Advanced topcis in the sociology of migration: Integration of refugees and social stratification

Dozent/in:

Yuliya Kosyakova

Angaben:

Seminar, 2 SWS

Termine:

Mo, 16:15 - 17:45, FMA/00.08
ab 4.5.2020

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

• Please register for this course via FlexNow until April 17, 2020. Students who are registered in FlexNow will be enrolled in the VC. They will then receive information about this course via the VC.
• 12 ECTS
• A module consists of two courses that have to be attended in the same semester. This course has to be combined with the course "Discrimination" (Dr. Miriam Schmaus).
• Requirements: In one of the two courses you have to complete a small task (determines 1/3 of the final grade) in the other course a big task (determines 2/3 of the final grade - "Portfolio")
• You can choose in which course you complete either task.
• The first session takes place on May 4, 2020.

Inhalt:

Due to the increasing number of political, ethnic and religious conflicts in Afghanistan, the Middle East, and the countries in the Horn of Africa, the global number of asylum-seekers and refugees had increased to 71.4 million by the end of 2017, with one-third of those seeking shelter outside their home countries (UNHCR, 2018). In the European Union (EU) and in the OECD, Germany plays a predominant role as a receiving country for humanitarian migration both historically and recently: it received approximately 1.4 million first-time asylum applications from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2017. The issue of refugees successful integration is often framed as a cause of anxiety; culturally, politically, and economically in Germany and else in Europe and there is no consensus about the best way to promote their integration. This course will explore these debates through literature on several aspects of refugees integration in Western Europe. In particular, this course will first outline the factors shaping decisions to migrate and outline the differences between migration process of refugees and other migrants. Next, we will engage in debates around models of immigrant incorporation and consider whether and how they are applicable to refugees. Here, we will focus on issues related to asylum procedure, labor market access, family reunification, access to education and language acquisition, access to healthcare, family roles, and networks; and address complex issues of integration of vulnerable groups such as women, children, and low-educated. Finally, we will examine the consequences of refugee immigration for both established immigrants and the native-born population in host countries. Students are expected to engage in discussions, carry out their own quantitative, qualitative or literature research and present their results in forum. Evaluation is based on the written assignment.

Advanced topics in the sociology of migration: Discrimination

Dozent/in:

Miriam Schmaus

Angaben:

Seminar, 3 SWS

Termine:

Fr, 16:15 - 18:30, F21/03.79
ab 8.5.2020

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

• Please register for this course via FlexNow until April 17, 2020. Students who are registered in FlexNow will be enrolled in the VC. They will then receive information about this course via the VC.
• 12 ECTS
• A module consists of two courses that have to be attended in the same semester. This course on discrimination has to be combined with the course "Integration of refugees and social stratification" (Dr. Yuliya Kosyakova).
• Requirements: In one of the two courses you have to complete a small task (determines 1/3 of the final grade) in the other course a big task (determines 2/3 of the final grade - "Portfolio")
• You can choose in which course you complete either task.
• The first session takes place on May 8, 2020.

Inhalt:

Arguments on (group-specific) discrimination seem inevitable when dealing with social phenomena. Particularly when investigating ethnic inequalities, e.g. in education, labor-, or housing markets, discriminatory practices are frequently called upon. Yet, politicians, as well as academic scholars differ considerably in their understanding of discrimination. Is it discriminatory to link access to tenured positions to the German or European citizenship? Or does real discrimination only begin when Erbil does not get the apartment because he is from Turkey or Agnieszka does not get promoted because her boss fears a negative customer response? The first part of the seminar addresses such questions: who defines what kind of action as discriminatory and what consequences are linked to the respective view? As the methods to measure discrimination are as diverse as the theoretical arguments, the second part of the seminar will deal with the methodological repertoire that is available to measure discrimination: What measures are available to assess discrimination? What measures are best suited for what kind of research question? Is there a royal way to meas-ure discrimination? And can anyone really measure discrimination?

