Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

INR010

Course Name:

International Migration

Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

English

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Departmental Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator:

Prof. Dr. AYSELİN YILDIZ

Course Lecturer(s):

Prof. Dr. Ayselin YILDIZ

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:	This course aims to engage students with fundamentals of international migration with a focus on it economic, historical, and political aspects. By employing the theoretical perspectives, it examines the actors, policies, socio-political processes, and complexities of immigration at national and global level.
Course Content:	Politics of immigration, securitization of immigration, development and immigration, irregular migration, integration issues, asylum seekers and refugees, citizenship, racism and ethnic relations, human rights and immigration

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) To discuss the theoretical debates and approaches on immigration
2) To recognize the international and transnational significance of immigration in shaping politics
3) To demonstrate the ability to differentiate various concepts within the migration field
4) To recognize functioning of various international organizations working in the field of international migration
5) To asses the political, economic and social implications of immigration
6) To recognize central issues of immigration such as integration, human rights and asylum

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction- A General Overview
2)	Understanding Migration: Concepts, Definitions, Principles and Fundamental Debates
3)	Theoretical Debates on International Migration
4)	Border control: Artificial Intelligence, rescue operations and push backs
5)	Migration Policies in the EU: Main Trends and Challenges
6)	Migration History in the Turkish Republic
7)	Midterm Exam
8)	Field Work/Guest Lecture
12)	Migrant Smuggling and Human Trafficking
13)	Climate or Natural Disasters Induced Migration
14)	Non-western approaches to migration governance

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Castles, Stephen and Mark J. Miller, The Age of Migration: International Population Movements in the Modern World Basingstoke: Macmillan (2013, Fifth Edition) http://www.age-of-migration.com/index.asp

Yıldız, A. 2016. “The European Union’s Immigration Policy: Managing Migration in Turkey and Morocco”. Palgrave Macmillan http://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9781137586988

References:

Russell King. 2012. Theories and Typologies of Migration: An Overview and a Primer. Willy Brandt Series of Working Papers in International Migration and Ethnic Relations 3/12. Malmö University

Aysen Ustubici, Lea Müller-Funk and Milena Bellini. 2023. “Daring to aspire: Theorising aspirations in contexts of displacement and highly constrained mobility”, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 49(15) 2023, pp.3816-3835.

Ahmet Icduygu and Birce Altiok. (2024). Root Causes of Irregular Migration in the Eastern Mediterranean: The Case of Afghans and Syrians. In Barrero, R.Z. and Awad, I. (Eds.), Migrations in the Mediterranean: IMISCOE Regional Reader. Springer.

Birce Altiok (2024, February 23). State, Refugees, and Civil Society in Turkey: Transformation Under Control. Alternatif Politika, 16(1), 115–141.

Caroline Bretell, James Hollifield. (2008).“Migration Theory: Talking Across Disciplines”. Routledge pp.1-2 and pp.183-239

Sara Wallace Goodman. (November 2010).” Naturalisation Policies in Europe: Exploring Patterns of Inclusion and Exclusion”. European University Institute

Elizabeth Collett. (March 2011). “Immigrant Integration in Europe in a Time of Austerity”.Migration Policy Institute

Maarten Peter Vink. (2013). “Immigrant Integration and Access to Citizenship in the European Union: The Role of Origin Countries”. INTERACT Research Report. European University Institute

Anja Wiesbrock. (2011).”The Integration of Immigrants in Sweden: A Model for the European Union?”. International Migration.49 (4)

Borjas, George J. (1994). The Economics of Immigration. Journal of Economic Literature, Vol. 32, pp. 1667-1717

Huber, Peter and Tondl, Gabriele (2012): Migration and Regional Convergence in the European Union, WIFO Working Papers 419, WIFO.

Guild, Elspeth and Carrera, Sergio (2012): Labour Migration and Unemployment: What can we learn from EU rules on the free movement of workers? Justice and Home Affairs, CEPS Papers in Liberty and Security in Europe

Facchini, G. and M. F. Steinhardt (2011): What drives U.S. immigration policy? Evidence from congressional roll call votes. Journal of Public Economics, Vol.95: 734-743.

Hix, H. and Noury, A. (2007): Politics not Economic Interests: Determinants of Migration Policies in the European Union, International Migration Review, Vol. 41:182-205.

Pacaci Elitok, S.; Straubhaar, T. (2012): Turkey, Migration and the EU: Potentials, Challenges and Opportunities, Edition HWWI 5, Hamburg University Press, Hamburg.

Massey, Douglas M. (1994) “An Evaluation of International Migration Theory: The North American Case”, Population and Development Review 20: 4, pp. 699-751

Erdoğan, M.Murat [2012] “Being a Migrant in Europe: The case of Turkish Immigrants in Germany” in Social Change Bioethics and Public Politics’, UNESCO-Turkey, Ankara, pp. 145-151.

