Immigration and the Liberal State (L2097)

30 credits, Level 6

Spring teaching

On this module, you’ll examine the contested politics of immigration in liberal states across Europe and North America. You’ll explore the contradictory nature of immigration policies, where liberal democracies are both inclusive and exclusionary towards newcomers.

Key topics include:

• how representative democracy, constitutionalism, capitalism, and nationhood shape immigration policymaking
• the paradoxes and conflicting imperatives in immigration policies
• recent trends in immigration, citizenship, and integration policies in immigrant-receiving countries

You’ll develop an understanding of the actors, institutions, and norms that influence immigration politics in liberal democracies.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 300 hours of work. This breaks down into about 33 hours of contact time and about 267 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.