Migration: Social political and ethical implications for welfare state development
[Seminarplan] [virtueller Seminarraum] (wie registriere ich mich für den Seminarraum?)
Blockseminar
Friday, 19.10.06, 11-13.00
Friday, 02.11.06, 11-13.00
Friday, 07.12.06, 18-21.30
Saturday, 08.12.06, 9-17.00
Friday, 25.01.07, 18-21.30
Saturday, 26.01.07, 9-17.00
Contents/Learning goals:
The goal of this class is to understand migration and its implications for the development of the welfare state. We will be discussing theories of welfare state development under the specific lens of the migration, and migration theories which explain migration and the effects of migration on sending states and receiving states, paying here particular attention to economic, social and normative systems. We will work comparatively, looking at several different kinds of welfare states: strengthening or finding weaknesses in theories and well as looking for better explanations of social political developments and considerations of the ethical consequences of current global trends. The goal of the seminar is firstly to understand and use concepts in migration and welfare state research (for example, globalization, brain drain, commodification, decommodification, etc.). Secondly, students should be able to structure the use of different theories and to be able to point out strengths and weaknesses of these theories and normative, ethical debates. Finally, students should have a solid foundation in understanding the issues around migration policy, along with the problems, controversies, goals, norms, and history of migration in various welfare states.
Requirements for a "Schein"
Important for the class is a thorough reading of texts with regular attendance and active participation in discussions. I also ask that students come to me during my office hours to discuss their presentations at least a week before presenting. A “Schein” will be awarded after the following conditions have been fulfilled: 1) a presentation and 2) either an exam or a 15-20 page paper to be submitted no later than March 15, 2008.
