Faculteit der Cultuur- en Maatschappijwetenschappen
Transnational Migrant Networks and Flows
Volledige vakbeschrijving
The course on Transnational Migrant Networks and Flows will introduce transnationalism as a concept and an approach. It presents students to the different dimensions of the concept of transnationalism (transnational networks and families; migrant diasporas and development; transnational cultures; transnational flows and the state) and its importance for debates on migration and development. Students will also become acquainted with transnationalism as an approach and reflect on the methodological consequences of transnational research. They will conduct an in-depth interview with a migrant and research the particular migration flow that they represent. At the end of the course students will be able to interpret and analyze theoretical and empirical literature in the areas of transnationalism and migration and development and to conduct and report on a qualitative interview.Doelstellingen van dit vak
At the end of the course students • know the main debates around migration and development • know the different dimensions of the concept transnationalism • know the theoretical and empirical academic literature in the areas of migration and development and transnationalism • have knowledge and understanding of migrant Diasporas, transnational families, networks and cultures and the role of the state in transnational flows • can conduct interviews related to the topic of transnationalism and report here over • can formulate a well-supported argument with regards to transnational phenomena based on the literature and interviews conductedVoorwaarden
The courses: - GDS4000 and - GDS4002GDS4003
Periode 2
28 okt 2024
20 dec 2024
Studiepunten:
6.0Taal van de opleiding:
EngelsCoördinator:
Onderwijsmethode:
Assignment(s), Lecture(s), PBL, Paper(s), SkillsEvaluatiemethoden:
Assignment, Attendance, Participation, Final paperTrefwoorden:
Transnationalism, migration, Development