Economic Incorporation: Local and Transnational Strategies
Code
722081063
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Sociologia
Credits
10
Weekly hours
3 letivas + 1 tutorial
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) Explore the basic notions of economic sociology and its application to the study of migration;
b) Capacitate the students to critically analyse economic policy measures addressing migrants;
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 under globalization;
e) Enable students to do research in a semi-autonomous way.
Prerequisites
None
Subject matter
Migration and globalization: an overview of the present
A. BASIC NOTIONS
Basic concepts of economic sociology
Social capital, \"social economy\" and \"social innovation\"
Migration ad transnationalism
B. MIGRATION AND LABOUR MARKET
Immigration and informality
Ethnic economy anf immigrant economy formation
\"Entrepreneurs of expressivity\": the market of cultural diversity
C. MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Migration and social change
Transnationalism and development
Bibliography
Castles, S. e Delgado Wise (coord.) (2007) Migración y desarrollo: perspectivas desde el sur, Mexico, Un. Autonoma de Zapatecas, Secr. de Gobernacion & OIM
Levitt, P. e N. Glick-Schiller, N (2010), Conceptualizar a simultaneidade in Marques (coor), Estado-Nação e Migrações Internacionais, Lisboa, Livros Horizonte, pp.21-61
Marques, M. M. (dir.) (2013) Lisboa Multicultural, Lisboa, Fim de Século
Portes, A. (org.) (1995) The Economic Sociology of Immigration, NYm Russell Sage Foundation
Portes, A. (1999) Migrações internacionais, Oeiras, Celta
Portes, A. (2006) Estudos sobre as Migrações Contemporâneas, Lisboa, Fim de Século
Saxenian, A. (2008) The International Mobility of Entrepreneurs and Regional Upgrading in India and China, in A. Solimano (dir.). The International Mobility of Talent, Oxford, Oxford Un. Press
Zhou, Min (2004) Revisiting Ethnic Entrepreneurship: Convergencies, Controversies, and Conceptual Advancements, Int. Migration Review, 38 (3), pp. 1040-1074
Teaching method
Some classes are based on theoretical exposés and others on practical exercises. The latter will consist in students´ presentation and discussion of their projected essay or research plan.
Evaluation method
Evaluation and weighting for the final grade: continuous evaluation of the student´s participation in classes (25%); presentation in class of the projected essay or work plan (25%); written essay or work plan (50%).
Formulas for calculating ratings:
Rating Attendance: CF=0,25xAP+0,25xTPO+0,50xTPE (rounded to the nearest unit).
Rating Appeal: CR = CR=(CF+ER)/2 (rounded to the nearest unit).