| CODE | IRL5071 | ||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Migration and Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | International Relations | ||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Over the past years, the question of migration has been getting increasing attention both at the level of discourse and at the level of policy-making. Causes of outward population mobility, development of policies aimed at catering effectively to the needs of people in need of international protection, measures to facilitate integration between individuals with a migrant background and local populations have been, among others, the focus of systematic research, public policy, and popular discourse. In this unit, students will explore and develop an analytical understanding of the conditions that generate outward population movements (‘push factors’, including direct and structural violence), the different types of migration, the dynamics that may generate conflict in the host countries as a result of inward migration, and the importance of public discourse in shaping and informing the ways in which the question of migration is approached at social and political levels. In addition, students will explore different forms of conflict resolution interventions aimed at preventing and managing effectively migration-related conflicts. Study-unit Aims: 1. To familiarize students with the issues relating to migration as the outcome of conflict; 2. To familiarize students with theories and analytical concepts from the field of conflict resolution; 3. To explore case-studies of migratory flows in times of conflict and caused by conflict; 4. To explore conflict resolution mechanisms for dealing with migration-linked conflicts. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: • Critically assess underlying assumptions and understandings underpinning research and analysis on migration and conflict; • Demonstrate the capacity to apply theoretical knowledge (from the field of Conflict Resolution) in practical situations pertaining to migration and conflict; • Critically discuss a number of case studies pertaining to migratory-flows in times of conflict. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: • Engage directly and competently with practitioners in the field of forced migration; • Analyse specific contexts and appreciate their potential for creating migratory flows in times of conflict. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Text: Estevez, Ariadna. 2016. Human Rights, Migration, And Social Conflict. [Place of publication not identified]: Palgrave Macmillan. Supplementary Readings: Adhikari, Prakash. 2012. "The Plight Of The Forgotten Ones: Civil War And Forced Migration1". International Studies Quarterly 56 (3): 590-606. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2478.2011.00712.x. Brzoska, Michael, and Christiane Fröhlich. 2015. "Climate Change, Migration And Violent Conflict: Vulnerabilities, Pathways And Adaptation Strategies". Migration And Development 5 (2): 190-210. doi:10.1080/21632324.2015.1022973. Centre for Conflict Resolution. 2000. Refugees, Conflict And Conflict Resolution. Rondebosch, South Africa: Centre for Conflict Resolution. Greenhill, Kelly M. 2008. "Strategic Engineered Migration As A Weapon Of War". Civil Wars10 (1): 6-21. doi:10.1080/13698240701835425. Hausken, Kjell. 2000. "Migration And Intergroup Conflict". Economics Letters 69 (3): 327-331. doi:10.1016/s0165-1765(00)00326-8. Holzer, Vanessa. 2015. Refugees From Armed Conflict. Cambridge: Intersentia. Irudaya Rajan, Sebastian. 2012. Migration, Identity And Conflict. Taylor & Francis. Kumssa, Asfaw, James Herbert Williams, John F. Jones, and Eric A. Des Marais. 2014. "Conflict And Migration: The Case Of Somali Refugees In Northeastern Kenya". Global Social Welfare 1 (4): 145-156. doi:10.1007/s40609-014-0006-9. Reuveny, Rafael. 2007. "Climate Change-Induced Migration And Violent Conflict". Political Geography 26 (6): 656-673. doi:10.1016/j.polgeo.2007.05.001. Withagen, Cees. 2014. "The Climate Change, Migration And Conflict Nexus". Environment And Development Economics 19 (03): 324-327. doi:10.1017/s1355770x14000321. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Andreas Kotelis |
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