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M.A. in Political Science without Thesis

PSIR537

MIGRATION AND POLITICS

Course Code
PSIR537
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree Without Thesis
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Understands the fundamental conceptual and theoretical frameworks related to the phenomenon of migration from a political science perspective and evaluates them using a critical approach.
  2. Acquires the ability to analyze the formation processes, actors, and impacts of migration policies in national and international contexts.
  3. Comprehends the interactions among the political, social, and economic dimensions of migration and interprets current debates in this field.
  4. Comparatively evaluates the approaches of various political actors (the state, civil society, international organizations, etc.) toward migration and their consequences.
  5. Understands the methods and techniques used in academic research on migration and acquires the ability to develop their own research topics.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionThis course focuses on the phenomenon of "international migration," which has increasingly entered the agendas of both contemporary societal and academic debates. First, within a historical framework, changing conceptualizations of migration?such as refugee migration, irregular migration, shuttle migration, and labor migration?will be discussed. When we speak of the history of migration, human history itself naturally emerges; however, with the establishment of nation-states, human mobility has acquired different meanings. Towards the end of the twentieth century, cross-border human mobility has confronted us loaded with vastly different meanings. The course will initially focus on these transformations. Subsequently, theoretical approaches to international migration and the general characteristics of international migration research will be studied. Given that international migration is today conceptualized through the geography of the nation-state, the relationship between international migration and space (city, neighborhood, transnational space) will be a particular focus within the framework of migration studies. In the following weeks, the actors of international migration (the state, civil society, and international community actors) and their politics, the political economy of migration, and immigrant conditions will be examined. Finally, state migration policies and their implications for the concepts of democracy and citizenship will be comparatively analyzed. In this direction, the United States and Canada on one side, and European countries on the other, will be examined. Turkey's migration policies will also be studied?both as a country of immigration and emigration?in light of the comparisons between America and Europe.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week General Introduction to the Course: A Multidimensional Perspective on Migration and Areas of Study
2nd Week Current Debates on Migration and Key Concepts
3rd Week The History of International Migration and Migration Theories:
4th Week Forced Migration: Definitions, Causes, and Different Forms
5th Week Labor Migration: Its Role and Impacts in the Global Economy
6th Week Irregular Migration: Uncertainty regarding legal status and legal dimensions
7th Week Gender and Migration
8th Week Migration and the State: The state?s role in migration management and debates on sovereignty
9th Week Migration, Security, and Xenophobia
10th Week Migration and Civil Society
11th Week The Political Economy of Migration and States of Migration
12th Week International Migration and Space: Its Relationship with Cities, Neighborhoods, and Transnational Spaces
13th Week Comparative Migration Policies: The United States and Canada
14th Week Comparative Migration Policies: Examples from European Countries
Recommended or Required ReadingAbadan-Unat, N. https://www.google.com/search?q=2008 ?Türk dış göçünün aşamaları: 1950?li yıllardan 2000?li yıllara? (sf. 3-18) İçinde A Kaya & B Şahin (der) Kökler ve Yol-lar: Türkiye'de Göç Süreçleri, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları.
