Migration Security

Major: International Relations
Code of subject: 7.291.01.E.027
Credits: 5.00
Department: Political Science and International Relations
Lecturer: Malyk Iryna
Semester: 2 семестр
Mode of study: денна
Learning outcomes: Learning outcomes: Having successfully completed this course, students will be able to: - demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a wide range of theoretical and conceptual frameworks of migration and ethnic relations, general theories of migration; - understand contemporary international migration patterns, push-pull theories and other theoretical accounts of the forces of migration; - assess the impact of international migration on world politics; - identify different forms of migration and mobility; - analyze international migration patterns; -appreciate the complexity of contemporary processes of forced migration, from a range of different perspectives; - critically analyze key principles (legal, political and ethical) related to refugees and forced migration; - demonstrate country-specific knowledge about the impact of migration and mobility on Ukrainian policy, economy and culture.
Required prior and related subjects: Prerequisites:Theory of International Relations, Fundamentals of Geopolitics and Geostrategy Co-requisites: Actual Problems of Foreign Policy of Ukraine and International Relations
Summary of the subject: The migration issues in the system of Social Sciences. Historical and demographic aspects of migration. The history of international migration. The main theories of migration. The security problems of modern migration. The problems of labor migration. Problems of illegal and forced migration in modern international relations. The role of international organizations in resolving global migration. The problems of global migration policy. Migration policy of Ukraine.
Assessment methods and criteria: Current control (40%), oral examination, writing essays. - Final evaluation (60%) exam (writing of answers on test papers (three-level testing) with oral component)
Recommended books: 1. Gnatyuk T.O. Suchasni migraziyini prozesy: svitovi tendenzii, yevropeyski ta ukrayinskyi osoblyvosti [Electronnyi resurs] / T.O.Gnatyuk // Naukovi prazi. T.69. Vypusk 56, 2007. – S. 105-111 – Rezhym dostupu:http://lib.chdu.edu.ua/pdf/naukpraci/politics/2007/69-56-19.pdf 2. Zovnischnya trudova migrasiya naselennya Ukrainy/ Za red. Е. М. Libanoboyi. – К.: DP«Іnformaziyno-analitychne agenstvo», 2009. – 120 s. 3. Migraziyini prozecy v suchasnomu sviti: regionalnyi, svitovui ta nazionalnyi vymiry (Ponyatyinyi aparat, konzeptual;ni pidhody, teoriya ta practyka): Enciclopedia / Uporyad. Yu. I. Rymarenko, sa red Yu. Rymarenka. – K.: Dovira, 1998.- -912 s. 4. Castle Stephen, Miller Marc J. The Age of Migration: International Population Movements in the Modern World./ S.Castle, M.J. Miller. – Palgrave Macmillan; 3-ed edition. – 2003. – 352 p.