This course aims to introduce students to the key concepts concerning the international migration. Within the frame of the course, different typologies of migration will be elaborated including forced migration, labour migration, regular and irregular migration. The theoretical discussions within the migration studies will be enriched with examples from different migration typologies from different countries throughout the world.
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
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Special Requisite(s)
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Instructor(s)
Lecturer Dr. Müge Dalkıran
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Friday: 12.00-14.50, A-403
Office Hour(s)
Wednesday: 11.00-14.00; Friday: 11.00-14.00
Teaching Methods and Techniques
- Lecture, discussion, analysis, demonstration.
Principle Sources
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Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, Elena; Gil Loescher, Katy Long, and Nando Sigona (ed.). 2016. The Oxford Handbook of Refugee and Forced Migration Studies. Oxford University Press. pp. 784. (ISBN- 13: 978-0198778509)
Stephen Castles and Mark J. Miller, The Age of Migration: International Population Movements in the Modern World, Macmillan Press, 1993 (Second Edition, 1998).Ranabir
Other Sources
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Ranabir Samaddar, 2020, The Postcolonial Age of Migration, Routledge.
William Maley,2015, What is a Refugees, Oxford University Press.
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction
Oral Presentation
2. Week
Key Concepts in International Migration
Oral Presentation
3. Week
Global Migration in Historical Perspective (Before WWII)
Oral Presentation
4. Week
Migration Movements in the Post WWII Era & Migration in the Period of Economic Restructuring in Europe
Oral Presentation
5. Week
Theories of International Migration
Oral Presentation
6. Week
Intersecting Migration and IR
Oral Presentation
7. Week
The (Human) Rights-based Approach to Migration
Oral Presentation
8. Week
Midterm
Assessment and evaluation
9. Week
Midterm
Assessment and evaluation
10. Week
Different Categories of Forced Displacement and the Protection Mechanisms
Oral Presentation
11. Week
Case Study
Case Study
12. Week
The EU’s Migration and Asylum Policy
Oral Presentation
13. Week
Case Study
Case Study
14. Week
Turkey's Migration Policy
Oral Presentation
15. Week
Climate Migrants
Oral Presentation
16. Week
Review
Oral Presentation
17. Week
Final Exam
Assessment and evaluation
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
30
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
1
20
Attendance
1
10
Final Exam
1
40
Program Outcomes
PO-1
To identify and use theoretical and practical knowledge in International Relations.
PO-2
To express ideas and assessments about contemporary debates in International Relations.
PO-3
To acknowledge ethical and scientific responsibilities of data collection, evaluation and publication.
PO-4
To monitor and interpret published studies in International Relations.
PO-5
To use a second language at an intermediate level.
PO-6
To analyze, compare and relate different local, regional and global developments in International Relations.
PO-7
To analyze, compare and relate International Relations with theories and practices of different associate departments and their sub-fields and to offer suggestions by combining these fields.
PO-8
To present substantial knowledge for various public, private and academic career positions.
PO-9
To analyze the emergence and functions of prominent regional and local actors and to make future projections about their actions.
PO-10
To theoretically and practically examine different events and facts in International Relations and Foreign Policy and to interpret their past, present, and future through a scientific perspective.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
1. To explain the key concepts concerning international migration.
LO-2
2. To Identify different migration typlogies and develop awareness of global migration patterns, processes and implications.
LO-3
3. To develop skills to discuss the current developments from theoretical perspectives of migration studies.
LO-4
4. To critically evaluate the relationship between globalisation, migration and migration governance.
LO-5
5. To have insights on the relationship between human rights and the international protection of refugees.
