IR5046 Migration and Political Theory

Academic year

2023 to 2024 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

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SCQF level

SCQF level 11

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Planned timetable

Tuesday 11am-1pm

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Module coordinator

Dr N E G Saunders

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Module Staff

Dr Natasha Saunders

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Module description

We live, we are told, in an increasingly mobile world, and yet the ability to move is experienced differentially: not everyone has the same access to 'movement' or experiences such movement in the same way. This module explores the relationship between political thought and the complex phenomenon of migration. We will address how migration is conceptualised in political thought and how migration impacts/influences understandings of citizenship, rights, borders, justice, and security.

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

3-hour Written Examination = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

2-hour seminar (x11 weeks), plus office hours

Scheduled learning hours

44

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

264

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • Demonstrate understanding of core debates in political theory on migration
  • Critically evaluate these debates and the assumptions upon which they rest
  • Articulate how migration can impact the meaning and role of core concepts/ideas in political thought
  • Articulate reasoned and factually supported arguments both orally and in writing.