pol3mss migration, states
MIGRATION, STATES AND SOCIETIES
POL3MSS
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject is about the politics of global population movements. The course will cover international migration trends and the theoretical models that help us understand the factors motivating the movements of people since WWII. It will also look at how governments respond. Some migrants are welcome. Others are not. Why? How do governments distinguish? What services do they provide? How do they integrate, or not, the migrants into the host society? How do they sell their migration policies to their citizens? We will also consider the effects different government policies have upon the lives of those who move, whether legally or illegally, permanently or temporarily. Australian and international case studies are used to assess how migrants, migration policies and societies are faring in local and comparative contexts.
FacultyFaculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorGwenda Tavan
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites 15 credit points of any first year Politics subject and 15 credit points of any Humanities and Social Sciences subject, or subject coordinator's approval
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects POL2MSS
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | The age of migration: international population movements in the modern world, | Prescribed | Castles, s. & Miller, M.J. | 4TH ED. MACMILLAN 2009 |
| Readings | Immigrants: your country needs them | Recommended | Legrain, P. | LITTLE BROWN 2007 |
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