SOC469 Nation state and migration in a globalized world

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Michal Vašečka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Rabušic, CSc.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Tue 17:00–18:30 M117
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SOC110 Aspects of Internat. Migration && SOUHLAS
Voliteľný kurz SOC 469 Národní stát a migrace v globalizovaném světe je určený pre študentov magisterského štúdia odboru Sociológia na Fakulte sociálních studií Masarykovy Univerzity v Brne. V kreditnom systéme je možné získať 10 kreditov.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course SOC 469 follows on BA course SOC 110 and is focused on current migration trends in times of late modernity and of the globalized world. SOC 469 conceptualize various dimensions of modern citizenship and analyze its borders in globalized era. At the same time, it elaborates on impact of the citizenship on transnationalism and analyze integration of migrants in liberal-democratic regimes. SOC 469 de-territorialize national identity and analyze displacement of migrants. SOC 469 also elaborate on a specific problem - issues of integration of muslims and if their identities within the EU. Course further on operationalize problems of diasporas in a globalized world and tackles specific issue of tourism as a migrational consumerism. In conclusion, the course analyze EU public policies in issues of migration and integration.
Syllabus
  • 1st Seminar: Definiton of key terms - migration, nation, integration (Vašečka) 2nd Seminar: From alliens to EU citizens (Vašečka) 3rd Seminar: Legal protection of minorities in the EU and praxis of integration approaches (Vašečka) 4th Seminar: Processes of integration of migrants (Vašečka) 5th Seminar: Islam in the EU (Vašečka) 6th Seminar: Migration in the Czech republic and its management (Vašečka) 7th Seminar: Reading week 8th Seminar: Migration into the Czech republic and migration policies (Vašečka) 9th Seminar: Public Policy approaches toward migration in the Czech republic (Vašečka) 10th Seminar: Migration between national states from the migrating view point (Janků) 11th Seminar: Changes of understandig of the city in current discourses of migration (Janků) 12th Seminar: Transnacionalism and transnational stratefies of migrants (Janků) 13th Seminar: Turism as a relevant form of post-modern movement (Janků) 14th Seminar: Conclusion - How to understand, operationalize, and research a migration in 21st century (Vašečka)
Literature
  • Language rights and political theory. Edited by Will Kymlicka - Allan Patten. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003, xiii, 349. ISBN 9780199262915. info
  • KYMLICKA, Will. Multicultural Odysseys : navigating the new international politics of diversity. 1st pub. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007, ix, 374. ISBN 9780199562558. info
  • The challenge of diversity : integration and pluralism in societies of immigration. Edited by Rainer Bauböck - Ágnes Heller - Aristide R. Zolberg. Aldershot, England: Avebury, 1996, 278 s. ISBN 1859724019. info
  • Blurred boundaries : migration, ethnicity, citizenship. Edited by Rainer Bauböck - John F. Rundell. Brookfield: Ashgate, 1998, 356 p. ISBN 1840148934. info
  • International migration, remittances, and brain drain. Edited by Çaglar Özden - Maurice W. Schiff. Washington, DC: World Bank, 2006, xiv, 274. ISBN 0821363727. info
  • KYMLICKA, Will. Politics in the vernacular : nationalism, multiculturalism and citizenship. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001, 383 s. ISBN 0199240981. info
  • Theories of rights. Edited by Jeremy Waldron. New York: Oxford University Press, 1984, 209 s. ISBN 0-19-875063-3. info
  • SZALÓ, Csaba. Transnacionální migrace : proměny identit, hranic a vědění o nich. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury (CDK), 2007, 175 s. ISBN 9788073251369. info
  • From aliens to citizens : redefining the status of immigrants in Europe. Edited by Rainer Bauböck. Aldershot: Avebury, 1994, xiii, 234. ISBN 1859720595. info
  • Migration and citizenship : legal status, rights and political participation. Edited by Rainer Bauböck. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2006, 129 s. ISBN 9053568883. URL info
  • Displacements : cultural identities in question. Edited by Angelika Bammer. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1994, xxxi, 286. ISBN 0253208971. info
  • BRETTELL, Caroline. Anthropology and migration : essays on transnationalism, ethnicity, and identity. Walnut Creek, Calif.: AltaMira, 2003, xxi, 238. ISBN 0759103208. URL info
Teaching methods
Students systematically read reading materials for each seminar a they should demonstrate knowledge of obligatory readings. Power-point presentations are ready for every seminar and they are available to students.
Assessment methods
Conditions for passing te exam:
1. Systematic work on readings;
2. Public policy oriented prezentation (up to 20 minutes)
3. Final essay (minimally 10 pages);
4. Oral exam - defense of an essay and discsssion over the content of the course.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět je určen přednostně pro studenty českých magisterských programů.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013.
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