Migration and Development
Code
722081129
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Sociologia
Credits
10
Weekly hours
3 letivas + 1 tutorial
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
The seminar will contribute for students’ development of the following capacities:
• Critically assess the complex relationship between migration and development;
• Identify and critically discuss the impact of migration on origin, destination and transit regions;
• Recognise and critically discuss the main themes, policy and theoretical debates relating migration and development;
• Identify research themes and propose research questions;
• Convey knowledge, in oral and written presentations, in a synthetic and critical manner and mobilizing relevant empirical and theoretical material;
• Understand the relevance of interdisciplinary work and ability to work in such contexts;
• Apply scientific knowledge to non-academic contexts, reinforcing the ability to discuss with policy makers, private sector, etc.
Prerequisites
Not aplicable
Subject matter
1. Migration theories and concepts of sociology of migration
2. Development as a multidimensional process
3. Migration and development: debates and problematics
4. From supra-national frameworks to local practices: public policies and institutional actors
5. Multi-sited impacts of migration on development: the cases for regions of origin transit and destinations
6. Transnationalism and development
7. Measures of development: index measures, potencialites and limitations
Bibliography
. Castles, S. e Delgado Wise, R. (orgs.) (2008) Migration and Development: Perspectives from the South, Geneva: OIM.
. Faist, T., Fauser, M. e Kivisto, P. (orgs.) (2011), The Migration-Development Nexus: A Transnational Perspective, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
. Marques, M.M. (org.) (2015), Lisboa Multicultural, Lisboa: Fim de Século.
. Sen, A. (2000), Desenvolvimento como liberdade, São Paulo: Companhia das Letras.
Teaching method
Theoretical and pratical sessions. Pratical sessions will be based on students oral presentations - bibliography´, essays or research projects - and/or presentations of exteranal experts followed by discussion with the students.
Evaluation method
Evaluation and weighting for the final grade: student´s participation in classes´ discussions (20%); oral presentation and discussion of a research theme (30%); written essay or research project (50%).