Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Summer 2020 - POL 317 J100

Migration, Identity, and Citizenship (4)

Class Number: 4982

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    May 11 – Aug 10, 2020: Mon, 5:30–9:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Aug 15, 2020
    Sat, 7:00–10:00 p.m.
    Location: TBA

  • Instructor:

    Salta Zhumatova

  • Prerequisites:

    Six lower division units in Political Science or permission of the department.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Migration is on the rise around the globe, presenting challenges for many countries: Who shall be admitted? What should be the conditions of integration? How will 'we' maintain our identity in the face of growing diversity? Explores how and why liberal democracies offer varying responses to these questions. Students who have taken Selected Topics course POL 319 with this topic may not take this course for further credit.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course examines how contemporary liberal democracies of Western Europe and North America manage immigration and migrant integration. We will analyze current migration policies, the causes and consequences of migration, and the challenges it presents to receiving countries. The course begins with a brief historical overview of policy responses to immigration in the major receiving countries and a review of key theories of migration. The first part of the course focuses on policies and policy determinants in the main immigration areas – labour migration, asylum, family migration and irregular migration – across liberal states. The second part of the course discusses policies that seek to enable the economic, social and cultural integration of migrants into destination countries, with reference to multiculturalism, assimilation and other integration models. The course discusses both the national governance of migration and international cooperation in migration management.

Grading

  • Attendance 5%
  • Participation (discussion summaries) 30%
  • Midterm exam 30%
  • Final exam 35%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

A package of readings (journal articles and/or extracts from books) is provided through Canvas.

Department Undergraduate Notes:

The Department of Political Science strictly enforces a policy on plagiarism.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

TEACHING AT SFU IN SUMMER 2020

Please note that all teaching at SFU in summer term 2020 will be conducted through remote methods. Enrollment in this course acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as soon as possible to ensure that they are eligible and that approved accommodations and services are implemented in a timely fashion.