Course: Introduction to Theories of Migration

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Course title Introduction to Theories of Migration
Course code KSA/UDMI
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Topinka Daniel, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Dohnalová Eva, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1) Presentation of the course, requirements. 2) Introduction. Basic Framework. Who, where and why migrate? 3) International migration movements in history. 4) Theories on the initiation and perpetuation of international migration. 5) Integration of immigrants: integration policies. Main integration models in destination countries. 6) Integration of immigrants: key terms and concepts. Dimensions od integration. Measuring integration. 7) Refugees, asylum seekers and human rights. 8) Undocumented migration. 9) Czechia, part 1: Czechia as new country of immigration. Evolution of migration and of policies. Socio-demographic characteristics of immigrants. 10) Czechia, part 2: Ukrainians and Vietnamese in the Czech Republic.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The aim of this course is to give a detailed description and explanation of the process of international migration as well as to understand its complexity, causes and consequences. Special attention is paid to the development of the process over the time. The global approach is then extended by analyses of migration within individual continents and within selected countries. The situation in Czech Republic is presented both individually and in many other thematic blocks as a kind of case study.
After successfully completing the course, the student will be able to define the term of migration itself as well as its content, he will acquire basic terminology associated with international migrations, he will be able to interpret the approaches to migration and migration policy, and he will have sufficient knowledge of basic and current types of migration, including their current influences by transnationalization and globalization. In addition, the student will be able to define terms related to the integration of immigrants and to interpret also the results of this process and as well as the results of various integration policies. The student is also able to evaluate and critically interpret the migration situation on global level - and particularly in Central European context -, and can understand it in the current context.
Prerequisites
The course requires active interest of the student in the issue of international migration. The ability to understand written English (scientific articles, chapters from books) is also assumed.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Attendance (at least 75% ) Active participation in classes. Home preparation for the selected lessons. Passing: kolokvium
Recommended literature
  • & Drbohlav, D. (2008). Nelegální ekonomické aktivity migrantů: (Česko v evropském kontextu ). V Praze: Karolinum.
  • Zákon č. 325/1999 Sb., o azylu, v platném znění.
  • Baršová, A., & Barša, P. (2005). Přistěhovalectví a liberální stát: imigrační a integrační politiky v USA, západní Evropě a Česku. Brno: Masarykova univerzita.
  • BARTOSZEWICZ, Monika Gabriela. Pevnost Evropa. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury. 2020.
  • Brettell, C. B., & Hollifield, J. F. (2000). Migration theory: talking across disciplines. New York: Routledge.
  • IOM. (2019). World Migration Report 2020.
  • KOUDELKA, Josef. (2018). Imigrace a liberalismus: dopady migrace, teorie a možná řešení. Brno:Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury.
  • PORTES, Alejandro; DEWIND, Josh (eds.). Rethinking Migration. New Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives. New York: Berghahn Books, 2008..
  • UHEREK, Zdeněk; HONUSKOVÁ, Věra; OŠŤÁDALOVÁ, Šárka a GÜNTER, Vladislav. (2016). Migrace: historie a současnost. Ostrava: Občanské sdružení PANT.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Sociology (2019) Category: Social sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Sociology (2024) Category: Social sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Sociology (2024) Category: Social sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Sociology (2019) Category: Social sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -