SOCI2248-1 : Refugge Studies - Forced Migration

Study Programmes 2016-2017

SOCI2248-1

Refugge Studies - Forced Migration

Duration :

30h Th

Number of credits :

Master in sociology (120 ECTS)		6

Lecturer :

Hassan Bousetta, Jean-Michel Lafleur, Marco Martiniello

Coordinator :

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Language(s) of instruction :

English language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents :

This course seeks to provide an introduction to refugees and forced migration studies in an international context. The course consists in a series of lectures given by the three professors as well as lectures given by a series of guest professors. Each session will provide both a theoretical and practical approach.
At the theoretical level, the course will examine the international context of forced migration, the Geneva Convention and the mechanismes of refugee status determination, subsidiary protection as well as the links between forced and voluntary migration.
On a practical level, the course will offer an opportunity for analysing recent asylum crises.
Course Programme:

Introductory lecture
The Geneva convention
Asylum policies at Belgian and EU level
The Dublin Convention
Refugees and political conflicts: a transnational approach
Political mobilizations for and by refugees
Issues in refugees studies: the question of children & youth
Issues in refugees studies: the question of camps
Issues in refugees studies : the role of Civil society
Student presentations

Learning outcomes of the learning unit :

The class seeks to provide students with an overview of the realities of contemporary forced migration as well the situation of refugees worldwide. In 2016, more than 60 million people were displaced as a result of wars, violence and persecutions. The class assesses the specificities of these migrations and the policy responses that are deployed. The course should allow students to reach a good intellectual and practical understanding of issues linked to asylum and forced migration

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

None.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

The course shall comprise nine lectures given by Dr. Bousetta, Dr. Lafleur and Dr Matiniello, as well as by invited speakers

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Attendance is highly recommended. Following the MOOC of CEDEM on the plateform France Université Numérique is also suggested (www.fun-mooc.fr)
In case the number of students registered is below 10 persons, the course could be organised differently.