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COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


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Course Name
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
Fall/Spring
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
-
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s) -
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Students will be able to describe the concepts and definitions in the field of migration and integration policy
  • Students will be able to differentiate between different concepts of migration management and integration policies.
  • Students will be able to describe the role of the EU in the field of migration
  • Students will be able to perform an analysis of the social, economical and cultural impacts of migration movements on host and sending countries
  • Students will be able to compose a well structured presentation in which they evaluate a specific research question concerning the migration field
  • Students will be able to compose a well structured essay on a specific research question
Course Description

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
X
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction: Challenge of international migration, Presentation Techniques
2 Explaining migration movements Castles, Stephen/Miller, Mark (2009) The Age of Migration, MacMillan, chapter 2
3 Labour Migration 1: Historical Overview Castles, Stephen/Miller, Mark (2009) The Age of Migration, MacMillan, chapter 5
4 Labour Migration 2: Demographic Change and the Need for Highly Qualified People Carrera, S. (2007) Building a common Policy on Labour Immigration. Towards a Comprehensive and Global Approach in the EU; Centre for European Policy Studies, Working Paper No. 256
5 Refugees FischerLescano, A. / Löhr, T. /Tohidipur, T. (2009) Border Controls at Sea: Requirements under International Human Rights and Refugee Law; International Journal of Refugee Law 21(2): 256296 Hamood, S. (2008) EU–Libya Cooperation on Migration: A Raw Deal for Refugees and Migrants? Journal of Refugee Studies 21(1): 1942
6 Illegal Migration and Border Management Coluccello, S. /Massey, S. (2007) Out of Africa: The human trade between Libya and Lampedusa, Trends in Organized Crime 10(4): 7790 Papadopoulou, A. (2005) Regularization programmes: an effective instrument of migration policy? Global Commission on International Migration, Global Migration Perspectives No. 33 Lavenex, Sandra (2004) The External Dimension of Europeanisation: The case of immigration policy; Cooperation and Conflict, vol.39(4), 417 443
7 Migration and Development Newland, K. /Rannveig Agunias, D. /Terrazzas, A. (2008) Learning by Doing: Experiences of Circular Migration Policy Institute Trauner, F./Kruse, I. (2008) EC Visa Facilitation and Readmission Agreements: Implementing a New EU security Approach in the Neighbourhood, Centre for European Policy Studies, Working Document No. 290/April 2008 Castles, Stephen/Miller, Mark (2009) The Age of Migration, MacMillan, chapter 3
8 Turkey’s Migration Policy Kirisci, Kemal (2009) Harmonisation of Migration Policy and Turkey’s Security Challegenes, EDAM Discussion Paper Series 2009/1
9 Midterm
10 Integration policy: Different Concepts in Comparison Boswick, W./Heckmann, F. (2006) Integration of Migrants: Contributions of local and regional authorities; European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, www.eurofound.de Green, Simon (2007): Divergent Traditions, converging responses: Immigration and Integration Policy in the UK and Germany; German Politics, 16:1, 95 – 115 Avci, Gamze (2007): Comparing Integration Policies and Outcomes: Turks in the NL and Germany; Turkish Studies, (7)1, 67 84
11 SocioEconomic Integration Castles, Stephen/Miller, Mark (2009) The Age of Migration, MacMillan, chapter 10 OECD (2007) Jobs for immigrants labour Market integration in Australia, Denmark, Germany and Sweden Florida, Richard (2003) The Rise of the Creative Class. And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life BasicBooks New York
12 Citizenship Law and Political Participation Naujoks, D. (2009) Dual citizenship. The discourse on ethnic and political boundarymaking in Germany, Focus Migration, policy brief no. 14 A. Holmes Coopper (2002) Party sponsored protest and movement society: The CDU/CSU mobilizes against citizenship law reforms; German Politics 11:2, 88 104
13 Integration and Identity Castles, Stephen/Miller, Mark (2009) The Age of Migration, MacMillan, , chapter 11 Jopke, Christian (2010) Citizenship and Migration, Cambridge, chapter 4
14 Integration and Security Castles, Stephen/Miller, Mark (2009) The Age of Migration, MacMillan, chapter 9 Dietmar Loch (2009) Immigrant Youth and Urban Riots: A comparison of France and Germany; Journal of Migration Studies, vol.35, 5; 791 814
15 Review for the Final exam
16 Review of the Semester  
Course Notes/Textbooks The literature above, power point presentations, information taken from the EU website, internationalş organisations and NGOs
Suggested Readings/Materials

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
30
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
25
Final Exam
1
35
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

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
16
3
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
25
Final Exams
1
40
    Total
161

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1 To be able to use the advanced theoretical and practical knowledge that the graduates have acquired in the areas of international relations X
2 To be able to examine, interpret data and assess concepts and ideas with the scientific methods in the area of international relations/political science X
3 To take the responsibility as a group team member and as an individual to solve unforeseen and multidimensional problems that are unforeseen in practice X
4 To be able to recognize regional and global issues/problems, and to be able to develop solutions based on research and scientific evidence X
5 To be able to assess the acquired knowledge and skills in the area of international relations/political science critically and to detect learning requirements and to guide learning. X
6 To be able to inform authorities and institutions in the area of international relations; to be able to transfer ideas and proposals supported by quantitative and qualitative data about the problems verbally and in writing to experts and nonexperts. X
7 To be able to interpret theoretical debates regarding relations among factors in global politics such as structures, institutions and culture, to be able to pinpoint the continuities and changes of main dynamics of international relations, X
8 To be able to distinguish the differences between the classical and contemporary theories and to assess their relationship, X
9 To be able to make use of other disciplines that international relations are based upon (political science, law, economics, sociology, psychology, etc.) and to have the basic knowledge of these disciplines. X
10 To be able to keep abreast of current news on international relations, learn a foreign language and to communicate with one’s peers (European language portfolio global scale, level B1) X
11 To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently
12 To have ethical, social and scientific values in the stages throughout the processes of collecting, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data related to international relations. X
13 To be able to improve the acquired knowledge, skills and qualifications for personal and social reasons X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 

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