Admission requirements
This course is only open to students of the Legal Track (LL.M.) of the LDE Master on the Governance of Migration and Diversity, sub-track to European law LL.M..
Description
This course offers a multidisciplinary outlook on governance of migration and diversity from the perspectives of public administration, history, sociology and development studies.
The aim of this course is to stimulate a dialogue between the practice of migration and diversity governance and a variety of theoretical perspectives on governance. During the seminars and site-visits the students are given the opportunity to engage in discussions with both scholars and practitioners of governance.
Course objectives
Objectives of the course
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
Understand basic premises of governance theory
Interpret various issues of governance of migration and diversity from different disciplinary perspectives (public administration, sociology, history and development studies)
Apply these theories and perspectives to real-life cases of governance of migration and diversity
Formulate recommendations to governance actors to improve their governance practice (grounded in real-life cases, based on scientific evidence and theoretical perspectives)
Timetable
As the course is offered at Erasmus University Rotterdam, the schedule will be made available later - we will inform you in due time.
Mode of instruction
Excursions/Field trips (or webinars)
Lectures
Guest lectures
Mini conference
The course includes two introductory lectures about the structure of the course and about the foundations of governance theory. The following eight sessions will be conducted by governance scholars working within disciplinary traditions of Public Administration, Sociology, History and Development Studies, each seminar introducing the topic and new aspects of governance theory will be followed up by a site visit to the organizations, where students are expected to engage in conversation with practitioners of governance. The exact instructional modes are to be determined.
Assessment method
Final assignment – Policy brief (80%).
Reflection blog post (20%).
The exact assessment methods are to be determined later.
Areas to be tested within the exam
The examination syllabus consists of the required reading (literature) for the course, the course information guide and the subjects taught in the lectures, the seminars and all other instructions which are part of the course.
Reading list
Obligatory course materials
An overview of the literature per meeting will be found in the course manual.
Registration
more information at a later moment
Contact
Coordinator: Dr. A Pisarevskaya
Work address: Burg. Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam, Room T17-04
Email: pisarevskaya@essb.eur.nl
Institution/division
- Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Policy, Politics and Society
Remarks
This course is coordinated by Erasmus University Rotterdam and forms part of the specialisation LDE Governance of Migration and Diveristy – Legal, a sub-track of the European Law Master (LL.M.). It can only be attended by students enrolled in this programme.