SOC585E Migration and Transnationalism

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Radka Klvaňová, Ph.D., M.A. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Rabušic, CSc.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Tue 23. 9. 9:45–11:15 M117, Tue 7. 10. 9:45–11:15 U34, Tue 14. 10. 9:45–13:00 PC26, Wed 15. 10. 9:45–13:00 U34, Thu 16. 10. 9:45–13:00 U34, Tue 4. 11. 9:45–13:00 M117, Tue 18. 11. 9:45–11:15 U34, Tue 2. 12. 9:45–11:15 M117
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/10, only registered: 0/10
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course introduce students into the study of migration and immigrant incorporation from the perspective of transnationalism. What happens whe more migrants live some aspects of their lives across borders, but they continue to be served by legal, educational, and health care systems that remain stubbornly within the boundaries of the nation-state? We will explore how moving beyond the perspective of the nation state changes the study of migration and related phenomena. The focus on borders and their proliferation to various domains of social life will enable critical analysis of contemporary regimes of mobility and citizenship. We will also inquire into the contradictions between global labour markets and nation states and formation of migration policies.
By the end of the semester, students should be able to:
• Define and discuss transnational studies and transnational approaches to migration, including the critical assesment of transnationalism;
• Understand and explain the proliferation of borders;
• Apply the transational perspective to different domains of social life;
• Design a research methodology for studying transnational migration and proliferation of borders;
Syllabus
  • Session 1 (23.9.) The Formation of Transnational Approaches to Migration
  • Session 2 (7.10.) Applying Transnational Perspective in Migration Research
  • Session 3 (14.10.) Free flows for capital but not people - critique of transnationalism frame
  • Session 4 (15.10.) Border as a method - forms and sites of borders and boundaries
  • Session 5 (16.10.) Proliferation of borders- multiplicity of approaches: how to study and conceptualize proliferations of borders?
  • Session 6 (4.11.) Nation state and global labour market: Whose interests are at stake? Perspectives of state, employers, non-governmental organizations and migrants
  • Session 7 (18.11.) Migration and Transnationalism in Central and Eastern Europe
  • Session 8 (2.12.) Conclusion
Literature
    required literature
  • The transnational studies reader : intersections and innovations. Edited by Sanjeev Khagram - Peggy Levitt. New York: Routledge/Taylor and Francis, 2008, xii, 575. ISBN 9780415953733. info
  • BASCH, Linda G., Nina Glick SCHILLER and Cristina SZANTON BLANC. Nations unbound : transnational projects, postcolonial predicaments, and deterritorialized nation-states. London: Routledge, 1994, 344 p. ISBN 2881246303. URL info
Teaching methods
1. Lectures, 2. Class discussions on readings, 3. Group projects in class, 4. Peer-to-peer feedback on the outline of the final paper, 5. Final essay, 6. Written final exam
Assessment methods
Participation in class (discussions, group projects) (20 %) Peer-to-peer feedback on the outline of the final paper (20 %) Final paper (3,000 – 5,000 words) (35 %) Written final exam (take-home) (25 %)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2013.
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