Human Migration. Migrant Adaptation and Integration

2023/2024

Учебный год

ENG

Обучение ведется на английском языке

3

Кредиты

Лучший по критерию «Полезность курса для Вашей будущей карьеры»

Лучший по критерию «Полезность курса для расширения кругозора и разностороннего развития»

Кто читает:

Кафедра демографии (Институт демографии имени А.Г. Вишневского)

Статус:

Курс по выбору

Когда читается:

1-й курс, 3 модуль

Преподаватель

Смидович Глеб Сергеевич

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The course provides an understanding of population migration as a demographic, social and economic process of great importance in shaping the world's population. The course will focus on theories and concepts that explain modern migration processes, differences in the demographic behaviour of migrants and the host population, the role of migrants in the labour market, and the organisation of migration and integration policies in countries around the world, with case studies.

Learning Objectives

• The purpose of mastering the course “Human migration. Migrant adaptation and integration” is to form ideas about migration as a complex and multilateral socio-demographic and economic process, to become familiar with the main migration conceptions and data, to study the theoretical foundations of migration and integration policy.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Know the main statistical publications and databases on migration processes in Russia and the world Know how to use different data sources for particular types of migration: external migration, internal migration, temporary labour migration, commuting Know the advantages and disadvantages of individual sources of statistics on migration Understand the need for integrated use of statistics for migration Can Calculate selected migration indicators and explain their use in migration analysis

Course Contents

• Theoretical issues of human migration. Migration and its impact on population and labor potential

Assessment Elements

• Writing an abstract
• Assessment based on the results of current monitoring

Interim Assessment

• 2023/2024 3rd module
  The course grade is formed from the following components: 40% - writing an abstract; 20% - assessment based on the results of current monitoring; 40% - passing the final exam.

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Caroline B. Brettell, & James F. Hollifield. (2014). Migration Theory : Talking Across Disciplines: Vol. 3rd ed. Routledge.
• New challenges in immigration theory, , 2017

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Migration theory: talking across disciplines, , 2000

Authors

• Смидович Глеб Сергеевич
• Larionov Aleksandr Vitalevich