Globalization, Migration, Inequalities
Objectives
LO1. Knowledge of the main migration processes and trends in the context of globalization and its consequences for diversity and inequality within and across nation-state borders;
LO2. Knowledge of different theoretical approaches to international migration;
LO3. Understand how social inequalities affect opportunities for migration for different socioeconomic groups and how the outcomes of migration affect social inequalities in origin and destination countries;
LO4. Discern the distinct forms in which men and women experience, negotiate, resist and adapt to migration and current neoliberal practices often underlying (im)mobilities, as well as the sources of these differences;
LO5. Knowledge and a critical understanding of ‘work’ migration in the context of neoliberal labour and welfare regimes;
General characterization
Code
03100314
Credits
8.0
Responsible teacher
Available soon
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - 224
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
Available soon
Bibliography
- Castles, S., De Haas, H., Miller, M. J. (2014) The Age of Migration. International Population Movements in the Modern World, (5th edition). Palgrave Macmillan;
- Bastia, T. (Ed. ) (2013) Migration and Inequality. Routledge;
- Martiniello, N. and Rath, J. (Eds.) (2010) Selected studies in international migration and immigrant incorporation, Amsterdam University Press - IMISCOE Textbooks;
- Oso, L.; Ribas-Mateos. N. (eds,) (2015) The International Handbook on Gender, Migration and Transnationalism. Edward Elgar Publishing;
- Kofman, E. and Raghuram. P. (2015) Gendered Migrations and Global Social Reproduction, Palgrave Macmillan.
Teaching method
This course has a theoretical-practical approach. Half of class time is comprised of a lecture to teach the theoretical material. Power point presentations are prepared based on the literature, recent research and secondary data. Students participate in the lectures by commenting on specific ideas and the data presented. The other half of class time is planned to ensure the optimal participation of students: papers from scientific journals, academic books, policy documents, articles from reputable broadsheets and documentaries are analyzed; guest speakers are invited; the students present their work; and support is given to students to help them with the various elements of evaluation.
Evaluation method
Método de Avaliação - - an individual written essay (and presentation) on one of the syllabus points – 60% (+10%);(70%), - oral presentation of a text – 20%;(20%), - participation of the student in the classes – 10%.(10%)
Subject matter
1. Introduction: Trends in Global Mobility. Migration and Social Transformation; 2. Theories of Migration;
3. International Migration and Inequality;
4. Gendered Geographies of Migration;
5. Gendered Labor & Migration;
6. Gender and Transnationalism: Local, National, and Global Lives.