Around the World. Volume I: Overviews and Topics. Springer. pp. 570-580. |
| 7 | Midterm Exam | |
| 8 | Transnationalism | Bash, Linda; Nina Glick Schiller and Christina Szanton Blanc. (1994), Nations Unbound: Transnational Projects, Postcolonial Predicaments, and Deterritorialized Nation-States. London: Routledge. • Transnational Projects: A New Perspective, pp.1-21. • Theoretical Premises, pp. 22-51. Faist, T., Fauser, M. & Reisenauer, E. (2013). Transnational Migration. (Chapter 1 Three Transnationals: Transnationalization, Transnational Social Spaces and Transnationality, pp. 1-17 and Chapter 2 Transnationality and Social Practices: pp. 27-45). Cambridge: Polity Press. |
| 9 | Migrants and Society | Castles, S., De Haas, H. & Miller, M. J. (2014). The age of migration: International population movements in the modern world (5th ed.). (Chapter 12 New Ethnic Minorities and Society, pp. 264-295). New York: Palgrave Macmillan. Gottdiener, M.; Ray Hutchinson, (2011), The New Urban Sociology, Ch. 8, Minority Settlement Patterns, Neighborhoods, and Communities in the Multicentred Metro Region, Westview Press: Boulder, pp. 185-208. |
| 10 | Migration and Turkey I- Migrations in the late Ottoman and early Republican Period and Population Exchanges | İçduygu, A. & Sert, D. (2015). The changing waves of migration from the Balkans to Turkey: A Historical account. In H. Vermeulen et al. (Eds.), Migration in the Southern Balkans (pp. 85-104). IMISCOE Research Series, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-13719-3_5 Kirişci, K. (2000). Disaggregating Turkish citizenship and immigration practices. Middle Eastern Studies, 36(3), 1-22. Kirişci, K. (2008). Migration and Turkey: the dynamics of state, society and politics. In R. Kasaba (Ed.), Turkey in the Modern World (Cambridge History of Turkey, volume 4). (pp. 175- 198). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Suggested Readings: Parla, A. (2006). Longing, belonging and locations of homeland among Turkish immigrants from Bulgaria. Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 6(4), 543-557. Vasileva, D. (1992). Bulgarian Turkish emigration and return. International migration review, 26(2), 342-352. |
| 11 | Migration and Turkey II- Migration from Turkey to Europe | Abadan-Unat, N. (2011). Turks in Europe: From guest worker to transnational citizen. (Chapter 1 Phases of Turkish Emigration, pp. 1-37 and Chapter 3 Empirical Research, pp. 51- 86). New York: Berghahn Books. İçduygu, A. (2012). 50 years after the labour recruitment agreement with Germany: The consequences of emigration for Turkey. PERCEPTIONS, 17(2), 11-36. Suggested Readings: Nielsen-Ostergaard, Eva Kristine. (2001), “Transnational Political Practices and the Receiving State: Turks and Kurds in Germany and the Netherlands,” Global Networks, 1:3, pp. 261-281. Topal, Çağatay. (2008), “Surveillance in Germany after 9/11,” European Societies, 10:5, pp. 809-832. |
| 12 | Migration and Turkey III- Turkey as a transit and receiving country | Düvell, F. (2018). From migration transition to integration challenge. New Perspectives on Turkey, 58, 179-200. Genç, F., Heck, G. & Hess, S. (2018). The multilayered migration regime in Turkey: Contested regionalization, deceleration and legal precarization. Journal of Borderlands Studies, 1-20. Rittersberger-Tılıç, H. (2015-2016). From “forced to leave” to “forced to stay”: Syrian “refugees” in Turkey. NÜFUSBİLİM DERGİSİ / TURKISH JOURNAL OF POPULATION STUDIES, 37-38, 7-26. |
| 13 | The Effects of Migration on Societies | Castles, S., De Haas, H. & Miller, M. J. (2014). The age of migration: International population movements in the modern world (5th ed.). (Chapter 3 How Migration Transforms Societies, pp. 55-83). New York: Palgrave Macmillan. Koç, İ. & Onan, I. (2004). International migrants’ remittances and welfare status of the left-behind families in Turkey. The International Migration Review, 38(1), 78-112. Çelik, K., Beşpınar, U. & Kalaycıoğlu, S. (2013). Experiences of stay-behind women in international migration. In T. Geisen, T. Studer & E. Yıldız (Eds.), Migration, familie und soziale lage: Beiträge zu bildung, gender und care (pp. 235-250). Heidelberg: Springer. |
| 14 | Reviewing the semester/ Due date for assignment | Documentary screening: The Forced Migration of the Turks of Bulgaria |
| 15 | Reviewing the semester | |
| 16 | Final |
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| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 20 |
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 60 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 20 | |
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 27 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 40 | |
| Total | 180 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To have the knowledge of classical and contemporary theories in sociology, and be able to comparatively analyze these theories. | X | ||||
| 2 | To have the knowledge of main methodological approaches in sociology as well as social research and data analysis methods. | X | ||||
| 3 | To have knowledge in the fields of general sociology, sociology of institutions, social structure and change, and applied sociology. | X | ||||
| 4 | To be able to determine the appropriate methods in the design of the planning stage and conclusion of a sociological project, individually or as part of a team. | X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to diagnose the social dynamics behind personal problems by using sociological imagination. | X | ||||
| 6 | To be able to define social problems at local, national, and global level, and offer new policies for solutions. | X | ||||
| 7 | To be able to apply commonly-used computer programs for data collection and analysis in sociological research. | X | ||||
| 8 | To be able to develop a socially responsible, scientific and ethical perspective regarding the collection, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data. | X | ||||
| 9 | To be able to analyze different aspects of the social world by drawing on the knowledge produced by other disciplines of the social sciences. | |||||
| 10 | To be able to constantly renew herself/himself professionally by following scientific and technological developments in sociology and social research. | |||||
| 11 | To be able to collect sociological data and communicate with sociologists and other social scientists in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | |||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. | |||||
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