Citizenship and Public Policies: Migrants between Power and Politics
Code
722081034
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Sociologia
Credits
10
Teacher in charge
José Leitão, Maria Margarida Marques
Weekly hours
3 letivas + 1 tutorial
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) To think about the construction of citizenship in complex societies;
b) Capacitate the students to critically analyse integration policies;
c) Capacitate the students to support increasingly diverse HR management, in public and private institutions,
d) Capacitate the students to formulate innovative and interesting proposals for the design of population monitoring devices;
e) Enable students to do research in a semi-autonomous way.
Prerequisites
None
Subject matter
A. OVERVIEW OF CURRENT INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
Space, time and volume of international migration. Some notes on the definitions of migrant, migration, foreigner and border
B. BASIC THEORIES AND CONCEPTS
Theories of citizenship
Theories of public policy
C. STATE AND MIGRATION
National states and international migration
Public policies: the problem of scale
Policies of integration
Policies of border and flux control
Transnationalism and belonging: implications for the national state
Migration and development - contribution to \"origin\" and \"host\" contexts
D. THE PORTUGUESE CASE
The creation of the High Commissioner for Immigration and Ethnic Minorities and the definition of immigration policies
Opportunity structures and organization of migrants in Portugal
The European context. The EU competences on migration issues after the Treaty of Rome
Bibliography
Alexander, J. C. (2013) Struggling over the mode of incorporation: backlash against multiculturalism in Europe, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Jan., 26 pp.
Castles, S. (2005) Globalização, transnacionalismo e novos fluxos migratórios, Lisboa, Fim de Século.
Cornelius, W. A., Tsuda T., Martin, P. L. e Hollifield J.F. (org.) (2004), Controlling immigration. A global perspective. (2ª ed.), Stanford (Cal.), Stanford Univ. Press.
Hall, P. A. e Soskice, D. An introduction to varieties of capitalism
http://fds.oup.com/www.oup.co.uk/pdf/0-19-924774-9.pdf
Isin, E. F. e Turner, B. (org.) (2003) Handbook of Citizenship Studies, SAGE.
Marques, M. M. (org.) (2010) Estado-nação e migrações internacionais, Lisboa: Livros Horizonte
Koopmans, R., Statham, P., Giugni, M. e Passy F. (2005) Contested Citizenship: Immigration and Cultural Diversity in Europe, Minneapolis / Londres, Univ of Minnesota Press
Pires, R. P. (2003) Migrações e e Integração, Oeiras, Celta, pp.119-187
Teaching method
Theoretical exposition lessons and practical sessions. The latter ones will consist in students´ presentation and discussion of their projected essay or research plan.
Evaluation method
Continuous assessment of participation in presentations and class discussions (25%), presentation and class discussion of the draft essay or research plan (25%), essay or plan (50%).
Formulas for calculating ratings:
Frequency Rating: CF 0.25+0.25xAPxTPOxTPE+0.50 (rounded to the nearest unit).
Appeal Rating: CR=(CF+ER) / 2 (rounded to the nearest unit).