Content

Objective

This course examines the reciprocal relationships between migration, space and society from the perspectives of sociology, geography and urban studies. It aims to help students understand the role of human mobility in social and spatial transformations, and to critically analyze inequalities, forms of belonging, social boundaries and processes of coexistence using key theories and concepts from migration studies.

Course Content

The course examines the links between migration and globalization, how migration transforms urban spaces, the role of cities in welcoming migrants, urban inequalities, spatial segregation, social integration, and diversity in public space. It also explores urban governance in the context of migration, policies of inclusion and exclusion, and transnational social relations. Theoretical readings are connected to urban observation exercises and a field visit to Tarlabaşı.

Course Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

- compare key theoretical approaches to the relationship between migration, space and society;
- analyze migration processes at the neighborhood, city and transnational scales;
- critically assess urban inequalities, spatial segregation and governance practices related to migration;
- relate their systematic observations to sociological concepts;
- present their research findings in written, oral and visual forms.

Teaching and Learning Methods

The course combines lectures, critical readings of academic texts, class discussions and student presentations. Students are expected to observe an urban space of their choice and keep an observation and reflection journal, give an oral presentation on a concept of their choice, and prepare an academic poster. Observation exercises and the field visit help connect theoretical knowledge with empirical analysis.

References

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Agier, M. (2013). *La condition cosmopolite : L’anthropologie à l’épreuve du piège identitaire*. Seuil.

Bauman, Z. (1998). *Globalization: The human consequences*. Polity Press.

Biehl, K. (2017). Spatializing diversities, diversifying spaces: Housing experiences and home space perceptions in a migrant hub of Istanbul. İçinde *Comparing super-diversity* (ss. 55–66). Routledge.

De Haas, H., Castles, S. ve Miller, M. J. (2019). *The age of migration: International population movements in the modern world*. Bloomsbury Publishing.

Demiroğlu, E. T. (2021). “Compulsory” migration governance at local level: The case of İstanbul. *Lex Localis—Journal of Local Self-Government, 19*(4).

Faist, T. (2000). *The volume and dynamics of international migration and transnational social spaces*. Oxford University Press.

Güney, S., Kabaş, B. ve Pekman, C. (2017). The existential struggle of second-generation Turkish immigrants in Kreuzberg: Answering spatiotemporal change. *Space and Culture, 20*(1), 42–55.

Hanhörster, H. ve Wessendorf, S. (2020). The role of arrival areas for migrant integration and resource access. *Urban Planning, 5*(3), 1–10.

Işık, O. ve Pınarcıoğlu, M. M. (2012). *Nöbetleşe yoksulluk: Sultanbeyli örneği: Gecekondulaşma ve kent yoksulları*. İletişim Yayınları.

Massey, D. S. ve diğerleri. (1993). Theories of international migration: A review and appraisal. *Population and Development Review, 19*(3), 431–466.

Roulleau-Berger, L. (t.y.). Repenser la question migratoire : Migrations, inégalités multisituées et individuation. *SociologieS*.

Sassen, S. (1996). *Losing control? Sovereignty in an age of globalization*. Columbia University Press.

Sassen, S. (2001). *The global city: New York, London, Tokyo*. Princeton University Press.

Sayad, A. (1999). *La double absence : Des illusions de l’émigré aux souffrances de l’immigré*. Seuil.

Scholten, P. (2018). Beyond migrant integration policies: Rethinking urban governance of migration-related diversity. *Hrvatska i komparativna javna uprava, 18*(1), 7–30.

Simon, G. (2008). *Les migrations internationales : Un enjeu mondial*. Armand Colin.

Şimşek, D. (2020). Integration processes of Syrian refugees in Turkey: “Class-based integration”. *Journal of Refugee Studies, 33*(3), 537–554.

Tarrius, A. (2010). Les nouveaux cosmopolitismes migratoires d’une mondialisation par le bas. İçinde *Ruptures postcoloniales* (ss. 414–428). La Découverte.

Vertovec, S. (2007). Super-diversity and its implications. *Ethnic and Racial Studies, 30*(6), 1024–1054.

Wacquant, L. (2008). *Urban outcasts: A comparative sociology of advanced marginality*. Polity Press.

Wacquant, L. (2024). *Bourdieu şehirde: Kentsel teoriye meydan okumak* (T. Z. Şen, Çev.). İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları.

Wessendorf, S. (2016). Settling in a super-diverse context: Recent migrants’ experiences of conviviality. *Journal of Intercultural Studies, 37*(5), 449–463.

Yılmaz, B. ve Danış, D. (2024). Her dönemin bekleme odası: Görünmez kent Tarlabaşı. *Galatasaray Üniversitesi İletişim Dergisi*, (40), 101–126.

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