PSCI 4610
Politics of Migration Management
Seminar course that critically engages with innovative policies and instruments under the umbrella of ‘migration management’, and the proliferation of actors (states, international organizations, NGOs, private companies etc) involved in shaping and contributing to migration governance.
2020
Readings
- Koser, Khalid (2016), International migration: A very short introduction, Oxford: Oxford University Press, Ch. 1: “Who is a Migrant?”.
- Castles, Stephen (2004), “Why migration policies fail”, Ethnic and Racial Studies 27(2): 205-227.
- Mavroudi, Elizabeth and Nagel, Caroline (2016), Global migration: Patterns, processes, and politics, London et al: Routledge, Ch. 6: “Immigration control and border politics”
- Andersson, Ruben (2016) ”Europe’s failed ‘fight’ against irregular migration: Ethnographic notes on a counterproductive industry”, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 42(7): 1055-1075.
- Betts, Alexander (2011), “Global migration governance”, in: Betts, Alexander (ed.), Global migration governance, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 1-28.
- Bigo, Didier (2002), "Security and immigration: Toward a critique of the governmentality of unease", Alternatives: Global, Local, Political 27: 63-92.
Prerequisites & course information
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the department. Seminar three hours a week.