Temas Subtemas
1. A historical perspective of international migration theories & the role of research - Overview of historical development of migration theories.
- Situating research paradigms in migration studies.
- The role of theory in research.
- Historical underpinnings of migration theories I: a) Ravenstein. b) Chicago School
- Example of migration research: Body-mapping storytelling.
- Historical underpinnings of migration theories II: a) The push-pull economic model. b) Individual action theories. c) Social capital and networks theories. d) Social mobility theories.
2. Belonging, identity and citizenship Citizenship and Integration:
- The EU concept of immigrant integration, citizenship regimes and policies in a migratory world
- Minority rights, categories and approaches (how they change over time, and where we are)
Diversity & Anti-Discrimination Policies in Europe:
- A brief history of diversity approaches from multiculturalism to superdiversity
- How does antidiscrimination apply to migration?
- Religious Diversity Governance in Europe – problematizing the link between religious and migrant minorities
Seminar 1. Research methods in migration studies: visual methods - Ethical and practical implications of employing visual methodologies in migration research.
- The question of representation of migration in public narratives.
- Ownership and collaboration when conducting research on migration that involves visual methods.
3. Borders, b/ordering and border making - Contemporary approaches to Border Studies.
- The everyday construction of borders.
- Detention, deportability and criminology of mobility.
- Border aesthetics. The intersection politics/art.
- Case study: The southern border of Spain
4. Solidarity, activism and global justice from below - Power in migration as a social movement for justice
- Irregular migrants as political actors mobilize agency, resources and networks
- Cities as crucial sites for fostering inclusion and belonging (sanctuary, welcoming, fearless)
- Activist tactics-migrant struggles, de facto citizenship struggles, border protests
- Case study: Genealogy of migrant struggles in Spain
Seminar 2. Research methods in migration studies: Ethics is migration, positionality and dilemmas - Who is a Migrant? Epistemological traps
- Reflexivity, positionality and intersectionality
- Critical reflections on research ethics during fieldwork
Seminar 3. Ecofeminist urbanism, care and social mapping Sessions by guest lecturers (seminar language Spanish/Galician)