IR3204 Migration in Global Politics: Ethics, Politics, and Practice

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

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SCQF level

SCQF level 9

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Planned timetable

Tuesday 12 noon - 2pm and 3pm - 5pm

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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. The first half of the module will focus on understanding how migration has been conceptualised in Political Theory and the kinds of debates that have characterised political theorising about migration, particularly within the tradition of normative political thought. In the second half of the module, we will shift from examining how migration has been thought about in (normative) political theory to examining the impact that migration has on understandings of other core concepts/practices in political theory, including borders, rights, justice, security, and citizenship.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS IR2005 AND PASS IR2006

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

Exam = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

2-hour weekly 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

253

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 legal/institutional frameworks governing global migration.
  • 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 global politics.
  • Articulate reasoned and factually supported arguments both orally and in writing.