International Migration (RI313) | GSÜ

Content

Objective

This course aims to introduce students of International Relations into the growing research area of international migration. With this aim, the course will first present contemporary trends in international migration and refugee movements. The course will then provide a review of theoretical approaches to human mobility and the root causes of migration and refugee movements. As part of the course, we will also study international refugee law and the emerging global governance of migration and refugees, borders, border control and securitization of migration, Turkish migration policies and migration and asylum policies in the European Union.

Course Content

See weekly topics.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. To be able to assess global trends in the field of international migration
2. To be able to compare different theoretical approaches used to explain the migration process.
3. To be able to evaluate labor migration to Europe that emerged after 1945
4. To be able to evaluate the international refugee protection regime, the right to asylum, and responsibilities for protection
5. To be able to analyze the migration and asylum policies of the European Union
6. To be able to assess Turkey's migration and asylum policies.

Teaching and Learning Methods

Lectures, students presentations and discussion.

References

Abadan-Unat, Nermin. (2006). Bitmeyen Göç: Konuk İşçilikten Ulus-ötesi Yurttaşlığa. İstanbul: Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları.
Cassarino, J. (2010) (ed.). Unbalanced Reciprocities: Cooperation on Readmission in the EuroMediterranean Area, Washington, The Middle East Institute.
Castles, Stephen & Miller, Mark J. (2003). The Age of Migration: International Population Movements in the Modern World. Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan.
Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, E., Loescher, G., Long, K. & Sigona, N. eds., (2014). The Oxford handbook of refugee and forced migration studies. OUP Oxford.
İçduygu, Ahmet. (2015). Syrian Refugees in Turkey: The Long Road Ahead. Transatlantic Council on Migration. Migration Policy Institute.
İçduygu, Ahmet & Kirişçi, K. (2009). Land of Diverse Migrations: Challanges of Emigration and Immigration in Turkey. İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları.
Piché, Victor (éd.) (2013). Les théories de la migration. Paris: INED
Rosenblum, M.R. & Tichenor, D.J. eds., (2012). The Oxford handbook of the politics of international migration. Oxford University Press.
Wihtol de Wenden, Catherine. (2017). La question migratoire au XXIe siècle: Migrants, réfugiés et relations internationals. Paris: Les Presses de Sciences Po.
Wihtol de Wenden, Catherine. (2016). Migrations, une nouvelle donne, , Paris, FMSH, Éditions, 2016

Weekly Contents

Theory Topics
Week	Weekly Contents
1	Introduction
2	Contemporary Migrations and General Trends
3	Theories of Migration
4	The International Law of Refugee Protection
5	Turkish migration policies I
6	Turkish migration policies II
7	Midterm exam
8	Migration and Asylum Policies in the EU
9	The EU's Responses to Refugee Crisis
10	Border Walls, Border Surveillance Strategies: Securitization of Migration
11	Current Refugee Crises
12	Migration and development
13	Global Governance of Migration and Refugees
14	Concluding remarks

Practice Topics
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Assessment System

Contribution to Overall Grade
Activities	Number	Contribution
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade	3	60
Contribution of final exam to overall grade	1	40
Total	4	100

In-Term Studies
Activities	Number	Contribution
Assignments	0	0
Presentation	1	20
Midterm Examinations (including preparation)	1	20
Project	0	0
Laboratory	0	0
Other Applications	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Term Paper/ Project	1	20
Portfolio Study	0	0
Reports	0	0
Learning Diary	0	0
Thesis/ Project	0	0
Seminar	0	0
Other	0	0
Total	3	60

Relation of Proficiency

No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To have a detailed knowledge on the principal concepts, actors and components of the international system				X
2	To master the fundamentals such as history, law, economics, sociology and political science required by the multidisciplinary nature of International Relations				X
3	Pouvoir analyser la pratique à partir d’une infrastructure théorique assimilée			X
4	To have acquired the capability of specializing on a particular theme and/or region				X
5	In the light of Galatasaray University’s traditional and institutional links with Europe, to have developed the ability to contribute to Turkey’s accession process to the EU in a concrete manner				X
6	To interpret and explain Turkish foreign policy through its domestic components as well as from the perspective of the international system				X
7	To have reached the necessary level of competence to be able to undertake a career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as other state institutions and/or the private sector				X
8	Possess the required skills to work at various international organizations and NGOs			X
9	To be in perfect command of French, teaching language of Galatasaray University, and of English, its mandatory language, at the academic -with a view to write a thesis/project/book in the field of International Relations- as well as the professional level		X
10	To have the capacity to utilize the methodological instruments acquired throughout the studies at any conceptual and/or academic work		X

ECTS

Activities	Number	Period	Total Workload
Class Hours	14	3	42
Working Hours out of Class	10	4	40
Assignments	2	3	6
Presentation	1	12	12
Midterm Examinations (including preparation)	1	11	11
Final Examinations (including preparation)	1	14	14
Total Workload			125
Total Workload / 25			5.00
Credits ECTS			5