Lecturer(s)
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Harmáček Jaromír, doc. Ing. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Macková Lucie, M.A., Ph.D.
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Course content
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Thematic areas: International migration - history, present, future trends Migration from developing countries Internal migration Remittances Skilled migration Positive and negative effects of international migration Return and circular migration
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to introduce students to the phenomenon of migration and its overlap with the field of international development. The course will use case studies from various developing countries to clarify these complex and multifactorial processes. The positive and negative impacts of international and internal migration will be discussed and students will be acquainted with a brief history and possible future trends in international migration.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance, Written exam
Final test, presentation, in-class activity
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Recommended literature
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Castles S., De Haas, H.; Miller, M. J. (2013). The Age of Migration. International Population Movements in the Modern World. Fifth Edition. New York: The Guilford Press Ltd..
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IOM. (2019). World Migration Report 2020.
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Mavroudi, E., Nagel, C. (2016). Global migration: Patterns, processes, and politics. New York: Routledge.
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