Akbaş, E. 2012 Göçmenler Arasındaki Dayanışmacı Ağların Dönüşümü: Göçmen Sivil Toplum Örgütlerinin Yeni Misyonu (sf. 335-351) İçinde: S. Gülfer Ihlamur-Öner & N. Aslı Şirin Öner (der) Küreselleşme Çağında Göç: Kavramlar, Tartışmalar, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları.
Biner, Ö. 2016 Türkiye?de Mültecilik. İstanbul: Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları. (sf. 163-179).
Castles, S. 2003 Towards a Sociology of Forced Migration and Social Transformation Sociology 37(1): 13-34.
Castles, S. 2015 Migration, Precarious Work, and Rights: Historical and Current Perspec-tives (sf. 46-67) İçinde: Schierup C-U vd. (der) Migration, Precarity and Global Gover-nance. Oxford Univesity Press.
Danış, D. 2016 Konfeksiyon Sektöründe Küresel Bağlantılar: Göçmen İşçiler, Sendikalar ve Küresel Çalışma Örgütleri? Alternatif Politika 8 (3): 562-586.
Danış, D. & Parla, A. 2009 ?Nafile Soydaşlık: Irak ve Bulgaristan Türkleri Örneğinde Göçmen, Dernek, Devlet? Toplum ve Bilim, 114: 131?158.
Düvell, F. Clandestine migration in Europe? Social Science Information 47(4):479-497.
Faist, T. 2000 (2003) Uluslararası Göç ve Ulusaşırı Toplumsal Alanlar. İstanbul: Bağlam Yayıncılık.
Faist, T. (2003) Göç-Güvenlik Bağı: 11 Eylül Öncesi ve Sonrası Uluslararası Göç ve Güvenlik (sf. 19-39) İçinde A Kaya & B Şahin (der) Kökler ve Yollar: Türkiye?de Göç Sü-reçleri, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları.
Freeman GP. 2006 National Models, Policy Types, and the Politics of Immigration in Liberal Democracies? West European Politics 29(2): 227-47.
Galariotis, I. vd. 2017 ?Xenophobic Manifestations, Otherness and Violence in Greece 1996-2016: Evidence from an Event Analysis of Media Collections? EUI Working Paper MWP 2017/08.
Guild, E vd. cite_start ?The Changing Dynamics of Security in an Enlarged European Union, CEPS CHALLENGE Research Paper No.12.
Huysmans, J. 2000 The European Union and the Securitization of Migration? Journal of Common Market Studies 38(5): 751-777.
Immanuel Wallerstein, Passions About Migrants, (15 Eylül 2015) erişim için: https://www.iwallerstein.com/passions-about-migrants/.
İçduygu, A. 2017 ?Türkiye?deki Suriyeli Sığınmacılar: Siyasallaşan bir Sürecin Analizi? Toplum ve Bilim 140: 27-41.
Kaya, A. 2015 ?Giriş: Farklı Göç Türlerini Yaşayan Ülke: Türkiye (sf. 15-26) İçinde: Lü-lüfer Körükmez & İlkay Südaş, Göçler Ülkesi, İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları.
King, R. 2002 Towards a New Map of European Migration?, International Journal of Population Geography 8: 89-106.
Kirişçi, K & Karaca, S. 2015 Hoşgörü ve Çelişkiler: 1989, 1991 ve 2011'de Türkiye'ye Yönelen Kitlesel Mülteci Akınları? (sf.295-314) İçinde: M. Erdoğan & A. Kaya, Türki-ye'nin Göç Tarihi: 14. Yüzyıldan 21. Yüzyıla Türkiye?ye Göçler, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversite-si Yayınları.
Kymlicka, W (2004) Immigration, Citizenship and Multiculturalism: Exploring the Links, The Political Quarterly 74(1): 195-208.
Loescher, G. 2001 The UNHCR and World Politics: A Perilous Path. Oxford University Press. (sf. 21-80).
Massey, DS vd. 1993 ?Theories of International Migration: A Review and Appraisal, Population and Development Review 19(3): 431-466.
Öner, NAŞ. 2012 Göç Çalışmalarında Temel Kavramlar (sf.13-27) İçinde: S. Gülfer Ihlamur-Öner & N. Aslı Şirin Öner (der) Küreselleşme Çağında Göç: Kavramlar, Tartışmalar, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları.
Piper, N. & Grugel J. 2015 Global Migration Governance, Social Movements, and the Difficulties of Promoting Migrants Rights? (sf. 261-278) İçinde: Schierup C-U vd. (der) Migration, Precarity and Global Governance. Oxford Univesity Press.
Quiminal, C. 2015 (2007) ?Göçler? (sf.179-184) İçinde: Hırata vd. (der) Eleştirel Femi-nizm Sözlüğü. Ankara: Dipnot Yayınları.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 35
Attendance 15 15
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam 1 130 130
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 125 125
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 3 3
Homework
Total Work Load303
Total Work Load / 30 (h)10.1
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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