DEREE COLLEGE SYLLABUS FOR: SO 3035 MIGRATION IN THE GLOBAL AGE UK LEVEL: 5 (Updated Fall 2018 ) UK CREDITS:15 US CREDITS: 3/0/3 PREREQUISITES: CATALOG DESCRIPTION: RATIONALE: LEARNING OUTCOMES: None Migration flows in the 21 st century. The impact of major trends like globalization and transnationalism. Emphasis on assimilation/integration and multiculturalism, inclusion and exclusion, ethnic and racial minorities, citizenship, migrant associations and networks, gender and labor. Migration in Greece, the EU, the US Use of recent research and theory by Portes, Gans, Levitt, Cohen, Castles, Morawska, Vertovec, etc. The course aims to enable students to develop an understanding of the phenomenon of international migration, both as the outcome and an important contributor to globalization. Although it extensively draws on significant American and British scholarly analysis on the subject, it wishes to focus primarily on immigration s impact for Europe and Greece in particular. Through the lens of contemporary theories and studies on migration, it seeks to explore the economic, political and cultural forces of inclusion or exclusion of immigrants, the different patterns of adaptation to the host society, the diversified experience of the second generation, the impact of transnationalism, gendered migration, the role of networks and migrants associations, the significance of citizenship. The multi-faceted aspects and the interdisciplinary scope to the study of migration will attract not only students majoring in sociology but also majors in other areas. As a result of taking this course, the students could be able to: 1. Develop an understanding of the global implications of migration 2. Demonstrate a good knowledge of theories and studies on migration 3. Demonstrate a solid understanding of the major debates on immigration 4. Apply the courses key themes/ theories to current migration issues/phenomena 5. Develop knowledge about immigrants experience METHOD OFTEACHING AND LEARNING: In congruence with the teaching and learning strategy of the college, the following tools are used: Classes consist of lectures, class discussions based on course readings, screenings and extensive use of audio-visual material. Office hours: students are encouraged to make full use of the office hours of their lecturer, where they can address issues pertinent to the course material, ask questions and seek guidance on their research paper.
Use of a blackboard site, where instructors post lecture notes, assignment instructions, timely announcements, as well as additional resources ASSESSMENT: Summative: Midterm Exam 40% 0% Project [interview-based] (2,500 words) 60% Formative: Onetake home assignment diagnostic 0 Past exam questions or mock exam 0 The formative assignmentsaim to prepare students for the examination and test Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4. The project tests Learning Outcomes1,4,5 The final seen exam tests Learning Outcomes 1,2,3 INDICATIVE READING: REQUIRED READING: Stephen Castles, Hein de Haas and Mark J. Miller (2014) The Age of Migration: International Population Movements in the Modern World (5 th edition) Palgrave Macmillan. Book chapters reserved in the JSB Library& journal articles available in electronic form will be assigned by the lecturer INDICATIVE LIST OF REQUIRED READINGS: Betts, A & Collier, P. (2017) Refuge: Rethinking Refugee Policy in a Changing World, Oxford University Press. Brettell,C, & Hollifield, J. eds (2015) Migration Theory: Talking Across Disciplines, London: Routledge. Castles, S. Moore, F. Newcombe, E. Rix, L. And Yu, S. (2002) Integration: Mapping the Field, Report Centre of Migration and Policy Research Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford Home Office (IRSS). Cohen, R. (2006) Migration and its Enemies: Global Capital, Migrant Labour and the Nation-State, Aldershot: Ashgate. Faist, T. Fauser, M. Reisennauer, E. (2013) Transnational Migration, Cambridge, UK: Polity Faist et al (2013) Transnational Migration, London: Polity
Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, E. Loescher, G. & Sigona, N. eds (2014) The Oxford Handbook of Refugee & Forced Migration Studies, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Gold, S. & Nawyn, S. (2013) The Routledge International Handbook of Migration Studies, London: Routledge Hirschman, C. Kasinitz, P. & DeWind J. eds (1999) The Handbook of International Migration: The American Experience, N.Y: Russell Sage Foundation Khagram, S. and Levitt, P. eds (2008) The Transnational Studies Reader: Intersections and Innovations, London: Routledge. Kivisto, P. & Faist, T. (2010) Beyond the Border: The Causes and Consequences, Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press Kivisto, P. (2016) Incorporating Diversity: Rethinking Assimilation in a Multicultural Age, Routledge. Koser, K. (2007) International Migration: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Levitt, P. (2001) The Transnational Villagers, Berkley: University of California (ch. 1,2) Marfleet (2006) Refugees in the Global Era, Palgrave Morawska, E. (2009) A Sociology of Immigration: (Re) making Multi- Faceted America, NY: Palgrave Macmillan Oso, L. and Ribas-Mateos, N. eds (2015) The International Handbook on Migration and Transnationalism: Global and Development Perspectives (International Handbooks on Gender series), Edward Elgar Pub Papastergiadis, N. (2000) The Turbulence of Migration: Globalization, Deterritorialization and Hybridity, Cambridge: Polity Press. Salazar Parrenas, R. (2001) Mothering from a Distance: Emotions, Gender and Intergenerational Relations in Filipino Transnational Families,Feminist Studies, 27 (2):361-390. Salazar Parrenas, R (2015) Servants of Globalization: Migration and Domestic Work,(2 nd ed), Stanford California: Stanford University Press. Vertovec, S. (2005) "The Political Importance of Diaspora Working Paper 13, Oxford University Zachou, C. and Kalerante, E. (2010) Becoming a Citizen : Albanian Women s Civic Education and Political Engagement in Greece in M. Abraham, M. Chow, L. Alipranti-Maratou, L. & E.
