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Teaching GuideTerm Faculty of Sociology |
| Mestrado Universitario en Políticas Sociais e Intervención Sociocomunitaria |
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| History and theories of migratory movements |
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| Identifying Data | 2022/23 | |||||||||||||
| Subject | History and theories of migratory movements | Code | 615525013 | |||||||||||
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| Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
| Official Master's Degree | 1st four-month period |
Second | Optional | 6 | ||||||||||
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| Topic | Sub-topic |
| 1. A historical perspective of international migration theories | 1.1. Chicago School: Park and Thomas, and Znaniecki 1.2. Sociology of "Race and Ethnic relations" 1.3. North American contemporary sociology’s contribution to migration: Portes and Massey 1.4. French School and its theoretical contribution: Bourdieu and Sayad |
| 2. Explanatory theories of international migration processes |
2.1. The push-pull economic model 2.2. Individual action theories 2.3. Social capital and networks theories 2.4. Social mobility theories |
| 3. New theories and approaches in the context of Globalization | 3.1. Migration in a globalised world 3.2. Mobility and transnationalism 3.3. Belonging, identity and citizenship 3.4. Border studies |
| 4. Research on migration: debates and dilemmas | 4.1. Epistemological issues: reflexivity, subjectivity/objectivity... 4.2. Ethical and methodological dilemmas |
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