Sociology and Criminology
Migration and Integration (Spr)
Module code: L4081B
Level 5
15 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Lecture, Seminar
Assessment modes: Essay
On this module, you'll examine key questions and theoretical approaches to migration and integration, exploring the diverse experiences and implications for migrants, their families and their home and host societies. You'll use empirical studies from western Europe and North America to analyse various migration patterns and their complexities.
Key topics include:
- determinants and processes of migration, including the role of networks
- state responses and migration control
- local population reactions to migration
- economic and socio-cultural integration of migrants and their children
- transnational practices, activities, and identities
- migration's impact on home communities.
You'll explore whether integration in the host society and transnational engagement are competing or compatible processes, developing an appreciation for the increasing variety and complexity of migration and integration patterns.
Module learning outcomes
- Recognise and describe different economic, political, and sociocultural dimensions and implications of migration
- Critically evaluate competing theoretical and methodological perspectives on migration and integration
- Critically assess the relationship between integration and transnationalism in a variety of migration cases and circumstances
- Apply relevant theories creatively to specific cases studies from Europe and North America