Syllabus
Introduction, putting the whole issue into broader geopolitical and economic frameworks; current interanational migration situation and trends; international migration movements in history; statistics and data sources, definitions; theoretical concepts of international migration I.; theoretical concepts of international migration II; migration policy and juridical aspects of the international migration issue; economic, demographic and geographical aspects of the international migration issue; race and ethnicity and their role in international migration movements (theoretical and practical issues); illegal migration and irregular economic activities of migrants; Czechia - as an example of newly constituting immigration country in Central/Eastern Europe; presentation and discussion of selected research projects on international migration issues (designed by students), video (from the Los Angeles area).
Annotation
The lecture is to bring a detailed description and explanation of a process of international migration. To help understand its complex character and its causes, mechanisms and consequences. An attention is paid to a development of the process over time. The global approach is supplemented with analyses of migration within individual continents and within selected countries. The international migration of Czechia is presented individually as well as it is touched within many other thematic blocks.
1) Introduction, putting the whole issue into broader geopolitical and economic frameworks,
2) international migration movements in history
3) statistics and data sources, definitions,
4) theoretical concepts of international migration I.,
5) theoretical concepts of international migration II,
6) political and juridical aspects of the international migration issue,
7) economic, demographic and geographical aspects of the international migration issue,
8) immigrants integration into a host society and related problems,
9) the current international migration in Central/Eastern Europe,
10) the U.S.- as an example of a traditional immigration country,
11) Czechia - as an example of newly constituting immigration country in Central/Eastern Europe,
12) presentation and discussion of selected research studies on international migration issues. The course will be accompaned by a video and, possibily a movie.