Ethnic inequality: Discrimination

Dozent/in:

Miriam Schmaus

Angaben:

Seminar, 3 SWS

Termine:

Fr, 16:15 - 18:30, F21/03.79
ab 8.5.2020

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

• Please register for this course via FlexNow until April 17, 2020. Students who are registered in FlexNow will be enrolled in the VC. They will then receive information about this course via the VC.
• 12 ECTS
• A module consists of two courses that have to be attended in the same semester. This course on discrimination has to be combined with the course "Integration of refugees and social stratification" (Dr. Yuliya Kosyakova).
• Requirements: In one of the two courses you have to complete a small task (determines 1/3 of the final grade) in the other course a big task (determines 2/3 of the final grade - "Portfolio")
• You can choose in which course you complete either task.
• The first sesseion takes place on May 8, 2020.

Inhalt:

Arguments on (group-specific) discrimination seem inevitable when dealing with social phenomena. Particularly when investigating ethnic inequalities, e.g. in education, labor-, or housing markets, discriminatory practices are frequently called upon. Yet, politicians, as well as academic scholars differ considerably in their understanding of discrimination. Is it discriminatory to link access to tenured positions to the German or European citizenship? Or does real discrimination only begin when Erbil does not get the apartment because he is from Turkey or Agnieszka does not get promoted because her boss fears a negative customer response? The first part of the seminar addresses such questions: who defines what kind of action as discriminatory and what consequences are linked to the respective view? As the methods to measure discrimination are as diverse as the theoretical arguments, the second part of the seminar will deal with the methodological repertoire that is available to measure discrimination: What measures are available to assess discrimination? What measures are best suited for what kind of research question? Is there a royal way to meas-ure discrimination? And can anyone really measure discrimination?

Ethnic inequality: Integration of refugees and social stratification

Dozent/in:

Yuliya Kosyakova

Angaben:

Seminar, 2 SWS

Termine:

Mo, 16:15 - 17:45, FMA/00.08
ab 4.5.2020

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

• Please register for this course via FlexNow until April 17, 2020. Students who are registered in FlexNow will be enrolled in the VC. They will then receive information about this course via the VC.
• 12 ECTS
• A module consists of two courses that have to be attended in the same semester. This course has to be combined with the course "Discrimination" (Dr. Miriam Schmaus).
• Requirements: In one of the two courses you have to complete a small task (determines 1/3 of the final grade) in the other course a big task (determines 2/3 of the final grade - "Portfolio")
• You can choose in which course you complete either task.
• The first session takes place on May 4, 2020.

Inhalt:

Due to the increasing number of political, ethnic and religious conflicts in Afghanistan, the Middle East, and the countries in the Horn of Africa, the global number of asylum-seekers and refugees had increased to 71.4 million by the end of 2017, with one-third of those seeking shelter outside their home countries (UNHCR, 2018). In the European Union (EU) and in the OECD, Germany plays a predominant role as a receiving country for humanitarian migration both historically and recently: it received approximately 1.4 million first-time asylum applications from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2017. The issue of refugees successful integration is often framed as a cause of anxiety; culturally, politically, and economically in Germany and else in Europe and there is no consensus about the best way to promote their integration. This course will explore these debates through literature on several aspects of refugees integration in Western Europe. In particular, this course will first outline the factors shaping decisions to migrate and outline the differences between migration process of refugees and other migrants. Next, we will engage in debates around models of immigrant incorporation and consider whether and how they are applicable to refugees. Here, we will focus on issues related to asylum procedure, labor market access, family reunification, access to education and language acquisition, access to healthcare, family roles, and networks; and address complex issues of integration of vulnerable groups such as women, children, and low-educated. Finally, we will examine the consequences of refugee immigration for both established immigrants and the native-born population in host countries. Students are expected to engage in discussions, carry out their own quantitative, qualitative or literature research and present their results in forum. Evaluation is based on the written assignment.