Tastsoglou (eds) Contours of Citizenship: Women in A Global Local World, Ashgate. Zhou, M (2007) Growing Up American: The Challenge Confronting Immigrant Children and Children of Immigrants Annual Review of Sociology, 23: 63-95. Zhou, M.& Bankston III, C. L (2016) The Rise of the New Second Generation, Polity Press. RECOMMENDED READING: Abraham, M. Chow, L. Alipranti-Maratou, L. & E. Tastsoglou (eds) (2010) Contours of Citizenship: Women in A Global Local World, Ashgate. Alba, R. and Nee, V. (2003) Remaking the American Mainstream: Assimilation and Contemporary Immigration, Cambridge Bloemraad, I. (2006) Becoming a Citizen: Incorporating Immigrants and Refugees in the United States and Canada, Berkeley: University of California Press. Benhabib,S. And Besnik,J. (2009) Migrations and Mobilities: Citizenship, Borders, and Gender, NY: New York University Press. Bommes, M. and Morawska, ed. (2005) International Migration Research: Constructions, Omissions and the Promises of Interdisciplinary, Aldershot: Ashgate Deaux, K. (2006) To be an Immigrant, NY: Russell Sage Foundation. Ehrenreich, B. and Hochschild, A. R. ed. (2002) Global Women: Nannies, Maids and Sex Workers in the New Economy, NY: Owl Books. Glazer, N. (1997) We are all Multiculturalists Now, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Gropas, R. and Triandafyllidou, A. (2005) Active Civic Participation of Immigrants in Greece Country prepared report for the European research project POLITIS Oldenburg www.unioldenburg.de/politis-europe Kivisto, P. &Faist, T. (2007) Citizenship: Discourse, Theory, and Transnational Prospects, Malden, MA: Blackwell. Knott, K. &McLoughlin, S. (2010) Diasporas: Concepts, Intersections, Identities, London: Zed Books Martiniello, M. and Path,J. eds (2010) Studies in International Migration Immigrant Incorporation, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.
Modood, T (2007) Multiculturalism, Polity Press. Mobasher, M. M & Sadri eds (2004) Migration, Globalization, and Ethnic Relations: An Interdisciplinary Approach: Pearson Prentice Hall. Pecoud, A. and de Guchteneire, P. eds (2007) Migration without Borders: Essays on the Free Movement of People, UNESCO Publishing /Berghahn Books Portes, A. and De Wind J. eds (2007) Rethinking Migration: New Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives, New York: Berhahn Books Portes, A. And Rumbaut, R. (2006) Immigrant America: A Portrait, Berkeley: University of California. Portes, A. and Rumbaut, R. G. (2001) Legacies: The Story of Immigrant Second Generation, NY: Russell Sage Foundation. Tamas, K. and Palme, J. eds (2006) Globalizing Migration Regimes: New Challenges to Transnational Cooperation, Aldershot: Ashgate. Triandafyllidou, A. and Gropas, R. ed. (2007) European Immigration: A Sourcebook, Aldershot, Ashgate. INDICATIVE MATERIAL: (e.g. audiovisual, digital material, etc.) COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENTS: REQUIRED MATERIAL: Ppts and specific videos, reports or articles posted on BB each time RECOMMENDED MATERIAL: Videos, reports, articles, interviews, posted on BB each time Verbal skills using academic / professional English. SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS: WWW RESOURCES: Word, ppt o United Nationshtmlhttp://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/sconcerns/mi gration/ o Max Planck Institute www.mmg.mpg.de o Migrant Integration Policy Index www.integrationindex.eu o Migration Oxford http://www.migration.ox.ac.uk/ o Sussex Centre for Migration Research working papers http://www.sussex.ac.uk/migration/1-3- o Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) http://www.eliamep.gr/en/category/migration/
o Greek Forum of Immigrants www.migrant.gr o Online Observatory Migrants in Greece www.migrantsin greece.org o Laboratory for the Study of Migration and Diaspora University of Athens (EM.ME.DIA) www.emmedia,pspa.uoa.gr o Research Centre for Minority Groups www.kemo.gr Useful Specialized journals: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies http://www.cemes.org/jems.htm International Migration Review http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(issn)1747-7379 Migrants and Minorities http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/fimm INDICATIVE CONTENT: 1. International migration as a global phenomenon 2. Migration in perspective: history, definitions, dimensions, types 3. New migration in Europe 4. Irregular Migration, Refugees and Asylum Seekers 5. Migration and globalization 6. Migration and development 7. Diaspora and Migration 8. Theorizing migration 9. Social exclusion (theoretical strands) 10. Debating Assimilation: Assimilation, Integration, Multiculturalism 11. Transnational and transnational attachments 12. Generational differences: The New Second Generation 13. Migration and gender 14. Migration and citizenship 15. Migrant networks, migrant associations and civil society