Entry requirements
This course is part of the LDE Master’s degree Governance of Migration and Diversity. It is not accessible for BA students, or MA students from other specialisations.
Description
This course is given at and by the Erasmus University Rotterdam, and is part of the Governance of Migration and Diversity Master programme.
Migration and diversity are key political topics of our times. Departing from the concept of governance this course focuses both on policies regarding migration and diversity, as well as the role that migration and diversity play in politics.
From a policy studies perspective, the course subsequently focuses on how and why specific types of migration and diversity policies are developed. It provides an overview of citizenship models and, related to these models, types of integration and diversity policies. Also, it discusses theories on the management of different types of migration flows. Here, attention will be addressed to national as well as local and European policies; to what extent is there multi-level governance in the fields of migration and diversity? Furthermore, we will reflect on different ways in which policies have affected the realities of migration and diversity.
From a political science perspective, the course discusses how politicization affects policymaking in migration and diversity governance and how the rise of populist and anti-immigrant parties is influencing migration and diversity policies.
The course will focus not only on contemporary politics and policymaking, but also on how migration and diversity have evolved as topics in politics and governance over the past centuries. To what extent are contemporary debates on migration and diversity really new?
Course objectives
This course enables students to:
Understand and link the concept of governance to migration and identify and apply to theoretical models of migration management
Compare migration and diversity policies at different levels and understand how these levels relate to each other.
Identify theoretical models of citizenship and understand how these link to integration and diversity policies
Compare contemporary developments in migration and diversity policy with historic developments
Understand what role migrants can and do play in politics (today and throughout history)
Identify anti-immigrant and populist parties, understand their development, and understand their broader impact on migration and diversity policies.
Timetable
The timetables are available through My Timetable.
Mode of instruction
Lecture
Seminar
Assessment method
Weighing
- Exam: 100%
Reading List
The following handbooks are available at the University Library:
- Geddes, A. and Scholten, P. (2016) The politics of migration and immigration in Europe. London: Sage.
In addition, a number of articles are available on the digital learning environment.
Registration
Not applicable.
Contact
Remarks
Not applicable.