Research on migration and integration: Discrimination

Dozent/in:

Miriam Schmaus

Angaben:

Seminar, 3 SWS

Termine:

Fr, 16:15 - 18:30, F21/03.79
ab 8.5.2020

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

• Please register for this course via FlexNow until April 17, 2020. Students who are registered in FlexNow will be enrolled in the VC. They will then receive information about this course via the VC.
• 12 ECTS
• A module consists of two courses that have to be attended in the same semester. This course on discrimination has to be combined with the course "Integration of refugees and social stratification" (Dr. Yuliya Kosyakova).
• Requirements: In one of the two courses you have to complete a small task (determines 1/3 of the final grade) in the other course a big task (determines 2/3 of the final grade - "Portfolio")
• You can choose in which course you complete either task.
• The first sesseion takes place on May 8, 2020.

Inhalt:

Arguments on (group-specific) discrimination seem inevitable when dealing with social phenomena. Particularly when investigating ethnic inequalities, e.g. in education, labor-, or housing markets, discriminatory practices are frequently called upon. Yet, politicians, as well as academic scholars differ considerably in their understanding of discrimination. Is it discriminatory to link access to tenured positions to the German or European citizenship? Or does real discrimination only begin when Erbil does not get the apartment because he is from Turkey or Agnieszka does not get promoted because her boss fears a negative customer response? The first part of the seminar addresses such questions: who defines what kind of action as discriminatory and what consequences are linked to the respective view? As the methods to measure discrimination are as diverse as the theoretical arguments, the second part of the seminar will deal with the methodological repertoire that is available to measure discrimination: What measures are available to assess discrimination? What measures are best suited for what kind of research question? Is there a royal way to meas-ure discrimination? And can anyone really measure discrimination?

Research on migration and integration: Integration of refugees and social stratification

Dozent/in:

Yuliya Kosyakova

Angaben:

Seminar, 2 SWS, ECTS: 12

Termine:

Mo, 16:15 - 17:45, FMA/00.08
ab 4.5.2020

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

• Please register for this course via FlexNow until April 17, 2020. Students who are registered in FlexNow will be enrolled in the VC. They will then receive information about this course via the VC.
• 12 ECTS
• A module consists of two courses that have to be attended in the same semester. This course has to be combined with the course "Discrimination" (Dr. Miriam Schmaus).
• Requirements: In one of the two courses you have to complete a small task (determines 1/3 of the final grade) in the other course a big task (determines 2/3 of the final grade - "Portfolio")
• You can choose in which course you complete either task.
• The first session takes place on May 4, 2020.

Inhalt:

Due to the increasing number of political, ethnic and religious conflicts in Afghanistan, the Middle East, and the countries in the Horn of Africa, the global number of asylum-seekers and refugees had increased to 71.4 million by the end of 2017, with one-third of those seeking shelter outside their home countries (UNHCR, 2018). In the European Union (EU) and in the OECD, Germany plays a predominant role as a receiving country for humanitarian migration both historically and recently: it received approximately 1.4 million first-time asylum applications from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2017. The issue of refugees successful integration is often framed as a cause of anxiety; culturally, politically, and economically in Germany and else in Europe and there is no consensus about the best way to promote their integration. This course will explore these debates through literature on several aspects of refugees integration in Western Europe. In particular, this course will first outline the factors shaping decisions to migrate and outline the differences between migration process of refugees and other migrants. Next, we will engage in debates around models of immigrant incorporation and consider whether and how they are applicable to refugees. Here, we will focus on issues related to asylum procedure, labor market access, family reunification, access to education and language acquisition, access to healthcare, family roles, and networks; and address complex issues of integration of vulnerable groups such as women, children, and low-educated. Finally, we will examine the consequences of refugee immigration for both established immigrants and the native-born population in host countries. Students are expected to engage in discussions, carry out their own quantitative, qualitative or literature research and present their results in forum. Evaluation is based on the written assignment.