Huysmans, Jeff (2000) “European Union and Securitization of Migration”, JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, 38: 5, pp. 751-777

Joppke, Christian (1998) “Why Liberal States Accept Unwanted Immigration”, World Politics, 50: 2, pp. 266-293 (available in the library electronic database)

De Haas, Hein (2010) “Migration and Development: A Theoretical Perspective”, International Migration Review, 44: 1, pp. 227-264

Castles, Stephen and Andrew Davidson (2000) “The Crisis of Citizenship” in Citizenship and Migration: Globalization and Politics of Belonging, MacMillan Press, pp. 1-25

Soysal, N. Yasemin, Limits of Citizenship. Migrants and Postnational Membership in Europe, Chicago: University of Chicago Press (1994), Chapter 8: Toward a Postnational Model of Membership, pp. 136-162.

Rogers Brubaker. “The Return of Assimilation? Changing Perspectives on Immigration and Its Sequels in France, Germany, and the United States” Ethnic and Racial Studies 24.4 (2001): 531-548.
Eurostat (2015) “Migration in the EU”. 10/06/2015

Sandra Lavenex & Rahel Kunz (2008) The Migration–Development Nexus in EU External Relations, Journal of European Integration, 30:3, 439-457, DOI: 10.1080/07036330802142152

Hein de Haas (2015, September 22) “Feigning immigration control”. Personal Blog

Bhagwati, Jagdish. 2003. “Borders Beyond Control.” Foreign Affairs. 82(1): 98-104.Jacoby, Tamar. 2011. “Germany’s Immigration Dilemma: How Can Germany Attract the Workers It Needs.” Foreign Affairs. 90(2): 8-14.

Kaya, A. (2012). Turkey as an Emerging Destination Country for Immigration: Challenges and the Prospects for the Future. In Elitok, S.P. and Straubhaar (eds) Turkey, Migration and the EU: Potentials, Challenges and Opportunites. Hamburg University Press: Hamburg

Kirişci, K. 2014. Syrian Refugees and Turkey’s Challenges: Going Beyond Hospitality. Report Washington D.C.: Brookings: 1-46 http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/reports/2014/05/12-turkey-syrian-refugees-kirisci/syrian-refugees-and-turkeys-challenges-may-14-2014.pdf

Üstübici, Ayşen. (2019). The Impact of Externalized Migration Governance on Turkey: Technocratic Migration Governance and the Production of Differentiated Legal Status. Comparative Migration Studies, 7 (46), 1-18.

Erdogan Murat. 2020. Suriyeliler Barometresi 2019: Suriyelilerle Uyum İçinde Yaşamanın Çerçevesi

Oner, Asli Ceylan, Bahar Durmaz-Drinkwater, and Richard J. Grant. 2020. “Precarity of Refugees: The Case of Basmane-İzmir, Turkey.” Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, April, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2020.1732591
Dimitriadi, Angeliki; Kaya, Ayhan; Kale, Başak and Zurabishvili, Tinatin. (2018). EU-Turkey Relations and Irregular Migration: Transactional Cooperation in the Making. FEUTURE Online Paper No. 16,

Yıldız, A. 2017 (Ocak-Haziran). “Göç ve Entegrasyon Politikalarında Vatandaşlık”. Göç Araştırmaları Dergisi. 3 (1) ss.36-67 http://www.gam.gov.tr/files/5-3.pdf

Yıldız, A., Uzgören, E. (2016). “Limits to temporary protection: non-camp Syrian refugees in Izmir, Turkey”. Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 16 (2), pp. 195-211 (SSCI)

Yıldız, A. (2020). Impact of the EU–Turkey Statement on Smugglers’ Operations in the Aegean and Migrants’ Decisions to Engage with Smugglers. International Migration, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/imig.12767

Databases to be Used:
UNHCR. Regional refugee and migrant response plan for Europe. data.unhcr.org/mediterranean/download.php?id=521
UNHCR. Syria regional response plan. Inter-agency Information Sharing Portal. http://data.unhcr.org/syrianrefugees/regional.php
Eurostat Database. ‘Population and Social Conditions, Asylum and Managed Migration’, available online at:
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/asylum-and-managed-migration/statistics-illustrated

The list can be updated and enriched during the semester with additional relevant reading materials.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

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Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

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Level of Contribution

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Presentation	1	% 20
Midterms	1	% 20
Final	1	% 60
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	12	36
Study Hours Out of Class	14	42
Presentations / Seminar	3	7
Quizzes	6	6
Midterms	6	6
Final	14	28
Total Workload		125